Marquette boys basketball shook off a slow start and pulled away for a 44-31, rock-fight conference win over Roanoke-Benson on Friday night.

Wyatt Kilday made several big plays in the second half to help La Salle-Peru to a 45-37 victory over Ottawa in boys basketball action Friday.

Sycamore senior Grace Amptmann's 3-pointer started a quick-hit, game-changing 13-0 run over a two-minute span in the fourth quarter on Friday to help the Spartans earn a 57-45 Interstate 8 Conference victory over Ottawa at Kingman Gymnasium.

Some pretty second-half shooting and transition play allowed Wilmington's boys basketball team to flip a three-point halftime deficit into a 13-point victory over the Streator Bulldogs on Friday.

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Woodland defeated St. Bede 59-54 on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026 at Woodland High School. Check out photos from the game by Tom Sistak.

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L-P defeated Ottawa 45-37 on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026 in Sellett Gymnasium at L-P High School.

Streator girls bowling, Marquette girls basketball and Leland's boys basketball team were among the area's winners in The Times Thursday Roundup.

The Ottawa boys wrestling team topped La Salle-Peru 45-33, while the Cavaliers girls squad defeated the host Pirates 36-31 at Kingman Gym on Thursday night.

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Ottawa and L-P girls and boys competed during a wrestling match on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026 in Kingman Gymansium at Ottawa High School.