He didn't start wrestling until seventh grade, and in a unique sports pairing plays soccer in the fall. Sandwich senior Alex Alfaro has blossomed into the No. 1-ranked wrestler in the state at 182 pounds. That and notes from Yorkville and Oswego in Joshua Welge's wrestling notebook.

There was a shift atop the 1A and 2A boys rankings in this week’s AP prep basketball polls.

Behind three tournament champions, Glenbard East edged Bartlett to win the Upstate Eight Conference title. That, and Lemont claims another South Suburban Conference title and looks ahead to difficult postseason path in Kevin McGavin's wrestling notebook.

St. Charles East enters the DuKane Conference wrestling tournament this weekend as a slight favorite over Glenbard North with Batavia also in the hunt, and Cameron Phillips earns an Interstate Eight Conference title in Kevin McGavin's wrestling notebook.

A statistical look at area boys basketball leaders.

The IHSA Competitive Dance Class 2A Finals will have four area teams represented as Joliet Catholic, Lemont, Lincoln-Way West and Providence qualified this past weekend. The semifinal round will be contested in Bloomington on Friday, with the finals being held on Saturday.

Joel Beard will take over as athletic director at McHenry for Barry Burmeister, who is retiring after 35 years as a teacher, coach and administrator in the district.

Huntley has a tough stretch of games to end the regular season after the team went on a COVID-19 pause over the holidays. Plus notes on Prairie Ridge, Woodstock North and Cary-Grove.

Lyons and Glenbard West girls basketball both win games in overtimes, plus Riverside Brookfield and York boys basketball and Wheaton Warrenville South girls basketball were both winners in Tuesday's prep sports roundup.