The Ottawa girls basketball team traveled to Sycamore to take on the Spartans Friday night in an Interstate 8 Conference contest.

After an early lead disappeared Wednesday night, Dixon made enough plays down the stretch to eke out a 38-35 victory over former longtime NCIC rival Ottawa at Lancaster Gym.

Several teams including Sycamore DeKalb co-op, Kaneland, LaSalle-Peru and Ottawa battled the rain storms at the Sycamore Golf Club to compete in the Interstate 8 girls golf tournament.

Several teams including Sycamore, Kaneland, LaSalle-Peru, Ottawa and Morris were at the Kishwaukee Country Club in DeKalb to compete in the Interstate 8 boys golf tournament.

The Newark girls basketball team met Hinckley-Big Rock Thursday night in the Little 10 Conference tournament at Indian Creek High School in Shabbona.

Jon Leslie was approved by the Ottawa High School board on October 16 to become the athletic director in 2024-25. Current AD Mike Cooper will retire at the end of the school year after 18 years in the position.