1. Marmion Academy football team's playoff run
The Cadets became just the second high school team from Aurora to reach the IHSA finals in football, advancing to the Class 6A title game against Rockford Boylan Catholic after a 8-1 regular season. While the Cadets lost 48-19 in the title game, the 2010 campaign will go down as one of the best in city history.
2. East-West boys basketball game at NIU
The 213th meeting between the crosstown rivals featured a new twist. It was the first regular-season meeting between the two played on a neutral court, the 10,000-seat NIU Convocation Center in DeKalb. West moved its home game, allowing 4,272 to attend. The Blackhawks (127-86 in the series) prevailed 72-66 to win the Tom-a-Hawk Trophy, given for the first time. D.J. Vaughn had 18 points, Juwan Starks 17 and unsung Brandon Hayes 12 for the winners.
3. West Aurora's Gordie Kerkman joins 700 club
Juwan Starks led the way with 20 points as the Blackhawks knocked off Naperville North 46-41 on Dec. 10 to give the veteran coach his 700th career win at the school in this, his 35th season. Kerkman became just the 14th coach in Illinois high school history to reach that landmark.
4. Ryan Boatright breaks East High scoring record
The 5-foot-10 senior point guard erupted for 63 points on Dec. 11 to power the Tomcats to a 113-104 win over Proviso West. It eclipsed the school's 40-year-old single-game scoring mark that had been held by Tom Kivisto since he scored 56 points in a game against Rock Island on Feb. 14, 1970. Boatright came within a point of Kivisto's mark, scoring 55 Nov. 26 against St. Charles North at the St. Charles East Thanksgiving Tournament.
5. H-BR girls basketball team defends state title
The Royals became the first Beacon-News area team to win back-to-back state championships in basketball after capturing the 1A crown for the second straight season with a 38-32 win over Jacksonville Routt. The Royals also accomplished the feat with just eight players on their roster. It was the culmination of a four-year run behind seniors Jenna Thorp, Maxzine Rossler, Jes Meyer and Jessica Leifheit.
6. Oswego bowler Adam Johnson sets IHSA record
The Oswego senior rolled four perfect 300 games in three weeks time, starting on Nov. 23 in a match against Minooka at Parkside Lanes. Johnson's remarkable hot streak peaked on Dec. 14, when he rolled his fourth 300 game of the season and set a new IHSA state record with a 857 series (300-279-278) against Plainfield East at Parkside Lanes.
7. State champions
The Beacon-News coverage area had athletes win 14 individual and two relay (1 swimming, 1 track) titles in the 2010 calendar year:
BOYS GOLF
Thomas O'Bryan, Waubonsie Valley, Class 3A
WRESTLING
J.J. Cannon, Plano, Class 1A, 160 pounds
Alphonse Vruno, Sandwich, Class 2A, 112 pounds
Ben Whitford, Marmion Academy, Class 2A, 119 pounds
Nico Jimenez, Marmion Academy, Class 2A, 171 pounds
BOYS TRACK
Nick Sinon, Kaneland, Class 2A high jump
Kaneland, 1600-meter relay — Tommy Whittaker, Derek Bus, Edgar Valley, Logan Markuson
James Davenport, Waubonsie Valley, Class 3A high jump
GIRLS TRACK
Amber Farrell, IMSA, Class 2A 100 hurdles
Amber Farrell, IMSA, Class 2A 300 hurdles
Allie Pace, Geneva, Class 3A pole vault
Shanice Andrews, West Aurora, Class 3A 100 hurdles
Kathryn Warner, Batavia, Class 3A 300 hurdles
GIRLS SWIMMING
Molly Coonce, Rosary, 100-yard breaststroke
Rosary, 200-yard relay — Rachel Burke, Amber Calderone, Katherine Hare, Sarah Sykstus
GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY
Ariel Michalak, Oswego East, Class 3A
8. Oswego girls basketball reaches state
While the Panthers did not fare well downstate in losses to Hillcrest and Springfield, they did capture the first state trophy in school history with a remarkable season. Oswego entered the finals with an impressive 29-2 record led by Beacon-News Player of the Year Samiya Wright and fellow seniors Brittany Collier and Colleen Purcell and key junior starters Paige Harmon and Alexis McClain.
9. Ryan Boatright recruitment
The story that went national when Boatright made a verbal commitment to the University of Southern California and former Bulls coach Tim Floyd as an eighth-grader, finally wrapped up with Boatright signing in November with the University of Connecticut. It wasn't without some twists and turns. Only a matter of days earlier, Boatright committed to UConn's Big East rival West Virginia, only to decommit two days later after another point guard committed to coach Bob Huggins' Mountaineers. Jim Calhoun was the ultimate beneficiary.
10. East's Ryan Boatright goes international
The Tomcat sensation flew to Germany on spring break and played for the United States 18-under team — selected by USA Basketball — in the Albert Schweitzer International Youth Tournament against national teams from around the globe. The Americans, facing some teams that have played together for years, advanced to the bronze medal game but dropped a 79-68 decision to the German 17-under team. Boatright impressed many observers at the tourney by averaging a United States team-high 19.6 points-per-game in the event.
Marmion Academy football players celebrate a playoff victory over Lemont on Nov. 13. The Cadets went on to reach the state title game, where they lost to Rockford Boylan.| Donnell collins~For Sun-Times MediaDonnell CollinsMembers of the West Aurora basketball team celebrate coach Gordie Kerkman's 700 career victory on Dec. 10.| Danielle gardner~Sun-Times MediaMembers of the Hinckley-Big Rock girls basketball team celebrate after capturing their second consecutive Class 1A state title on Feb. 27. | brian powers~Sun-Times mediaBrian PowersMembers of the Hinckley-Big Rock girls basketball team celebrate after capturing their second consecutive Class 1A state title on Feb. 27. | brian powers~Sun-Times mediaEast Aurora's Ryan Boatright, who scored 63 points in a Dec. 11 game against Proviso West, made a commitment to the University of Connecticut. | Corey R. Minkanic~For Sun-Times MediaCorey R. Minkanic
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