BC's Schuck takes second, D-C's Villanueva 3rd

Burlington Central's Taylor Schuck, right, wrestles against
Marmion's Nico Jimenez the Class 2A 171-pound championship match in Champaign Saturday.

CHAMPAIGN - Taylor Schuck's dream of winning his own postseason triple crown was dashed late Saturday night when the talented senior from Burlington Central fell in overtime 3-1 to Nico Jimenez of Marmion Academy in the 171-pound championship bout of the Class 2A state championship wrestling tournament at Assembly Hall. Full Story. . .

Schuck, Maroder, Vincent win titles for BC

BELVIDERE -There wasn't going to be a come-from-behind team victory for the Burlington Central wrestling team this year.
Sycamore ran away with the Class 2A Belvidere regional wrestling title Saturday, but the Rockets did nab 3 individual titles. Kaneland added a pair of regional titles as the two teams combined to send 11 wrestlers to next week Class 2A Sterling sectional. Full Story . . .

Burlington Central's Maisto Joins 1,000 Club

Burlington Central senior Jordan Maisto would have preferred to not even know how many points she needed to reach 1,000 for her career.

But she did, and the pressure of that, coupled with playing against a team that didn't offer the greatest of competition, had Maisto off her game Thursday night on Rocket Hill.
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Defensive Effort Spurs Rockets to Home Win

BURLINGTON -- Burlington Central's pressure defense was too much for visiting Polo on Saturday as the Rockets eased to a 62-48 non-conference victory.Full Story . . .

Rockets Regroup for Quad Win


Burlington Central's Mark Taylor (left) takes control of Elgin High's Jake Bartelt during their 160-pound bout Saturday in Burlington.
(Dave Shields/For Sun-Times Media)

BURLINGTON -- Burlington Central was pretty shocked on Friday night. With a chance to claim the outright Big Northern Conference East Division title, the Rockets fell to Richmond-Burton, having to settle for a first-place tie. Full Story . . .

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