Emma O'Brien's career-high 35 points led Lyons past Prospect in the quarterfinals of the Montini Christmas Tournament, Downers Grove North and Hinsdale Central both advanced to the semifinals of the Bill Neibch Holiday Classic and Downers North and Glenbard South boys both won.

Marquette beat Wilmington 52-40 and Hall scored a 41-30 win over Seneca in the quarterfinals of the Seneca Shipyard Showdown.

The Princeton girls basketball team — led by a game-high 23 points and eight rebounds from MVP Keighley Davis — defeated Metamora 57-44 in the championship game of the Ottawa Girls Holiday Tournament on Tuesday at Kingman Gymnasium.

Lincoln-Way West girls basketball wraps up third place at St. Viator Tournament. Plus many more holiday tournament scores around the area in Tuesday's Herald News Sports Roundup

Naperville North knocked off previously undefeated Geneva 56-45 on Tuesday to advance to Friday's Hinkle Holiday Classic championship game.

The Ottawa girls basketball team defeated Pontiac 51-46 in the third-place game of the Ottawa Girls Holiday Tournament on Tuesday night in Kingman Gymnasium.

Isaac Willis scored 21 points to lift Indian Creek into the semifinals of the Seneca Shipyard Tournament, Sycamore advanced to the semifinals of the Elgin Tournament. Plus more scores in Tuesday's Daily Chronicle sports roundup,

The Manteno girls basketball team extended its winning streak to a dozen games with a 75-13 dismantling of Christ the King at the Chicago Christian Christmas Tournament and more in Tuesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Benet scored 23 straight points in the first quarter en route to a 72-43 win over Barrington in a Hinkle Holiday Classic semifinal Tuesday.

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.

Junior guard Ava Mersinger scored 10 of her career-high 16 points in the first quarter, helping Benet get an early jump on St. Charles East and move on to the semifinals of the Montini Christmas Tournament with a 70-56 win.

Jacobs junior guard Elijah Bell scored his 1,000th career point, but Grayslake Central used a big second half to beat the Golden Eagles 60-45 on Day 3 of Jacobs' Hinkle Holiday Classic on Tuesday in Algonquin.

Will Kaneland and Yorkville Christian meet in a Plano Christmas Classic finals rematch? Can Oswego East take the title at Hinsdale Central? And what about Oswego and York at the Jack Tosh Holiday Classic? We preview area holiday tournaments.

Congratulations to The Times Athlete of the Week, Ottawa girls basketball's Kennedy Kane!

Meet this week's Daily Journal Athlete of the Week, Kankakee's Ava Johnson.

Jayden Wright scored 16 points, including 4 of his team's 13 3-pointers, and Benet beat Crystal Lake South 66-30 in the Day 2 finale of Jacobs' Hinkle Holiday Classic on Monday night in Algonquin.

Lockport girls basketball beats DeKalb at the Fox River Classic and more in Monday's Herald-News roundup.

Kent State commit Madelyn Kiper put on a show with 27 points and a career-high 15 rebounds, and Minooka – in its debut at the Montini Christmas Classic – rolled past the host Lady Broncos 49-29 in Monday's first-round game.

Newman girls basketball won, Dixon boys fell at Harlem, Sterling girls bowling is 6-0 and more in Monday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Downers Grove North, Glenbard South and Hinsdale Central girls basketball all won big in first-round games at the Bill Neibch Holiday Classic at Wheaton North, while Benet and Lyons girls basketball rolled in Montini Christmas Tournament openers Monday.

Mia Cotton had 22 points and eight assists, Anna Herrmann had 17 points and 12 rebounds, Gretta Oziah had 13 points, Connor Kimme scored 21 and Marshall Ledbetter scored 25. That and more in the roundup.

Delaney Wood had 16 points, six rebounds, two steals and a block. Brielle Molloy had nine points, 12 rebounds, four steals and two blocks. And while Hiawatha lost to Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, the senior duo have the Hawks ahead of last year's win total.

Four area wrestlers took first place finishes at the Boilermaker Battle, with host Bradley-Bourbonnais also placing second as a team, and more in Monday's Daily Journal roundup.

