Indian Creek surged in the final four minutes to pick up its first win against Hinckley-Big Rock since 2021 and reach the Little Ten title game with a 55-49 win on Thursday.

Brothers Fabian and Aldo Carreno combined for 40 points, and Alden-Hebron's boys basketball team beat visiting OLSHA 61-33 Thursday night for its 11th win. The Giants won one game last season.

Grant Park's Taylor Panozzo recorded a unique triple double in a win over Gardner-South Wilmington, Watseka/Milford's Christa Holohan and Reed-Custer's Alyssa Wollenzein each hit 1,000 career points and more in Thursday's Daily Journal roundup.

Kaneland boys basketball senior Marshawn Cocroft, who surpassed 2,000 points in his career and helped the team stay undefeated on the season, is the Kane County Chronicle Athlete of the Week.

Max Beard came off the bench to score 24 points on senior night, and Woodstock's boys basketball team beat visiting Richmond-Burton 58-40 in front of a spirited home crowd Wednesday night.

A Joe Hoesktra bucket with 1:14 remaining and TJ Horton steal with 4 seconds left lifted the Streator boys basketball team to a 47-42, Wednesday night win over Morris.

The Bradley-Bourbonnais boys basketball team snapped an 11-game losing streak with its first conference win, the Kankakee girls blew out Thornwood to secure a 20-win season and more in Wednesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Streator defeated Moris 47-42 on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026 in Pops Dale Gymnasium at Streator High School. Check out photos from the game by Tom Sistak.

Richmond-Burton faces Woodstock in a Kishwaukee River Conference boys basketball game on Wednesday, February. 4, 2026, at Woodstock High School.

Lyons entered the season with several question marks. After a fast start came some growing pains and injuries, but the Lions since have won six straight and are in the hunt for a West Suburban Silver title. That, plus notes on IC Catholic and York from Bob Narang.

The Bradley-Bourbonnais boys basketball team was defeated 56-50 by Sandburg at the Boilermakers' Donald K. Turner Gymnasium Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026.

Glenbard North topped Wheaton Warrenville South boys basketball in double overtime in a matchup of DuKane Conference leaders, and Glenbard South, Hinsdale Central and Downers Grove North boys basketball were all winners Tuesday.

Reed-Custer sophomore guard Matt Kuban finished with a team-high 17 points for the Comets in their 59-57 overtime victory against Streator on Tuesday night.

Kankakee clinched the Southland Athletic Conference title outright with a 20-point road win over Crete-Monee, its 15th win in a row, and more in Tuesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Elijah Bell showed off an all-around game and a new headband in leading Jacobs to a 52-41 win over visiting Dundee-Crown in a Fox Valley Conference basketball game Tuesday night in Algonquin.

Bradley-Bourbonnais held a late lead and saw three different players score 11 points on Tuesday, but its losing streak reached 11 games in a late loss to Sandburg.

Dixon led by double-digits less than three minutes into the game and never trailed in a 60-53 victory Tuesday night over Big Northern Conference rival Oregon at Lancaster Gym.

Evan Frieders helped Kaneland when things were close at Rochelle early on Tuesday. Marshawn Cocroft heated up and helped turned things into a rout in the 81-52 road win.

Liam Enright's hot shooting sparked Riverside-Brookfield's huge first-quarter run for a lead that eventually grew to 20, and Benjamin Biskupic made several key plays late as the Bulldogs held off a Glenbard East rally for a 69-64 in the showdown of Upstate Eight East leaders.

Owen Sanders had 16 points and seven rebounds to help lead Ottawa to a 44-31 win over Morris

Crystal Lake South controlled the boards and Carson Trivellini emerged in the second half, finishing with 26 points as the Gators rallied to beat Burlington Central 63-60 during Fox Valley Conference action Tuesday night.

Dimitri Letsos made a career-high eight 3-pointers and scored 26 points as Downers Grove South defeated Leyden 89-75 in a West Suburban Gold game on Tuesday night.

Nate Woods drained a program-record eight 3-pointers and scored 26 points to lead Lyons to a 56-49 victory over York on Tuesday.

Mendota defeated Hall 70-42 on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026 at Mendota High School. Mendota senior Aden Tillman scored the first six points of the game to become the 20th player in program history to score 1,000 points.

The start was a little shaky for Lockport on Tuesday night, but the remainder of the contest ensured the Porters would collect their 21st win with relative ease over Lincoln-Way West.

Dundee-Crown faces Jacobs in a Fox Valley Conference boys basketball game on Tuesday, February. 3, 2026, at Jacobs High School in Algonquin.

