Hall of Fame basketball coach Russ Zick, who coached for 40 years, led Rochelle to six regional titles and also coached at Ashton-Franklin Center and Kaneland, died at age 72 on Jan. 13. He is remembered by former players and colleagues. 'He impacted so many people.'

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.

Marcus Johnson scored 24 points, crossed over 1,000 for his career and helped Sycamore come back from 11 down in the fourth quarter for a 62-53 win at Ottawa on Friday.

Myles Newman, Derrion Straughter and the DeKalb boys basketball team earned redemption on the final against Wheaton Academy on Wednesday, capping an 11-point comeback with a 3-pointer by Newman. Straughter sprung Newman with a screen after missing a layup with 1.1 seconds left.

Kaneland senior Isaiah Gipson keyed an early run off the bench and the Knights remained unbeaten with a 77-45 nonconference win over visiting St. Charles North Wednesday.

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The Wheaton Academy boys basketball team traveled to DeKalb Wednesday night to take on the Barbs.

Newark's boys basketball received a big game from Reggie Chapman, and it was just enough for the Norsemen to top host Indian Creek in a key Little Ten Conference contest Tuesday.

Even in a loss in which they gave up 65 points, Sycamore coach Ethan Franklin was pleased with how his defense played against Kaneland. It was one of the storylines we look back on from this weekend.