Naperville North made 13 of 17 shots from 3-point range to beat Cary-Grove 65-48 on Day 2 of Jacobs' Hinkle Holiday Classic on Tuesday, snapping the Trojans' eight-game winning streak.

A look at boys and girls tournament opening day pairings at Plano, Seneca, LaMoille, Normal and St. Bede.

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

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Nursing a 1-point lead heading into the final quarter of its opening game of the Bill Neibch Holiday Classic at Wheaton North, the host Falcons scored the first seven points of the fourth quarter and never looked back in a 42-35 win over Palatine on Monday morning.

Here is the 2025 Kane County Chronicle All-Area Girls Volleyball team.

St. Charles North outside hitter and Penn State commit Haley Burgdorf, who finished her career as the leader in kills, aces and digs while helping the team to its second sectional final appearance, is the Kane County Chronicle girls volleyball Player of the Year.

Holiday boys basketball tournaments tip off this week. Find out where your favorite team is playing

“Right now we have probably the most efficient and high‑powered offense that I’ve ever had,” Ethan Franklin said. But Sycamore’s surge is coming on defense — charges, steals and four straight wins as the Spartans lock in.

Kankakee's boys basketball team went to St. Louis and downed five-time reigning Missouri state champs Vashon 60-53, the Kays' girls blew out Comer 76-20 in tournament play and more in Saturday's Daily Journal roundup.

Bishop McNamara rang up a 78-45 win over Bulls College Prep in the Fightin' Irish's fifth annual Silent Night game on Friday, Dec. 19, 2025.

Downers Grove North junior Campbell Thulin became the third girl in program history to reach 1,000 career points, part of a 25-point effort in the Trojans' 58-38 win over Downers Grove South on Saturday.

Jacob Lubbe scored 15 points to lead York past Lake Zurich, Colin Stack scored 12 in Benet's win over Bartlett at the Hinkle Holiday Classic, plus results from Lyons and Lemont in Saturday's roundup.

Sterling's Denver Sandrock was named swimmer of the meet after two wins. Newman's Blair Grennan won her weight class at Hampshire, Sterling girls basketball split two games and more in Saturday's Sauk Valley roundup.

A shootout between Dixon and Sycamore essentially came down to one quarter Saturday night, and it was the Duchesses’ big run in the second period that sunk the Spartans in a 55-47 victory at Lancaster Gym.

Downers Grove North held off a late Downers Grove South rally Saturday to win 48-41.

Joliet Catholic beat Christ the King in boys basketball and more results in Saturday's The Herald-News roundup.

The Dixon Duchesses hosted the Sycamore Spartans in a non-conference game. The game was played at Lancaster Gym in Dixon on Saturday, December 20th, 2025.

Jacobs committed 28 turnovers in a 73-60 loss to Larkin in the first round of the Hinkle Holiday Classic on Saturday. Elijah Bell led the Golden Eagles with 24 points, including 20 points in the second half.

Area wrestlers compete in the Whip-Pur Women’s Classic girls wrestling tournament on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025, at Hampshire High School.

Liam Schroeder and Cooper Bode won championships at the Russ Erb Classic to help Sycamore take second, the DeKalb girls took fourth at Morris behind a title for Alex Gregorio-Perez and more in the roundup.

Johnsburg kept its undefeated season alive with a hard-fought 52-46 win against Rockford Christian on Saturday to capture the Richmond-Burton Christmas Tournament championship.

Jace Nelson scored 14 points, including two dunks, to lead four Richmond-Burton players in double figures as the Rockets opened Marengo's E.C. Nichols Holiday Classic on Saturday with a 53-32 win over Marian Central.

Lincoln Williams had 29 points and EJ Hazelett added 24 as Kankakee improved to 3-0 in Southland Athletic Conference play with an 82-72 win over Bloom, and more in Friday's Daily Journal roundup.

Fulton's Landen Leu scored 22 points in a win over Bureau Valley, Sterling boys fell at Rock Island, Oregon boys bowling is 6-2 and more in Friday's Sauk Valley roundup.

The Woodland boys basketball team scored the first five points against Marquette and never trailed on its way to a 58-43 victory in Tri-County Conference play at the Warrior Dome.