York lost its Class 4A semifinal to Marist 55-38 on Friday, as eight first-quarter turnovers contributed to an early 21-4 deficit, but the Dukes were still savoring the program's first state appearance in 59 years. 'This is what we dream for.'

Here are Brian Hill's photos from the Class 4A state semifinal between Benet and DePaul Prep in the State Farm Center at the University of Illinois in Champaign.

York fell to Marist Friday afternoon in the IHSA Class 4A state championship semifinal game in the State Farm Center at the University of Illinois in Champaign.

Ethan MacDermot arrived in Illinois from Australia just nine months ago to chase his basketball dreamd. Now the 6-foot-3 Benet guard and the defending Class 4A champion Redwings are playing in a Class 4A state semifinal Friday against three-time defending champion DePaul Prep.

Hunter Stepanich was on York's state volleyball team as a sophomore and was a tight end for the state runner-up football as a junior. Now the 6-foot-9 senior, a Princeton football/volleyball recruit, and York's basketball team are at state for the first time since 1967.

Here is the 2025-2026 Suburban Life All-Area girls basketball team.

Nazareth senior and BYU commit Stella Sakalas, who led the Roadrunners to the Class 4A state championship and will graduate as the program's second-highest career scorer and all-time winningest player, is the Suburban Life Player of the Year.

York secured its first supersectional title Monday, outlasting St. Ignatius in an overtime thriller 58-56 at the Class 4A University of Illinois-Chicago Supersectional at Capital One Arena.

Deerfield denied St. Francis a spot in the Class 3A state semifinals and clinched the first supersectional championship in school history with a 51-36 victory Monday night at NOW Arena in Hoffman Estates.