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Marquette, St. Bede advance to final at Class 1A Serena Regional

Marquette and St. Bede advanced to Friday's championship of the Class 1A Serena Regional with semifinal wins over Midland and Dwight on Wednesday night on Al Stegman Court.

By Brian Hoxsey●

Owen Sanders, Ottawa overwhelm Streator right from the tip in 3A L-P Regional semis

Ottawa scored the night’s initial 13 points and was never truly threatened in a running-clock, 68-36 decision over Streator in the Class 3A La Salle-Peru Regional semifinals late Wednesday evening.

By J.T. Pedelty●

Marquette’s underdog run ends with 61-42 sectional loss to Rockford Christian

Rockford Christian outscored Marquette's girls basketball team by 15 points in the third quarter and built a double-digit lead on its way to a 61-42 win in the Class 1A Indian Creek Sectional semifinal contest.

By Derek Barichello●

Ottawa falls in Class 3A sectional semifinal to top-ranked Washington

The Ottawa girls basketball team hung tough early, but eventually fell 70-39 to Class 3A top-ranked Washington in the semifinals of the Galesburg Sectional on Tuesday.

By Brian Hoxsey●

Ottawa head coach Mark Cooper to retire after this season: ‘I feel it’s time’

Ottawa's Mark Cooper, the all-time winningest boys basketball coach in program history, announced last week that after 22 years and over 350 wins as head coach that he'll be retiring at the end of this season.

By Brian Hoxsey●