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Here are the Sauk Valley senior bowling results for January at Plum Hollow.
Congratulations to The Times Athlete of the Week, Marquette boys basketball’s Alec Novotney!
The Wilmington competitive cheer team finished third place in the small school division of the IHSA State Finals Saturday.
Sectional qualifiers from the wrestling teams for Kankakee and Bradley-Bourbonnais and more results in the Daily Journal Weekend Roundup.
A schedule of upcoming high school sporting events in the Herald-News coverage area from Feb. 9-15, 2025.
For Feb. 9 through Feb. 15, 2025, here's a schedule of high school sporting events in the Ottawa/Streator area.
Oregon wrestling won the Byron Regional title, Forreston's Kendall Erdmann eclipsed 1,000 career points, Gus Mumford scored 29 in a Polo win, Camrynn Jones scored 37 in a Polo win, Sterling boys swimming took second at the Big 6 meet and more in Saturday's Sauk Valley roundup.
Taelor Clements is a potential Division I high jumper, but on the basketball court the Yorkville senior plays the role of “energy guy.” He plays it well. On Saturday, he helped spark the Foxes' 66-59 win over visiting Oswego.
Yorkville senior guard Brooke Spychalski scored 24 points in her final home game, and the Foxes dialed up their fullcourt pressure in the second half to rally past visiting Oswego 74-67 on Saturday.
The Coal City boys wrestling team won the Herscher Regional with all 14 wrestlers finishing in the top three of their weight class. Seneca is sending six to sectionals.
The Coal City boys wrestling team won the Herscher Regional with relative ease on Saturday, with all 14 wrestlers finishing in the top three of their weight class.
A dozen local wrestlers kept their seasons alive Saturday at the Class 2A Dixon Regional at Lancaster Gym, with three taking titles and three more earning runner-up finishes.
While Yorkville Christian dominated the Kaneland Class 2A Individual Wrestling Regional Saturday to win its fourth in a row team title, the other tournament schools will be well represented at next week’s Washington Class 2A Sectional.
Local prep athletes took to their respective courts, fields and even bowling alleys on National Girls and Women in Sports Day.
Several boys wrestling teams competed in IHSA Class 1A Herscher regional on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. Coal City, Reed-Custer, Central-Iroquois West, Bishop McNamara, Manteno, Peotone, Wilmington, Dwight, Seneca and Herscher wrestlers aimed to advance.
Cheer teams competed in the small and medium team division of the IHSA State Finals on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025 at Grossinger Motors Arena in Bloomington.
Riverside-Brookfield boys basketball clinched a share of the Upstate Eight East title, Glenbard East won its 10th straight and Glenbard West and Hinsdale Central won close ones in the West Suburban Silver in Friday's roundup.
Ryan Prowicz scored 22 points, Chayse Gray had a solid all-around game and Hampshire's boys basketball team beat Crystal Lake Central 63-45 Friday night to avenge an earlier season loss.
Friday's prep sports scores and results.
The Hinckley-Big Rock boys basketball team defeated Indian Creek 47-44 in the championship game of the 106th annual Little Ten Conference Tournament.
Marco Klebosits came up big down the stretch as St. Charles East defeated St. Charles North 56-51 on Friday.
In a battle of the top two teams in the Southland Athletic Conference, the Kays never recovered from their slow start.
Brooklynn Moore grabbed a rebound during the third quarter Friday not realizing its significance. It wasn’t until the next timeout shortly thereafter that Eric Daca, her coach, informed her she had just made Glenbard South history.
Hudson Kirby ended his final rivalry matchup with a game-high 31 points to help lead Geneva to a 68-44 victory to secure the first series sweep over Batavia since the 2018-19 season.
Illinois State football recruit Brady Goken powered in 24 points, and Wheaton Warrenville South's defense held visiting Wheaton North without a made field goal for the entire third quarter in a 58-41 DuKane Conference win Friday.
In the final home game of his four-year career, Nick Allen notched his 16th double-double of the season as the Boilermakers downed Lincoln-Way East.
