Eddie Carifio

On the boys side: DeKalb's defense vs. Sycamore pace. On the girls side: Red-hot Sycamore looking for revenge against up-and-down DeKalb. The Barbs and Spartans renew their rivalry showdown at the NIU Convocation Center on Friday.

The Northern Illinois University women’s basketball team was held to a season-low 43 points on Wednesday in a 71-43 loss to the Miami RedHawks at the NIU Convocation Center.

Isaiah Feuerbach, at 6-foot-4, has been drawing other teams' post players all season. And despite giving up at least a few inches, the Sycamore senior has emerged as one of the Spartans most reliable defenders.

Kash Sunderlage scored 17 for Genoa-Kingston in a road win, Ally Keilman scored 16 in a win for Indian Creek and more in the roundup.

Matthew Frykman claims DVC title for DeKalb after moving up to 113 pounds and is surging into the postseason, plus other top stories from the weekend.

Sycamore boys bowling took second at the Rockford East Sectional on Saturday to earn a trip to state, powered by Brian Weigel's 1,324; Kaneland and Sycamore each had three champs at the I-8 girls wrestling championships; Sycamore dance qualifies for state and more in the roundup.

Marcus Johnson scored 33 points as Sycamore topped Rochelle, the Spartan girls beat the Hubs in a thriller, DeKalb took third at the DVC wrestling meet and more in the roundup.

Kishwaukee College is surging, having won five of its last six games, and Sycamore grad Ben Larry is a big part of the success. The freshman had his first career triple-double at any level last week.

Bethan Odle scored 14 and Ally Keilman 13 as Indian Creek beat Hinckley-Big Rock to reach the Little Ten Conference tournament championship game, Delaney Woods scored 22 in a Hiawatha win, Sycamore claimed the I-8 regular season wrestling title and more in the roundup

A big third quarter propelled NIU past Western Michigan, Genoa-Kingston picked up a home win and DeKalb dropped an overtime game at Mendota.

Cortni Kruizenga blocked out and drew a foul on a Winnebago player on a rebound on the Sycamore end in the final minute with the Spartans up three points, leading to a Quinn Carrier 3-pointer to preserve a 41-33 Spartans' victory.

Colby Wylde scored 27 points off the bench, helping Hiawatha erase an early five-point deficit and take control for a 69-59 win against DePue on Tuesday.

We look at the top performance from Friday and Saturday, including a long day with a big reward for Larisza Gomez-Guevera, two Sycamore players reaching 1,000 career points, an undefeated Sycamore wrestler, 36 points for Marshall Ledbetter and more.

Quinn Carrier reached 1,000 career points as Sycamore beat La Salle-Peru, the DeKalb and Sycamore boys bowling teams reached sectionals, and more in the roundup.

Larisza Gomez-Guevara and Aarianna Bloyd won their respective weight classes at Batavia to help DeKalb take sixth at Batavia, Payton Huber scored 22 for Indian Creek in a win at DePue, and Presley Meyer and Ari Rich combined for 31 in Genoa-Kingston's victory.