The Bishop McNamara pitching staff appeared to be in midseason form on opening day collectively striking out 14 as it topped Wilmington 3-0.

Plainfield Central’s Alicia Tucker and Lockport’s Claudia Heeney each claimed championships at Saturday's IHSA Girls Wrestling State Finals on Saturday at Grossinger Motors Arena in Bloomington.

The Hinckley-Big Rock Royals and the Serena Huskers boys basketball teams defeated the Marquette Crusaders and Newark Norsemen, respectively, in Wednesday's Class 1A Marquette Regional semifinals at Bader Gym. H-BR and Serena will meet at 7 p.m. on Friday in the title game.

The scores/schedule for Illinois Valley/Herald-News schools in the IHSA girls basketball postseason, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025

The Marquette boys basketball scored the opening nine points of Monday's Class 1A regional quarterfinal against Dwight, led by 20 three minutes into the second quarter and eventually recorded a 66-33 victory at Bader Gymnasium.

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Marquette beat Dwight 66-33 during the Class 1A Regional quarterfinal game on Monday, Feb. 24, 2025 in Bader Gym at Marquette High School. The Cru will play Hinckley-Big Rock at 6p.m. on Wednesday in the Regional semifinals.

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The boys individual wrestling season comes to a close with titles bouts Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025, at State Farm Center in Champaign.

The Marquette boys basketball team, led by 36 points from Alec Novotney, topped Seneca 57-51 in overtime to finish out the Tri-County Conference and regular seasons at Bader Gymnasium on Friday night.

The scores/schedule for Illinois Valley/Herald-News schools in the IHSA girls basketball postseason, Friday, Feb. 21, 2025