After a standout career at Purdue-Fort Wayne, Mendota native Amellia Bromenschenkel will stay in basketball as she was hired as an assistant coach at the University of Northern Iowa.

Henry-Senachwine senior Kaitlyn Anderson was NewsTribune All-Area First Team in volleyball, basketball and softball and led the Mallards volleyball and softball teams to unprecedented success.

Four Times-area girls basketball coaches, including Ottawa High School's Brent Moore and Seneca High School's Josh Myers, were recently recognized as Illinois Basketball Coaches Association District 12 Coaches of the Year.

A look at the best girls basketball players in the NewsTribune area for the 2024-25 season.

A look at the final girls basketball statistical leaders in the NewsTribune area for the 2024-25 season.

Fieldcrest junior Macy Gochanour is the 2024-25 NewsTribune Girls Basketball Player of the Year after leading the area in scoring by a wide margin at 20.8 points per game.

Honoring 25 of the area's best high school girls basketball players as selected by The Times Sports staff, here is the 2024-25 Times All-Area Girls Basketball Team.

Ottawa senior Marlie Orlandi is the 2024-25 Times Girls Basketball Player of the Year.

The Interstate 8 announced its all-conference picks for basketball, dance, cheerleading, bowling and wrestling.