Cary-Grove faces Crystal Lake South in a Fox Valley Conference boys basketball game on Friday, Jan. 23, 2026, at Crystal Lake South High School.

Cary-Grove faces Crystal Lake South in a Fox Valley Conference girls basketball game on Friday, Jan. 23, 2026, at Crystal Lake South High School.

The Kishwaukee College men's basketball team played a home game against the Rockford University JV team Thursday night in Malta.

Nazareth junior Sophia Towne, who scored 16 points in a win over Bolingbrook and had 12 points, four assists and four steals in a win over Maine South, is the Suburban Life Athlete of the Week in an online vote. Here is her Q&A with Sports Editor Joshua Welge.

Huntley faces Prairie Ridge in a Fox Valley Conference boys basketball game on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026, at Prairie Ridge High School in Crystal Lake.

L-P defeated Dixon 69-46 on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026 in Sellett Gymnasium at L-P High School.

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.

Seneca defeated Sandwich 64-56 on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026 at Seneca High School. Check out photos from the game by Tom Sistak.

The Forreston Cardinals downed the Ashton-Franklin Center Raiders 84-31 in an afternoon game at Forreston High School on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026.

St. Bede defeated Marquette 50-38 on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026 at St. Bede Academy. Check out photos from the game by MaKade Rios.

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

Dundee-Crown faces Prairie Ridge in a Fox Valley Conference boys basketball game on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026, at Prairie Ridge High School in Crystal Lake.

McHenry faces Crystal Lake South in a Fox Valley Conference boys basketball game on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, at Crystal Lake South High School.

York junior Joseph Lubbe, who scored 30 points in a win over Stevenson and 27 in a win over Willowbrook, is the Suburban Life Athlete of the Week in an online vote. Here is his Q&A with Sports Editor Joshua Welge.

The 18-0 Newman Comets take on the 14-4 Mendota Trojans at Newman High School. The game took place on Tuesday, January 13, 2025.

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

Burlington Central faces Huntley in a Fox Valley Conference girls basketball game on Tuesday Jan. 13, 2026, at Huntley High School.

Harvard faces Woodstock in a Kishwaukee River Conference girls basketball game on Monday Jan. 12, 2026, at Woodstock High School.

L-P defeated Hall 43-24 on Monday, Jan. 12, 2026 in Sellett Gymnasium at L-P High School.

Streator defeated Earlville 33-28 on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2025 in Pops Dale Gymnasium in Streator. Check out photos from the game by Tom Sistak.

Woodland defeated St. Bede 59-54 on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026 at Woodland High School. Check out photos from the game by Tom Sistak.

L-P defeated Ottawa 45-37 on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026 in Sellett Gymnasium at L-P High School.

Woodstock at Richmond-Burton in a Kishwaukee River Conference boys basketball game on Friay Jan. 9 2026, at Richmond-Burton High School, in Richmond.

Dixon and Stillman Valley face off on the basketball court Jan. 9, 2026, in Dixon. Dixon took the win 53-37.

Woodland defeated Somonauk 59-62 on Wednesday, Jan.7, 2026 at Woodland High School. Check out photos from the game by Tom Sistak.

Willowbrook senior OJ Powell, who scored 25 points in a win over Wheeling and in the process, passed Everett Stubblefield III as Willowbrook’s all-time leading scorer with 1,451 points and counting, is the Suburban Life Athlete of the Week in an online vote. Read more about him.

Burlington Central faces Cary-Grove in a Fox Valley Conference boys basketball game on Wednesday Jan. 7, 2026, at Cary-Grove High School, in Cary.

Marengo faces Johnsburg in a Kishwaukee River Conference girls basketball on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, at Homer “Bill” Barry Gymnasium on the campus of Marengo High School.

Mendota defeated Ottawa 77-60 on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026 at Mendota High School.

Woodstock faces Crystal Lake Central in a nonconference boys basketball game on Monday Jan. 5, 2026, at Crystal Lake Central School.

Sterling fell to Rochelle 70-57 in an afternoon match-up on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026.

Cary-Grove faces Lakes in a nonconference girls basketball game on Friday Jan. 2, 2026, at Lakes high School in Lake Villa.

Huntley faces Mundelein in a Komaromy Classic girls basketball tournament game on Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025, at Dundee-Crown High School in Carpentersville.

Hampshire faces South Elgin in a Komaromy Classic girls basketball tournament game on Monday, Dec. 29, 2025, at Dundee-Crown High School in Carpentersville.

Crystal Lake Central faces Richmond-Burton in the Marengo E.C. Nichols boys basketball championship on Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025, at Marengo High School.

Crystal Lake South faces Lakes in a Hinkle Holiday Classic boys basketball game on Friday, Dec. 26, 2025, at Jacobs High School in Algonquin.

Lexington defeated Marquette 63-56 to advance to the Shipyard Showdown Tournament Championship on Friday, Dec. 26, 2025 at Seneca High School. The Crusaders will play Hall in the third place game tomorrow at 6p.m. Check out photos from the game by Katy Arnold.

Cary-Grove faces Larkin in a Hinkle Holiday Classic boys basketball game on Friday, Dec. 26, 2025, at Jacobs High School in Algonquin.

Princeton the girls basketball team won the Ottawa Holiday Tournament with a 57-44 win over Metamora on Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025 in Kingman Gymnasium at Ottawa High School. Check out photos from the game by Tom Sistak.

Ottawa defeated Pontiac 51-46 for third place in the Ottawa Girls Holiday Tournament on Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025 in Kingman Gymnasium. Check out photos from the games by Katy Arnold.

Jacobs faces Grayslake Central in Hinkle Holiday Classic boys basketball game on Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025, at Jacobs High School in Algonquin.

Johnsburg faces Boylan in Hinkle Holiday Classic boys basketball game on Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025, at Jacobs High School in Algonquin.

Cary-Grove faces Naperville North in Hinkle Holiday Classic boys basketball game on Monday, Dec. 21, 2025, at Jacobs High School in Algonquin.

Woodland defeated Marquette 58-43 on Friday, Dec. 19, 2025 in the Warrior Dome at Woodland High School.

Mendota defeated Hall 67-48 to win it's first Colmone Classic since 2012.

Hampshire faces Huntley in aFox Valley Conference boys basketball game on Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, at Huntley High School.

L-P defeated Rantoul 59-38 on Friday, Dec. 19, 2025 in Sellette Gymnasium at L-P High School.

Newman wins the Forreston Holiday Tournament Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, with a thrilling OT win over Byron.

Crystal Lake South faces Wauconda in a Northern Illinois Holiday Classic Championship girl basketball game on Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025, at McHenry High School.

Downers Grove South senior Adam Flowers, who scored 29 points, including his 1,000th career point, in a win over St. Viator, is the Suburban Life Athlete of the Week in an online vote. Here is his Q&A with Sports Editor Joshua Welge.