Sports - Kane County
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.
St. Charles North junior Lelanie Posada, who scored a game-high 15 points and knocked down two buzzer-beating shots in a win over Geneva, was voted as the Kane County Chronicle Athlete of the Week.
Dixon scored the first 21 points of the game and used a suffocating defense to defeat Kaneland 35-16 on Wednesday night at Lancaster Gym.
Geneva sank 10 3-pointers, including five from senior Nathan Palmer and three from Gabe Jensen, to surge ahead to a 51-41 victory over Wheaton Warrenville South.
Thanks to 10 first-half 3-pointers and four quarters of intense defense, Glenbard North pulled ahead and never looked back against St. Charles East on Wednesday.
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