Girls Basketball | Herald-News
Plainfield South dominates Joliet West on Thursday night basketball at Plainfield South.
The Beecher girls basketball team won for the fourth time in its last five games when it held off Reed-Custer 48-26 at home on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026.
Alyssa Wollenzein exploded for 30 points, including an 11-0 run of her own to put Reed-Custer on top through three quarters, but host Beecher did just enough to top the Comets by a two-point margin on Tuesday.
Elena Moody was one of three Joliet Central girls basketball players to score in double digits Tuesday in a 59-30 win over Joliet West.
Ottawa fended off a late rally to collect a 44-41 victory over Morris on Saturday.
Aubrey Lamberti became Oswego East's all-time leading scorer with a basket in the second quarter Friday and hit two free throws in the final seconds to seal the Wolves' thrilling 71-67 win over visiting Minooka in the Southwest Prairie Conference matchup.
Here are Gary Duncan's photos from Friday's game between Oswego East and Minooka.
Joliet Central runs away with a 79-36 over visiting Joliet West on Thursday night.
Gianna Thompson made a shot in the lane with 8.7 seconds left to give Plainfield East a 53-51 win over Plainfield Central.
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