Ottawa boys wrestling, Serena girls basketball and Leland boys basketball were among the winners in The Times Monday Roundup.

Here is the 2025 Record Newspapers All-Area girls volleyball team.

Seneca boys wrestling placed runner-up at its own Irish Invitational, Marquette's Lily Deibel won an individual title, plus lots of basketball in The Times Saturday Roundup.

The Somonauk, Newark and Woodland boys basketball teams all pocketed conference wins, plus girls basketball and wrestling in The Times Friday Roundup.

Girls basketball, bowling and wrestling filled a busy night on the local sports calendar. Read all about it in The Times Thursday Roundup.

Serena, Newark and Somonauk's boys basketball teams along with Marquette and Earlville's girls suffered losses, all in The Times Wednesday Roundup.

The Marquette and Woodland boys basketball teams rolled to triumphs on Tuesday, while the Newark girls basketball squad topped Earlville. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

The Ottawa girls basketball team defeated host Serena on Monday to improve to 3-1 on the season. Plus more results from around The Times area.

Newak's boys basketball team scored a pair of wins, while Seneca, Earlville and Sandwich all suffered tournament losses. That and more in The Times Friday Roundup.

Leland, Marquette, Seneca, Serena all scored boys basketball victories Wednesday, while Seneca saw two girls wrestlers make it to championship matches in Rockford.

The Hall boys basketball team held off a late burst from Newark in Tuesday's late game of the Huskers Hardwood Tip-Off Tournament to open the season with a 54-40 victory.

Flanagan-Cornell/Woodland, Fieldcrest and Somonauk/Leland were among the girls teams to score wins, while Leland's boys earned a title-game opportunity in The Times Tuesday Roundup.

Hall defeated Newark 54-40 during the Huskers Hardwood Tip-Off Tournament on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025 in Serena.

The Serena, Seneca and Leland boys basketball teams opened their respective seasons with tournament victories on Monday. Plus, more results from around the Times Area.

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There’s a lot of talent across The Times area this boys basketball season. Here are just five of the players we’re expecting big things from during the 2025-26 season.

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Fieldcrest's Macy Gochanour poured in 28 points to help the Knights top Serena in the third-place game of the Falcon-Irish Thanksgiving Tournament at Seneca High School on Saturday. Plus more results from around the Times area.

The Tim Humes Breakout concluded play Friday, with Dwight girls basketball topping host Somonauk/Leland.

The Seneca girls basketball team topped Serena on Thursday to move into the championship game of the Integrated Seed Tournament, while Marquette's Kaitlyn Davis recorded a triple-double in a win over Streator. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

Results and leaders from Wednesday's girls basketball action in the Tim Humes Breakout appear in The Times Wednesday Roundup.

The Seneca, Serena, Fieldcrest and Somonauk/Leland girls basketball teams all improved to 2-0 on the season after tournament wins on Tuesday.

As the 2025-2026 girls basketball season tips off this week, here are previews of teams from around the Record Newspapers coverage area.

While Ottawa, FCW and Sandwich fell, Somonauk/Leland, Fieldcrest and Earlville's girls basketball teams all opened the 2025-26 season with victories. That and more in The Times Monday Roundup.

With the 2025-26 girls basketball season starting across the state, here’s a look at the seasons ahead for teams across The Times coverage area.

Ottawa's boys bowling team visited Streator, getting the victory in The Times Wednesday Roundup.

From possible regional repeats for Ottawa, Seneca and Flanagan-Cornell/Woodland to new coaches, programs poised for a bounce-back and Times Player of the Year candidates, here are five storylines we're watching as the girls basketball season gets underway next week.

Ottawa boys bowling opened winter sports, with results in The Times Monday Roundup.

Sandwich's Sunny Weber won a state championship Saturday at Peoria's Detweiller Park, plus more in The Times Saturday Roundup.

