Boys Basketball

DeKalb resident John Walker is starting up a multi-faceted Youth Pride Foundation that aims to offer everything from AAU basketball and tutoring to youth counseling and more. "It really does take a village," Walker said.

Jeff Howard has coached at almost every level of basketball. The new Plainfield South boys basketball coach wants to use that experience to build a program that can sustain success.

Marengo is set to hire Adam Webb as boys basketball coach and Jason LeBlanc as volleyball coach, pending approval at the Community High School District 154 Board meeting on Monday.

Glenbard East has announced Austin Nelson as its new varsity boys basketball coach. Nelson returns to the boys basketball program after a two-year hiatus. Previously, he was a long-standing assistant for 19 years at Glenbard East.

Zach Russell thought the symptoms he was experiencing were those of a panic attack. So the 2020 DeKalb graduate and sophomore at Illinois State went to the doctor and found out they weren’t panic attacks. They were seizures caused by a brain tumor.

Several local athletes made their college choices recently, to continue their athletic and academic careers at the next level.

A handful of area basketball coaches were names to the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA) Coach of the Year lists, released Monday.

Former Yorkville teacher and coach Jerry Farber, who coached the Foxes' boys basketball team for 12 seasons from 1999-2011 and also coached golf at the school, is remembered fondly by former colleagues. Farber died on Friday at age 68. 'He always did it the right way.'

Kyle Anderson, who led Newark to the 2011 Class 1A state title and is the school's all-time leading scorer, has been hired as the Norsemen's new head coach.

University of Wisconsin-Green Bay senior Tiffany Giese, a Huntley graduate, is batting a career-best .388 while leading the team in hits and runs this spring.

Woodstock announced on Wednesday that it hired longtime Huntley boys basketball assistant Ryan Starnes as its next head coach.

Sycamore High School on Wednesday announced Ethan Franklin will take over the boys basketball program while Kevin Bickley will coach boys soccer in addition to his current girls soccer duties.

Meet the Herald-News All-Area wrestling team.

Richmond-Burton's Hailey Holtz threw a no-hitter for the Rockets in a 6-0 softball win over Woodstock. Plus results in baseball, boys tennis, softball and more.

The Interstate Eight Conference, behind La Salle-Peru's Johnny Riva's 30 points on 10 3s and Ottawa's Braiden Miller's double-double, defeated the Little Ten Conference, 129-103, at 38th Leland Lions Club Shootout on Saturday night at Indian Creek High School in Shabbona.