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Flanagan-Cornell, Leland, Serena and Fieldcrest boys basketball were all winners Friday night. That and more in the Times Friday roundup.

Serena, Marquette and Seneca girls basketball all scored victories, plus more from across the area in The Times Thursday Roundup.

Blake Ides swiped the ball and connected on a layup at the other end, giving the Cogs the lead for good in a 62-60 win on Thursday.

Sandwich coach Kris Cassie, who led the program to back-to-back playoff appearances the last two seasons and a quarterfinal in 2023 after the program had dropped varsity football for a year, has resigned after seven seasons on the job.

Ottawa's boys bowling team defeated rival La Salle-Peru, plus more from around the area in The Times Wednesday Roundup.

Here is the 2024 Record Newspapers All-Area football team.

It was a packed day of basketball and wrestling around The Times Area on Tuesday.

Plano senior Vinny Cesario scored a team-high 18 points, his layup off a turnover helping the visiting Reapers finally put away Sandwich 52-44 in the Kishwaukee River Conference opener.

Both Seneca and Marquette's girls basketball teams picked up Monday night conference wins, plus more from around The Times area.

Seneca's boys wrestling team placed fourth at its own Irish Invitational, Streator's girls wrestlers were seventh at the inaugural Girls PIT, plus more from around The Times area Saturday.

A roundup of Friday night's action across The Times area, including boys basketball conference (and season) openers as well as Seneca boys wrestling scoring a pair of triumphs.

Wins for Streator girls wrestling, Seneca boys wrestling and Ottawa boys bowling are just a few of the results in Thursday's Times Roundup.

Here is the 2024 Record Newspapers All-Area girls volleyball team.

The Sandwich boys wrestling team topped Lisle and Ottawa on Wednesday in the Times area, while the Somonauk boys basketball squad defeated visiting Reed-Custer.

The Ottawa boys basketball team used a trio of 3s at the end of the first half to help jumpstart a 50-28 victory over Sandwich on Wednesday night at Kingman Gymnasium.

Ottawa beat Sandwich 50-28 on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024 in Kingman Gym at Ottawa High School.

Sanai Young matched Josie Larson with a 16-point effort at Sandwich on Tuesday night as Plano overwhelmed the hosts 62-30 in the Kishwaukee River Conference opener for both squads.

Mason Lockett's 20 points paced Oswego East past Minooka in the conference opener, Tray Alford scored 26 and Yorkville Christian hit 15 3-pointers in its win, plus results from Oswego and Yorkville boys basketball, Oswego East and Yorkville Christian girls basketball and more.

The Woodland boys basketball team made 15 shots from beyond the arc in a 78-52 victory over visiting LaMoille on Tuesday. Plus, more results from around The Times area.

Sandwich girls basketball hosted Plano on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024.

Seneca senior guard Alyssa Zellers scored 26 points - including knocking down a program-tying record eight 3-pointers — on Monday in a Tri-County Conference win over Henry-Senachwine. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

The 2024-25 wrestling season is underway, and here are previews of teams from around the Record Newspapers coverage area.

The Flanagan-Cornell boys basketball won the title of the Route 17 Classic, while Woodland finished third on Saturday in Dwight. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

Newark in Serena and Sandwich in Sycamore secured their first wins of the 2024-25 boys basketball season, and more in The Times Friday Roundup.

The 2024-25 wrestling season kicked off this week. Check out The Times area team-by-team preview with top returners, newcomers and info on Ottawa, Seneca, Streator and Sandwich.

Girls wrestling and boys basketball competed the fay before Thanksgiving, and here are results in The Times Wednesday Roundup.

Yorkville boys basketball won its season opener at the Strombom Tournament, Oswego Co-op gymnastics won the Hornet Invitational at Hinsdale South and Yorkville and Oswego wrestling both won dual meets in Wednesday's roundup.

The Woodland and Flanagan-Cornell boys basketball teams improve to 2-0 at Route 17 Classic on Tuesday, while Serena won in OT and Leland rolled to a second straight win. Plus, more results from the Times area.

Jayden Riley scored 31 points in Yorkville Christian's loss to St. Ignatius, Brooke Spychalski scored 19 points to lead Yorkville past Sandburg to third place at the Hinsdale South Tournament and Yorkville wrestling and Sandwich girls basketball were winners.

Rock Falls hosts Sandwich Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024 in girls basketball.

The Somonauk, Woodland, Leland and Flanagan-Cornell boys basketball teams captured season-opening wins on Monday. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

With boys basketball season starting across the state Monday, here is a look at the 2024-25 season for teams across The Times coverage area.

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

The Seneca girls basketball team defeated Peoria Manual in the third-place game of the Falcon-Irish Thanksgiving Tournament on Saturday, while Fieldcrest finished 5th and Flanagan-Cornell/Woodland 7th.

Sandwich junior Sunny Weber, who won the school's first girls cross country state championship this fall, is the Record Newspapers girls cross country Athlete of the Year.

Earlville's girls got a win at Illinois Match & Science Academy, Amboy/LaMoille/Ohio repeated as Illinois 8-Man Football Association state champions, plus more in The Times Friday Roundup.

The Serena girls basketball team defeated Seneca in overtime, while Marquette topped Flanagan-Cornell on Thursday night. Plus, more from around the Times area.

At Somonauk’s Tim Humes Breakout, the host Somonauk/Leland Bobcats fell to 0-2 with a loss to the Sandwich Indians, plus more in our Wednesday Roundup.

The Marquette and Ottawa girls basketball teams earned tournament wins on Tuesday to improve to 2-0 on the season.

Ottawa, Serena and Seneca girls basketball all scored season-opening wins Monday, plus more from around The Times area.

Kendall Grant scored 13 points and Ashley Cook 11 to lead Oswego girls basketball to a season-opening win in overtime, Hannah Treptow poured in 24 points to pace Sandwich's season-opening win and Mitchell Rodenbostel's career-high 742 series led Oswego East bowling's win.

At the Geneseo Invitational on Saturday, the Ottawa Pirates placed fifth of 12 competing teams.

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

With girls basketball season starting across the state Monday, here is a look at the 2024-25 season for teams across The Times coverage area.

Here is the All-Kishwaukee River Conference girls volleyball team for the 2024 season, as selected by coaches. Richmond-Burton senior outside hitter Elissa Furlan was named KRC Player of the Year.

A roundup of high school sports for The Times area from Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2024.

Here is the 2024 All-Kishwaukee River Conference boys soccer team, as selected by KRC coaches.

At the IHSA State Finals Meet hosted at Peoria's Detweiller Park on Saturday, after second- and third-place state finishes the past two years, Sandwich junior Sunny Weber brought home the individual championship.

Sandwich junior Sunny Weber wasn’t taking any chances at the halfway point of the Class 2A girls cross country state race Saturday. Weber became Sandwich’s first individual state champion with a big personal-record as well. In 3A, Yorkville's Owen Horeni was an All-State 17th.

Here's a look at the second-round playoff matchups awaiting Seneca and Dwight/Gardner-South Wilmington in Class 2Along with Marquette in the 1A field.