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Last night, Dundee-Crown edged St. Charles North 51-49 to capture the Elgin Class 4A Sectional crown. The Chargers move on to take on Neuqua Valley at the NIU Super-sectional Tuesday. Watch the highlights here.

Last night, St. Charles North moved into the Elgin Class 4A Sectional title game with a 68-52 win over Rockford Auburn. Watch the highlights here.

Last night, the Storm knocked the North Stars out of first place in the Upstate Eight with a 70-64 victory. Watch the highlights here.

St. Charles North knocked off rival St. Charles East for third time in four meetings Saturday with a 53-42 victory at North.

It was a festive night as the two teams honored longtime St. Charles High coach Ron Johnson and two of his assistants, Jim Parker and Chuck Rachow. In a show of unity, the Saints and North Stars wore the same warm-up uniforms with the names of the three coaches inscribed on the back. The coaching staff for both schools also wore matching pullovers with the initials of the three coaches on the sleeve.

A press release recently came across my desk announcing that the St. Charles North and St. Charles East boys basketball teams will honor three longtime basketball coaches at their Jan. 24 game at St. Charles North.

Last night, St. Charles North came away with an Upstate Eight Conference road win, as it knocked off Elgin 55-44. Watch the highlights here.

At the halfway point, St. Charles North (9-4) remains at the top of The Courier News area girls basketball rankings after a respectable 2-2 showing at the Dundee-Crown Charger Classic. St. Charles East (9-4) moves into the Top 5, bumping out South Elgin, after beating the Storm 58-40 in head-to-head play on Saturday.

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