Bill Lidinsky

Seneca would come up just short in second place with 205 points behind eventual title winner Clifton Central in the 2022 Fighting Irish Invitational.

Marquette utilized stifling man-to-man defense to forced 25 Ashton-Franklin Center turnovers while also connecting on eight 3-point shots.

Kiara Wesseh had 10 steals and Dani Peshia five, and Newark forced 42 turnovers with its fullcourt pressure for a 42-32 win at Morris on Monday.

Streator couldn’t find a way to close out any of the first three quarters with momentum throughout a lopsided, 64-38 loss to the Bengals.

Cason Headley scored 16 points, all in the second half, to help Coal City hold off Gardner-South Wilmington, while Morris dropped a lopsided decision in Monday's opening night of the Coal City Coaler Turkey Tournament.

With the 2022-2023 boys basketball season set to tip off this week, here are previews of teams from around the Record Newspapers coverage area.

A look at the DePue, Earlville, LaMoille and Henry-Senachwine boys basketball teams entering the 2022-23 season.

A look at the season ahead for Earlville, Leland, Somonauk, Serena, Newark, LaMoille, DePue, Sandwich and Flanagan-Cornell's boys hoops teams.

A preview of the DePue, Earlville, LaMoille and Henry-Senachwine/Lowpoint-Wasuburn girls basketball teams for the 2022-23 season.

Season previews for the girls basketball teams from Sandwich, DePue, Earlville, LaMoille, Newark, Serena and Somonauk-Leland.

The No. 5-seeded Spartans (12-20) won their 26th regional championship while denying No. 3 seed Morris (29-8) its sixth regional crown after the winningest volleyball campaign in Morris High School lore.

Haylee Dunne stepped to the service line and never left it again for the rest of the match, as Morris celebrated another historic night on its own court with a 25-10, 25-0 regional victory.

The Morris girls volleyball team defeated Sandwich, 26-24, 25-22 in an Interstate 8 Conference match on Tuesday night.

Alexandra Bishop had a match-high 15 kills, and Plano staved off five match points in the second set before rallying past rival Sandwich in a 18-25, 32-30, 25-22 thriller on Tuesday in Plano.

Serena senior outside hitter Paige Sexton added to her prodigious season totals with 18 kills, powering the Huskers past Putnam County 25-19, 25-23 on Monday.