BG ready to play with plenty of heart.(Sports)

0 Comments | Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), March, 2006 | by Leusch, John

Byline: John Leusch Daily Herald Sports Writer NORMAL - Buffalo Grove coach Tom Dineen left with a group of state champions the last time he brought a team here for the Class AA state girls basketball tournament. The Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame coach with 610 career wins believes the makeup of this year's group is quite different.

Nevertheless, Dineen and his Bison would like to depart Illinois State's Redbird Arena with that same trophy they captured six years ago. The Bison (30-5), ranked No. 12 in the Class AA state poll, will try to take the first step today at 1:45 p.m. when they face No. 5 Bolingbrook (28-2) in the quarterfinals. "We're missing the 6-foot-3 player we had in 2000," said Dineen, referring to the shot-blocking whiz...