Sterling bowling was second at the regional as Sarah Doughty took third, Dixon boys basketball fell in OT, Connor Keegan scored 27 in E-P's win over Newman, Sterling and Oregon won and Eastland coach Nicole Brinker won her 400th game in Friday's Sauk Valley roundup.
Alec Novotney's 22 points gave him exactly 1,000 for his career as Marquette took down Henry-Senachwine 60-40.
Kaneland senior guard Marshawn Cocroft said Sycamore came out in Friday’s Interstate 8 matchup and punched the Knights hard. But Cocroft got the last shot, his 3-pointer in the final 90 seconds of overtime giving Kaneland the lead for good in its 58-53 win over the Spartans.
In the final home game of his four-year career, BBCHS' Nick Allen notched his 16th double-double of the season as the Boilermakers downed Lincoln-Way East Friday.
The Streator boys basketball team clinched at least a share of the Illinois Central Eight title with a 41-33 win over Manteno on Friday, a matchup between the top two teams in the conference.
The Streator boys basketball team clinched the Illinois Central Eight title with a 41-33 win over Manteno on Friday, a matchup between the top two teams in the conference.
Crystal Lake Central senior forward Leah Spychala scored a game-high 20 points on 9-of-13 shooting, and the Tigers beat Hampshire 51-38 in a battle of third-place teams in the Fox Valley Conference.
Joliet West's defensive effort was a constant on Friday night, giving its offense a chance to catch up in a 57-36 win over Romeoville.
Nikki Kerstein scored 23 points and Lily Spanos 15 to lead Montini past Mother McAuley in the GCAC Tournament and Sara Abdul's 15 points paced Wheaton North past Geneva in Thursday's roundup.
Glenbard West's gymnastics team won its ninth straight regional title while Willowbrook senior Naomi Campbell won the all-around at Thursday's Willowbrook Regional.
The Bishop McNamara girls basketball team hit the 20-win mark for the third straight season Thursday night and more in Thursday's Daily Journal Roundup.
The Sterling and Dixon girls basketball teams are both still in the hunt for conference titles after wins, Polo beat Fulton, Morrison boys beat Amboy, Eastland beat Milledgeville and more in Thursday's Sauk Valley roundup.
The combination of Brooklyn Schilb's 17 points and Alyse Price's 13-point, 12-rebound double-double helped St. Charles East get a lopsided 58-24 victory over Batavia to secure its first-ever DuKane Conference title.
Stevenson used a strong second half to beat a short-handed York on Thursday.
TaLeah Turner outscored Crete-Monee on her own as the Kays' closed out their conference season with a dominant win.
When DeKalb was turning around a slow start, Brytasia Long was at the center of the run that looked like it would give the Barbs a comeback win on Thursday. But Neuqua Valley responded after DeKalb scored 13 straight, holding on for a 46-42 win at DeKalb.
McHenry senior guard Caleb Jett scored 26 points, including his 1,000th career point, to lead the Warriors past Crystal Lake South in a key Fox Valley Conference game on Jan. 31. Jett is the Northwest Herald Athlete of the Week.
Batavia senior guard Kaidyn King averaged 14 points, 4.5 assists, 3.5 rebounds and four steals to help the Bulldogs defeat Wheaton North and Geneva. King was selected the Kane County Chronicle Athlete of the Week in an online vote.
Led by junior guard Michael Nee, son of a coach and an ace shooter shooting 51% from the 3-point line, Glenbard East is on the rise, winners of nine straight games and leading the Upstate Eight East.
With all-arounders Sam Phillip, Ava Sullivan and Veda Haake leading the way, the Oswego co-op gymnastics team is en route to perhaps its first state appearance in 23 years. The team made a strong statement Wednesday, winning the program's third straight regional title.
Luke Robinson scored a game-high 20 points, Ryan Wisniewski hit two clutch shots, and Richmond-Burton's boys basketball team got back in the Kishwaukee River Conference race with a 57-48 win over Woodstock on Wednesday night.
Wednesday's prep sports scores and results.
The Bradley-Bourbonnais girls bowling team won the All-Area meet on Wednesday while Kankakee senior Serena Birr placed first as an individual.
Area boys wrestling teams will be competing at regionals on Feb. 8, with several local schools being represented by some of the top-ranked wrestlers in Illinois.