Over the past few weeks, Shaw Local has evaluated how each position group from the 2025 Chicago Bears did over the past season and started looking toward the offseason. Here’s a look at the special teams room.

The future of IHSA co-op teams may be uncertain, but Prairie Ridge's girls gymnastics team isn't letting that bother it. Led by Nora Terhaar, who won two events, Prairie Ridge won the Conant Sectional with a score of 144.5750 on Monday night in Hoffman Estates.

Huntley travels to Burlington Central for a Fox Valley Conference girls basketball game on Monday, February. 9, 2026, at Burlington Central High School.

Herscher senior guard Pippa Dunnill sank six 3-pointers, four coming in the opening quarter, and finished with a game-best 20 points to help the Tigers snap a seven-game losing streak with a 35-31 road triumph over Streator on Monday.

The pressure didn't get to Huntley, which prevented Burlington Central from wrapping up the Fox Valley Conference title on Monday night with a 53-39 win at Rocket Hill. The Red Raiders, looking to win a fifth straight FVC championship, lead the conference with two games left.

Newman girls basketball wrapped up Three Rivers Conference play with a 9-1 record as conference champions. Eastland boys beat Fulton and Faith Christian beat AFC in Monday's Sauk Valley roundup.

E-P had not beat Princeton in quite some time and they were motivated to win one for head coach Chris Brown, who was absent attending private family matters. And play they did, outscoring the Tigresses 17-8 in the fourth quarter to wrap up a 51-40 Three Rivers East win

Stella Sakalas scored 19 points and Sophia Towne 17 to lead Nazareth past St. Viator, and Benet pulled away late to beat York in Monday's roundup.

Johnsburg girls basketball dominated Willows Academy to reach 30-0, Crystal Lake South's and Hampshire's girls earned wins and Marengo's boys topped Streamwood on senior night.