The Kaneland boys basketball team traveled to Rochelle Tuesday to take on the Hubs of Rochelle High School.

Dixon and Oregon boys basketball face off in a BNC showdown Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. Dixon took the win 60-53.

In Monday's quarterfinals of the 107th annual Little Ten Conference Boys Basketball Tournament in Somonauk, top-seeded Newark advanced with a win over No. 8 Leland, while No. 4 Serena fell to No. 5 Illinois Math & Science Academy.

Newark defeated Leland 51-35 in the Little Ten Conference Tournament quarterfinal game on Monday, Feb. 2, 2026 at Somonauk High School. Check out photos from the game by MaKade Rios.

Ryan Lipke had a team-high 16 points while teammates Luke Grevengoed and Aamir Shannon also scored in double digits as Joliet West topped Plainfield South 55-42

Bishop McNamara's Trinitee Thompson helped the Irish to a win at Marian Central, Ava Johnson and Malea Harrison powered Kankakee over Morgan Park and more in Monday's Daily Journal roundup.

IMSA defeated Serena 60-38 during the Little Ten Conference Tournament quarterfinal game on Monday, Feb. 2, 2026 at Somonauk High School. Check out photos from the game by MaKade Rios.

Before Woodstock played Marengo on Friday night, Dan Hill, the Blue Streaks' all-time leading scorer, delivered words of wisdom. Plus, Marengo freshman guard Caden Bezik continues to flash, and more in this week's Northwest Herald boys basketball notebook.

We take a look back at a big weekend, including the DeKalb-Sycamore boys-girls doubleheader and the DeKalb wrestling regional in the Weekend Rewind.

Crystal Lake South junior guard Carson Trivellini surpassed 1,000 career points with a career-high, 32-point effort against Jacobs on Jan. 21. Trivellini is the Northwest Herald Athlete of the Week.

The Hall Red Devils defeated the St. Bede Bruins 69-57 on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026 at Hall High School. Hall Senior Braden Curran got his 1,000 career point. Hall High School celebrated with its Hall of Fame ceremony before the game.

Coal City had 11 wrestlers place first and all 14 advance to sectionals in a dominant Class 1A Coal City Regional performance, Kankakee advanced six wrestlers out of the 2A Oak Forest Regional and more in Saturday's Daily Journal roundup.

Adam Flowers scored 25 points and Downers Grove South boys basketball won its ninth straight on a buzzer-beater, York and Lyons boys basketball both won and IC Catholic and Riverside-Brookfield wrestling won regionals.

Joliet West utilized a true team effort in toppling Lemont 58-45 at the Lincoln-Way West Shootout on Saturday.

Minooka trailed Plainfield North at halftime of Friday's boys basketball game, but the Indians rallied to secure a 60-52 win.

Glenbard West boys basketball beat Hinsdale Central in overtime, Riverside-Brookfield won its 10th straight ahead of a showdown with Glenbard East Tuesday, Downers Grove South won its eighth in a row and York and Lyons were also winners Friday.

JJ Stokes, who recently returned to the lineup after injuring his shoulder, hit a clutch 3-pointer, Max Beard scored 25 points, and Woodstock edged host Marengo 58-57 in a Kishwaukee River Conference basketball game Friday night.

Myles Newman had taken over offensively for DeKalb in a game in which points were at a premium. But his block of a Xander Lewis shot with 1:13 left helped seal a 39-37 win for DeKalb against Sycamore on Friday at the NIU Convocation Center, their fifth straight win in the series.

Mendota defeated Newman 65-46 on Friday, Jan. 30, 2026 at Mendota High School. The Rockets suffer their first loss of the season as the Trojans improve their record to 20-5.

The Marquette boys basketball team built on a solid first quarter to eventually earn a 53-29 triumph over Woodland in the championship game of the 99th annual Tri-County Conference Tournament on Friday in Granville.

Sterling was unable to answer Quincy's full-court press in the fourth quarter as the Blue Devils rallied for a 59-52 overtime win. Quincy's 6-foot-7 freshman Brennan Lepper forced OT with a banked in 3-pointer.

Reed-Custer beat Illinois Central Eight Conference opponent Coal City for its seventh straight win, Milford downed Schlarman in an overtime Vermilion Valley Conference thriller, and more in Friday's Daily Journal roundup.

Rochelle pulled off a dramatic 57-55 home win over Ottawa on Friday night, capped by a half-court buzzer-beater from Hubs' junior forward Brody Bruns to win it late.

Plainfield Central got back within three points of Joliet Central Friday night after trailing by as many as 20 in the first half, but the Steelmen got back on track to earn the win.