Princeton defeated Hall 67-65 on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026 at Princeton High School. Princeton's Jackson Mason hit the game-winning jump shot to lead the Tigers to victory.

The Marquette boys basketball used a game-changing 16-6 run to close out the third quarter in Saturday's 55-43 Tri-County Conference victory over Putnam County at R.M. Germano Gym in Granville.

La Salle-Peru relied on good rebounding and lockdown defense to get out to an early lead and hold it throughout, snapping their three-game losing streak with one of the most complete efforts of their season against Ottawa in a 55-37 road win.

Mendota defeated Hall 70-42 on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026 at Mendota High School. Mendota senior Aden Tillman scored the first six points of the game to become the 20th player in program history to score 1,000 points.

The Hall Red Devils defeated the St. Bede Bruins 69-57 on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026 at Hall High School. Hall Senior Braden Curran got his 1,000 career point. Hall High School celebrated with its Hall of Fame ceremony before the game.

Bureau Valley defeated Hall 55-53 on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026 at Hall High School.

Dwight defeated St. Bede 63-55 during the Tri-County Conference Tournament on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026 at Putnam County High School.

Despite slow starts, top-seed Woodland and No. 2 seed Marquette eventually earned quarterfinal triumphs on Monday at the 99th Tri-County Conference Boys Basketball Tournament in R.M. Germano Gymnasium at Putnam County High School in Granville.

Seeds and schedules are set for the 2026 Little Ten Conference Boys Basketball Tournament, hosted by Somonauk High School.