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Ottawa fell to Moline 43-56 on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026 in Kingman Gymnasium at Ottawa High School. Check out photos of the game by Tom Sistak.

The Ottawa girls basketball team twice fought back to cut a 19-point disadvantage to eight during Tuesday's game against Moline at Kingman Gym, but the Pirates eventually saw a five-game winning streak halted with a 56-43 loss to the Maroons.

The Ottawa girls basketball team used a 3-pointer from senior Mary Stisser in the final minutes to take the lead and held on for a 30-25 Interstate 8 Conference win over rival La Salle-Peru at Kingman Gym on Saturday afternoon.

Heyworth's girls and boys basketball teams both turned once-close games into double-digit victories over FCW and Flanagan-Cornell on Friday.

The Ottawa girls basketball team topped Kaneland 33-30 in Wednesday's Interstate 8 Conference game at Kingman Gymnasium as the Pirates closed out the contest on an 8-0 run.

The Serena girls basketball team defeated Indian Creek 43-22 in Friday's championship game of the 45th annual Little Ten Conference Tournament at Serena High School. It's the Huskers fifth straight title at the event.

Lily Kozenko's fourth-quarter 3 proved a backbreaker as Plano's girls basketball team topped archrival Sandwich Tuesday night.

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St. Bede defeated Dwight 57-46 during the Tri County Conference Tournament semifinals on Monday, Jan. 20, 2026 at Dwight High School. The Lady Bruins will play Mildand in the title game on Thursday at 8p.m. Check out photos from the game by MaKade Rios.

The No. 3-seeded St. Bede girls basketball team used a game-changing 13-0 run in the fourth quarter on the way to a 57-46 triumph over host and No. 2-seeded Dwight in Monday's semifinal of the Tri-County Conference Tournament.