The Seneca boys basketball team - sparked by back-to-back fourth quarter 3-pointers by senior guard Brayden Simek - closed out Saturday's 64-56 win over Sandwich on a 14-0 run at the MLK Shootout at Seneca High School.

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Marquette defeated St. Bede 65-60 on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026 at St. Bede Academy. Check out photos from the game by MaKade Rios.

Playing all 32 minutes, Brennen Stillwell scored 22 of the Bulldogs’ 30 second-half points for a 55-49 Illinois Central Eight Conference victory. The Bulldogs held off a second-half charge from the Tigers and put an end to a seven-game losing streak.

Marcus Johnson scored 24 points, crossed over 1,000 for his career and helped Sycamore come back from 11 down in the fourth quarter for a 62-53 win at Ottawa on Friday.

Seeds and schedules are set for the 2026 Tri-County Conference Boys Basketball Tournament, hosted by Putnam County High School.

Newark's boys basketball received a big game from Reggie Chapman, and it was just enough for the Norsemen to top host Indian Creek in a key Little Ten Conference contest Tuesday.

The La Salle-Peru boys basketball team, sparked by an eight-point personal burst by freshman Gavin Stokes in the third quarter, overcame a lackluster first half in a 51-45 victory over Streator at Pops Dale Gymnasium on Tuesday.

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L-P defeated Streator 51-46 on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026 at Pops Dale Gymnasium in Streator.

Trailing St. Bede by as many as 16 points in the first half, Woodland's boys basketball team grabbed a three-point lead just before the conclusion of the third quarter and didn’t let it go on its way to a 59-54 Tri-County Conference win.