The Newark girls volleyball team had its season end with a 25-21, 25-18 loss to Stockton in Tuesday's Class 1A Eastland Sectional semifinal in Lanark. The Norsemen closed the season with a 32-5 record.

The Sandwich girls cross country team - led by sectional champion Sunny Weber - advanced to next weekend's state meet in Peoria, while Somonauk's Landin Stillwell also earned a trip to Detweiller Park for the boys event. That and more in The Times Saturday Roundup.

Heather Buhle helped get Newark off to great starts in both sets with her potent serving and earned the final point in a wild finish in the opening set of a 25-22, 25-13 sweep of Serena in Thursday's Class 1A Yorkville Christian Regional final.

The Dwight girls volleyball team captured the program's first regional championship since 2009 on Thursday, while Sandwich and Fieldcrest had seasons come to a close in regional finals.

The Newark and Serena girls volleyball teams will meet for the Class 1A Yorkville Christian Regional title after semifinal wins on Wednesday, while Earlville, Somonauk and Flanagan-Cornell had their season end. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

Ottawa's girls volleyball team lost a three-set regional semifinal, while elsewhere Seneca, Sandwich, Dwight, Serena and Somonauk all won regional matches in The Times Tuesday Roundup.

Newark girls volleyball won its regional opener, while Streator and Marquette both fell, all in The Times Monday Roundup.

The Ottawa boys cross country team advanced to next week's sectional at Saturday's regional in Metamora, while Somonauk’s Landin Stillwell, Sandwich’s Sunny Weber ran to regional titles. Plus more results from around the Times area.

The playoff bound Marquette and Seneca football teams both finished up the regular season strong with decisive victories on Friday, while the Ottawa’s girls tennis team of Zulee Moreland and Yaquelin Hernandez-Solis finish 3-2 at 1A state. Plus, more from around the Times area.

Serena and Somonauk's girls volleyball squads were among the winners in The Times Thursday Roundup.

The Earlville girls volleyball team closed out the regular and Little Ten Conference seasons with a victory over IMSA for its 20th win of the year.

The Somonauk/Leland/Newark boys soccer team topped Serena in the Class 1A regional semifinals on Tuesday, while the Newark girls volleyball squad clinched a 15th straight Little Ten Conference title. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

The Streator volleyball team topped east Peoria for its 17th win of the season on Monday, while Serena, Newark and Earlville also earned victories.

The Ottawa doubles teams will advance to the state finals tournament, while Streator boys soccer moves on after a quarterfinal regional victory on Saturday. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

The Ottawa girls volleyball team defeated visiting Sandwich in straight sets on Thursday, while Newark clinched at least a share of the Little Ten Conference regular-season title. Plus more results from around the Times area.

Woodland finished ninth, and Marquette fell in the consolation semifinals of the Tri-County Conference Girls Volleyball Tournament. That and more in The Times Wednesday Roundup.

The Seneca volleyball team advanced to the title match of the Tri-County Conference Tournament on Tuesday, while the Ottawa and Streator girls tennis teams posted wins to close out the regular season. Plus more results from around the Times area.

Amboy held its annual Columbus Day Invitational for cross country runners, and the Tri-County Conference opened its 2025 girls volleyball tournament on an otherwise slow day in The Times Monday Roundup.

The Newark girls volleyball team bounced back after dropping the first set to defeat Serena 23-25, 25-23, 25-16 in Saturday's championship match of the 51st Little Ten Conference Tournament on Al Stegman Court at Serena High School.

The Ottawa boys golf team finished 8th at the Class 2A state tournament on Saturday, while Dwight’s Isabella Dinelli, Seneca’s Piper Stenzel finished seasons at Class 1A state finals. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

Newark defeated Serena 23-25, 25-23, 25-16 to win the Little Ten Conference Volleyball Tournament Championship on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025 at Serena High School. It's the Norsemen's 9th straight title. Check out photos from the match by Annette Barr.