Sports - Kane County
Aurora Christian senior Jacob Baumann, who surpassed the 1,000 career point mark in a win over Chicago Christian, is the Kane County Chronicle Athlete of the Week.
Marshawn Cocroft and Kaneland took full advantage of taking trips to the free-throw line, with the senior making nine of the team's 18 points from the charity stripe to secure a 66-50 victory over Marmion.
Whether it is on the football field, basketball/volleyball court, baseball/softball diamond, or in any other sport, Batavia and Geneva are the fiercest of rivals. However, the two schools have joined forces to form the Fox River Classic, a 16-team girls basketball tournament.
The Chicago Bears beat the Cleveland Browns Sunday afternoon at Soldier Field in Chicago where wind chills dipped well below zero.
Jacob Baumann surpassed the 1,000-point mark on his career to help Aurora Christian boys basketball move to 8-0 with a win over Chicago Christian, and more results from Friday in the Kane County Chronicle sports roundup.
Led by Bronwyn How on offense and Riley Barber on defense, St. Charles North built up a 17-point lead by the end of the first quarter and never looked back, securing a 48-27 victory for their first win over Batavia in three seasons.
Junior guard David Malley came off the bench to score a team-high 11 points, and junior starter Ben Piekarz added 10 points as Marmion earned a 60-25 victory over crosstown rival Aurora Central Catholic on Friday night in Aurora.
Geneva made just 7 of 25 shots and couldn't solve the stifling defense of Lake Park Friday night in a 30-20 loss in DuKane Conference action. Emma Peterson led the Vikings with seven points and six rebounds.
Senior Connor Kimme scored 19 points and was one of four Kaneland players to reach double figures Friday night as the Knights cruised to a 92-62 win over Rochelle.
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