Mia Cotton had 22 points and eight assists, Anna Herrmann had 17 points and 12 rebounds, Gretta Oziah had 13 points, Connor Kimme scored 21 and Marshall Ledbetter scored 25. That and more in the roundup.

Delaney Wood had 16 points, six rebounds, two steals and a block. Brielle Molloy had nine points, 12 rebounds, four steals and two blocks. And while Hiawatha lost to Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, the senior duo have the Hawks ahead of last year's win total.

“Right now we have probably the most efficient and high‑powered offense that I’ve ever had,” Ethan Franklin said. But Sycamore’s surge is coming on defense — charges, steals and four straight wins as the Spartans lock in.

A shootout between Dixon and Sycamore essentially came down to one quarter Saturday night, and it was the Duchesses’ big run in the second period that sunk the Spartans in a 55-47 victory at Lancaster Gym.

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The Chicago Bears beat the Green Bay Packers 22-16 in an important NFC North battle Saturday night at Soldier Field in Chicago.

Liam Schroeder and Cooper Bode won championships at the Russ Erb Classic to help Sycamore take second, the DeKalb girls took fourth at Morris behind a title for Alex Gregorio-Perez and more in the roundup.

NIU trailed by 20 in the second half but a putback by Taj Walters at the buzzer gave the Huskies a victory over Central Michigan in the MAC opener.

Sycamore scored 11 points in the final 59 seconds of the first half to turn a first-half deficit into a 71-59 victory over Dixon in a nonconference game Friday night at Lancaster Gym.

Austin Roop was in charge on Friday night for Hinckley-Big Rock. The senior guard took four charges and the Royals held on for a 60-57 victory over visiting Indian Creek in Little Ten Conference action.