Yorkville advanced wrestlers to the semifinals in 12 weight classes and was represented in half of the overall title matches, winning three of them, to win the Southwest Prairie Conference championship.

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Bolingbrook dominates second half to defeat Joliet West 73-53. Photos by Dean Reid for Shaw Media.

Lockport came out on top at the SouthWest Suburban Conference Tournament with a 5833 team score, just ahead of Andrew (5759) and Stagg (5593) at Strike & Spare in Lockport on Saturday. Plus results from basketball and wrestling.

Lincoln-Way West's second place finish led the way for a contingent of five area teams that qualified for next weekend's IHSA State Bowling Meet.

Bolingbrook leaned on one of its less heralded points of strength on Saturday, using stingy defense to set the tone in a 73-53 win over Joliet West.

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Here are Steve Buyansky's photos of Friday's boys basketball game between Oswego and Plainfield East.

Kyle Zeck and Deakon Tonielli each scored a team-high 16 points and each hit three of Oswego's nine 3-pointers, and the Panthers twice built big leads and held off Plainfield East 62-59 in a Southwest Prairie Conference crossover.

Joliet Catholic's Joe Gura is retiring from coaching at the conclusion of the season and the school celebrated his near 50 year coaching career on Friday night.

Minooka cruised to a 78-45 Southwest Prairie crossover win over Joliet Central on Friday in Minooka thanks to the combined efforts of Trevor Hudak and Ricky Hill Jr. Plus more results from boys and girls basketball.