Hockey
Prairie Ridge hockey coach Rick Rewiako was uncertain who was calling when he saw the Chicago “312” prefix appear on his phone last week.
NILES – Joey Bower scored a goal and added an assist for Crystal Lake South’s hockey team in its 2-1 Metro Central win against Maine at Iceland Skate Complex on Wednesday.
CRYSTAL LAKE – Prairie Ridge, which has thrived on its defense all season, was at its stingiest Saturday night.
No one will catch Buck Martin complaining about his workload.
WOODSTOCK – The right adjustments at the right time made all the difference for the Johnsburg boys basketball team Saturday night.
CRYSTAL LAKE – CCM clearly had momentum after two periods of hockey against Crystal Lake South.
CARPENTERSVILLE – Ali Sanders had a productive week.
When Anne Santucci stepped down as Crystal Lake South’s girls soccer coach in 2008, she hoped to have a chance to return.
WOODSTOCK – Six wrestlers won by pin for Crystal Lake South on Wednesday in a 60-18 non-conference victory against Marian Central.
CRYSTAL LAKE – Ali Sanders tossed in 22 points and Dundee-Crown defeated Prairie Ridge, 45-43, in a Fox Valley Conference Valley Division girls basketball game Tuesday night.
Crystal Lake South
The milestones Joey Bower racks up are gratifying, but the Crystal Lake South boys hockey player appreciates something else a lot more.
Arrive fashionably late for 7:20 p.m. game.
ORLAND PARK – The Prairie Ridge hockey team earned a 3-1 victory against Sandburg in High School Invitation Tournament play Wednesday at the Arctic Ice Arena.
BARRINGTON – Crystal Lake South’s night at the Barrington Ice Arena went from promising to disappointing to just plain bizarre.
McHENRY – The McHenry girls basketball team outscored Woodstock North in every quarter Friday to pick up a 69-35 win in Fox Valley Conference crossover action.
JOHNSBURG – Kody Hudjera bowled a 605 series for McHenry in a 2,789-2,680 win against Marengo at Raymond’s Bowl on Thursday.
HEBRON – With only one win coming into Saturday’s game, Alden-Hebron football coach John Lalor looked to his offensive line to instill some confidence.
The seeds were planted much earlier, but the hard-core recruitment picked up last summer.
BENSENVILLE – Cary-Grove arrived at The Edge on Saturday afternoon determined it could derail the Rockford Icemen’s quest for a 15th consecutive state title.
BENSENVILLE – Cary-Grove center Mike Vilardo plopped down on a chair, swigged on a bottle of water and did his best to explain what transpired in the previous hour-and-a-half.
The Illinois Basketball Coaches Association recognized five local players on its Class 3A/4A All-State Girls Basketball teams Friday.
BENSENVILLE – No one could argue about which team had momentum on its side, or which one controlled play.
CRYSTAL LAKE – Prairie Ridge needed something to ease the tension.
Athlete of the Week
BARRINGTON – What started out as a promising night for Crystal Lake South’s hockey team turned into an all-too-familiar refrain.
CRYSTAL LAKE – Cary-Grove was not overly concerned when its three-goal lead shrunk to one late in the second period against Conant.
CRYSTAL LAKE – Crystal Lake South capitalized when it had the advantage, netting four power-play goals to defeat Cary-Grove, 6-1, in a Metro Central Scholastic Cup playoff game Saturday at the Crystal Ice House.
Athlete of the Week
CRYSTAL LAKE – Crystal Lake South was not about to be fazed by a slow start.
