Bill Lidinsky

The Ottawa Pirates brought home an Interstate Eight Conference victory from Sandwich on Monday night, 61-40.

The Kaneland boys basketball team, led by a trio of talented young players, beat L-P to extend the Knights' winning streak to 10.

Marquette (14-5, 3-2 TCC) hit on 22-of-40 (55%) of its shots taken and also outrebounded the Mallards 32-22 in a Tri-County Conference victory Friday.

After a tough Interstate Eight Conference loss at Rochelle on Wednesday, the Ottawa Pirates knew they needed to rebound both literally and figuratively as they faced another challenging road game just 48 hours later at Plano.

Champions were crowned and history was made Saturday during the rescheduled Seneca Fighting Irish Wrestling Invitational.

Mason Accidentale's game-winning 3-pointer on the run as time expired in overtime capped off a huge day, as the Plano senior also scored his 1,000th career point in the Reapers' 61-58 win over Morris in the Plano Christmas Classic consolation championship.

The Ottawa Pirates closed out 2021 with a loss in the fifth-place game of the Plano Christmas Classic.

Josh Padilla and Mason Accidentale sparked a 16-2 late in the third quarter to give Plano a 14-point lead, and the Reapers held on to beat Streator 55-54 in a consolation bracket game at the Plano Christmas Classic on Wednesday.

The Ottawa Pirates earned themselves a place in the fifth-place game of the Plano Christmas Classic with a Wednesday victory, while Streator feel to 1-2 in the tournament with a loss to the host Reapers.

The Streator Bulldogs evened their record at the Plano Christmas Classic with a close victory over tournament stalwart Newark on Tuesday.

The Trojans fell in their Plano Christmas Classic opener Monday evening.

The Knights survived overtime to send the Bulldogs into the consolation bracket of the Plano Christmas Classic.

The Ottawa, Streator, Sandwich, Mendota and Newark boys basketball teams open play on Monday at the 58th annual Plano Christmas Classic.

Jack Haynes scored 26 points and grabbed 14 rebounds Saturday to lead the Streator boys basketball team to a non-conference victory over Putnam County.

Top-seed Peoria Notre Dame will try for 3-peat at 58th annual Plano Christmas Classic. Yorkville Christian earns the No. 2 seed, while Burlington Central grabs the No. 3 seed at 16-team event.