Sam Kerry and Kyra Lilly stepped up offensively, and Kaneland's pressure caused problems for La Salle-Peru as the Knights rolled to a 58-29 win Wednesday.

Serena earned the No. 1 seed in the Little 10 Conference tournament with Hinckley-Big Rock earning the second seed. The tournament starts Monday in Earlville.

After hitting a free throw to reach 1,000 career points, the floodgates opened for Anna Herrmann in a 29-point, 10-rebound performance that lifted Hinckley-Big Rock past Indian Creek.

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The Hinckley-Big Rock girls basketball team traveled to Shabbona Monday night to take on Indian Creek.

Former Sycamore teammates Evyn Carrier (Western Michigan) and Lexi Carlsen (NIU) combined for 19 points and 14 rebounds in the Broncos' 61-57 win over the Huskies on Saturday.

Carrier came up with a steal with 2:31 left and fed it ahead to Sadie Lang, who drained a 3-pointer to give the Spartans their second lead of the game, one that would last until the end of their 41-39 victory over the Pirates in a key Interstate 8 battle.

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The Ottawa girls basketball team traveled to Sycamore to take on the Spartans Friday night in an Interstate 8 Conference contest.

Aurora Central Catholic started Tuesday's game with Kaneland quickly and never really slowed down as it rolled to a 73-48 victory.

DeKalb raced out to a 15-3 lead in the first five minutes of the contest and then dominated play in the fourth quarter to thwart West Chicago’s comeback attempt for a 64-55 nonconference win.