Coal City Preps

The Coal City boys basketball team jumped on Streator early and often, built a 19-point lead midway into the third quarter and eventually held off the hosts' late rally for a 65-57 Illinois Central Eight Conference triumph at Pops Dale Gymnasium on Tuesday night.

Coal City defeated Streator 65-57 on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023 at Streator High School.

Historic win for Providence Catholic girls basketball. That plus more scores from around the area.

Peotone's girls trailed after one quarter, but it was all Blue Devils from there, as Peotone rolled to a 56-21 win to remain unbeaten at 23-0; plus more from around the Herald-News area.

The Class 4A Romeoville Sectional will feature several of the area's top teams, such as Bolingbrook, Lincoln-Way East, Lincoln-Way West and Lincoln-Way Central

If seed meetings were still held, there'd probably be pretty lengthy discussions in how the Bolingbrook Class 4A Sectional should be seeded. That and area McDonald's All-American nominations as well as some notable coaches milestones reached in the Boys Basketball notebook.

If seeding meetings were still held, there'd probably be pretty lengthy discussions on how the Bolingbrook Class 4A Sectional should be seeded. That and area McDonald's All-American nominations as well as some notable coaches milestones reached in this Boys Basketball Notebook.

Coal City with a big win over Wilmington. That and more scores from around the area.

Tylon Toliver continued his hot week for Lincoln-Way East boys basketball on Friday night with 23 points to lift the Griffins to a 68-50 win over Sandburg in a SouthWest Suburban Conference contest. Plus more local results in Friday's roundup.

After Reed-Custer and Streator were tied after the second, third and fourth quarters Thursday night, Jake McPherson saw to it that the outcome would swing in the direction of the Comets. His 21 points lifted RC to a 63-60 win to tie Streator for the top spot in the league.

As the prep wrestling season enters the home stretch, postseason matchups and state rankings come into focus across the Herald-News area.

A 19-0 first-quarter lead turned into a 57-21 rout of visiting Midland in a Tri-Valley Conference contest. Kennedy Hartwig drained five 3-pointers on her way to a 24-point night to lead the Lady Irish.

The paths to the boys basketball state tournament for Herald-News area squads look extremely similar to those of last year. Plus more from around the Herald-News area.

The schedule/results for the 59th Plano Christmas Classic — Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022

The schedule/results for the 59th Plano Christmas Classic — Friday, Dec. 30, 2022