Both Ottawa and Dixon’s girls basketball teams forced double-digit turnovers Wednesday night, but it was the Duchesses who turned their forced turnovers into points in a 37-19 victory.

Thanks to a third-quarter offensive outburst led by Jadyn Long, Plano turned a back-and-forth battle with Sandwich into a no-doubt victory on Tuesday.

The Putnam County girls basketball team looked to be on its way to their first victory of the young season Tuesday at Streator. Instead, the host Streator Bulldogs got their first win, 37-24.

The Seneca girls basketball squad couldn't overcome a slow start in Saturday's 40-28 loss to Peoria Manual in the championship game of the Falcon-Irish Thanksgiving Tournament at Seneca High School.

The La Salle-Peru girls basketball team got off to a fast start and continued to build its lead in a 45-28 triumph over Somonauk-Leland on Thursday at the Tim Humes Tournament at Somonauk High School.

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The La Salle-Peru girls basketball team took on the host team Somonauk-Leland Thursday night in the Tim Humes Breakout girls basketball tournament.

THe Fieldcrest and Bureau Valley girls basketball teams won, plus more in Tuesday's NewsTribune roundup.

The Ottawa girls basketball team used a combination of junior Ashlynn Ganiere’s free throws, defense and limiting turnovers to key a 38-27 win over host Prairie Central at Tuesday's Bank of Pontiac Turkey Tip-Off Tournament.

The Princeton and Hall girls basketball teams won Tuesday during the Princeton Holiday Tournament.