There was an extra energy Thursday at Ottawa’s Kingman Gym for senior night. The Pirates girls basketball team fed off it, and into it, making nine 3-pointers, and giving the larger crowd plenty to cheer about on their way to a 45-29 victory against Rochelle.

Eastland beat Polo 54-42 in an NUIC game on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026 in Lanark.

A perfectly timed offensive rebound led to a decisive three-point play as Dixon pulled out a 45-43 BNC win over Stillman Valley on Saturday night at Lancaster Gym.

Forreston hosted Dakota in a NUIC game at Forreston High School on Friday, Feb. 6, 2026.

After falling behind by double-digits in the first five minutes Monday, Newman figured things out. Lucy Oetting got hot from deep, and the rest of the Comets followed in a 60-51 win over Stillman Valley.

Oregon downed Genoa-Kingston 48-32 on Friday, Jan. 30, 2026 at the Blackhawk Center in Oregon.

Polo's Lady Marcos downed the Milledgeville Missiles 60-35 in their "Hoops for Hope" pink night game on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, at Polo High School. Polo was led by Carlee Grobe with 21 points and Cam Jones with 19. Proceeds from the event go to the CGH Health Foundation to support "No-Cost Mammograms".

Oregon led early against Rockford Lutheran on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, but eventually lost the Big Northern Conference matchup 58-43 on Senior Night at the Blackhawk Center in Oregon.

Dixon erased a five-point deficit in the final minute of regulation, but Byron pulled out a 46-43 victory in overtime to knock Dixon from the ranks of undefeated in the Big Northern Conference on Saturday afternoon.