St Edward edges Franklin Center in sectional thriller
St Edward's Green Wave outlasted Franklin Center 67 58 at the Byron sectional as Elgin's defense wore down Franklin Center in the fourth quarter. Eric Sauceda led St Edward with 16 points while Mike Deal added 22 as the Eagles exit with a 24 4 record and an interest in the sectional final.
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Eagles
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FCHS
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Elgin
St. Ed
Joe Tullo
St. Edward’s
Barnett
Franklin Grove
Jason Jeanblanc
Eric Sauceda
Mike Deal
Telegraph
Mark
Franklin
Pat Spangler
St. Edward
Tom Garry
Sterling powers Rock Falls in regional opener
Sterling High School boys basketball defeated Rock Falls 94 71 in the IHSA Rock Falls regional opener. Kelly Preston led Sterling with 33 points while Ryan Sullivan 14 Corey Chattie 12 and Josh Brown 11. Rock Falls was led by Shay Moeller 15 Ryan McCarty 14 Eddie Acosta 12 and Todd Westrop 11. Sterling advances to face the Dixon Rochelle winner Friday for the regional title.
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Corey Chattie
Josh Brown
Shay Moeller
Ryan McCarty
Eddie Acosta
Todd Westrop
Port Byron
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Morrison
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Goff
Mustangs
Jeff Huizenga
River Ridge
Rock Island Alleman
Princeton
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Wyoming
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Indians
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Peru St. Bede
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Beloit
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Grand Detour
Valley Christian
Rock County Christian
Falcons
VCC
Sondra Henderson
Coli Bowers
Rock County
Nick Sikula
Lester Grace
Mike Mauerman
David Casey
Ben King
Homecoming spotlight for Pat Harrington at NIU hurdle
Former Sauk Valley standout Pat Harrington, now with the Maine Black Bears, is slated to start against Northern Illinois in DeKalb. Maine travels from Orono with a 2 pm departure and 4 30 pm Chicago landing before a 7 05 pm tip off at Chick Evans Fieldhouse. Harrington, a 6 3 junior, has battled a kidney bruise but contributes 3 4 points per game, while NIU, led by Donnell Thomas at 17 5 points per game, sits 15 10.
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Boston University
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Lewis University
Romeoville
Jim Preston
Adam Olson
Olson
Matt Gingerich
NIU
Harr
Ington
Northern
Huskies
Jim Molinari
Ray
Joey Meyer
DePaul University
Donnell Thomas
Robeson Prep
Bulls rout Bucks as Jordan pours in 43 points
Chicago Bulls beat Milwaukee 106 96 behind Michael Jordan’s 43 points. Horace Grant injures shoulder. bench boosts with 41 points and 22 rebounds. Ricky Pierce leads Bucks with 38. Sikma sidelined by back pain. Bulls extend home win streak to 22 and seven of last eight overall.
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Nealy
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Ricky Pierce
Jack Sikma
Sauk Valley teams open Region IV tournament play
Sauk Valley Community College hosts NJCAA Region IV games to begin March. The Lady Redmen meet Truman at 5 p.m. with SVCC women aiming for a state finals berth. the men face Black Hawk East at about 7 p.m. in a tourney opener.
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Sam Mitchell
Mitchell
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Amy Jacobs
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Johnson
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