Basketball

A look back at some of Northwest Herald photojournalist Gregory Shaver's favorite pictures in the Northwest Herald from February 2025.

Eastland beats Newman 55-44 to take the West Carroll 1A Regional title Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. Photos by Erin Henze - Shaw Local News Network

McHenry faces Warren in the IHSA Class 4A McHenry Regional championship basketball game on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, at McHenry High School.

Crystal Lake South faces Cary-Grove in the IHSA Class 3A Prairie Ridge Regional championship basketball game on on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, at Prairie Ridge High School in Crystal Lake.

Rock Falls and Riverdale face off for the Class 2A Regional title at Bureau Valley Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. Rock Falls won a thriller 61-58 in overtime on a Kuitim Heald 3-pointer with one second left.

Huntley defeats Libertyville in the IHSA Class 4A Huntley Sectional Championship girls basketball game on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025, at Huntley High School.

Wheaton North senior Sara Abdul, who had 23 points, six steals and five assists to lead Wheaton North St. Charles North to the regional championship, is the Suburban Life Athlete of the Week in an online vote. Here is her Q&A with Sports Editor Joshua Welge.

McHenry faces Jacobs in an IHSA Class 4A McHenry Regional basketball game on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025, at McHenry High School.

Rock Falls takes on Oregon in the semifinal of the Class 2A boys basketball Regional at Bureau Valley. Rock Falls won 58-38.

Riverdale and Bureau Valley clash on the court in the Class 2A boys basketball Regional semifinal at Bureau Valley. Riverdale won 68-59 and will take on Rock Falls on Friday.

Huntley faces Lake Zurich in an IHSA Class 4A Huntley Sectional girls basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025, at Huntley High School.

Crystal Lake Central faces Prairie Ridge in an IHSA Class 3A Prairie Ridge Regional basketball game on \Monday, Feb. 24, 2025, at Prairie Ridge High School.

Newman and Milledgeville square off in a Class 1A basketball Regional quarterfinal Monday, Feb. 24, 2025, at Newman High School. Newman won 68-57.

Crystal Lake South faces Kaneland in the IHSA Class 3A Crystal Lake South Regional Championship girls basketball game on Friday, Feb. 20, 2025, at Crystal Lake South High School.

Crystal Lake Central faces Burlington Central in the IHSA Class 3A Burlington Central Regional Championship girls basketball game on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025, at Burlington Central High School.

Cary-Grove faces Lake Forest in the IHSA Class 3A Cary-Grove Regional Championship girls basketball game on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025, at Cary-Grove High School in Cary.

Lemont junior Gabe Sularski, who scored 17 points in Lemont’s win over Hillcrest to clinch the South Suburban Blue Conference title, is the Suburban Life Athlete of the Week in an online vote. Here is his Q&A with Joshua Welge.

Prairie Ridge faces Huntley in a Fox Valley Conference basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025, at Huntley High School.

Outwork Elite partnered with the Garrett Ramos Foundation on Monday, Feb. 17, to host a free basketball camp for kids ranging from third through eighth grade. Over 120 players from throughout the Sauk Valley and beyond attended the clinic at Newman Central Catholic High School.

The Cissna Park and Bishop McNamara girls basketball teams advanced to the championship games of the perspective regionals and more in the Monday's Daily Journal Roundup.

Agricultural students at Belvidere North High School learn a variety of skills, including how to raise and care for quail and chickens.

Johnsburg faces Woodstock in a Kishwaukee River Conference basketball game on Friday, Feb. 14, 2025, at Woodstock High School.

Sandwich faces Woodstock in a Kishwaukee River Conference basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025, at Woodstock High School.

Manteno senior Ray Lee broke the program's scoring record on Tuesday against Peotone while helping lead the Panthers to a dramatic comeback victory.

Sterling boys basketball hosts the Galesburg Silver Streaks at Musgrove Fieldhouse in Sterling. The action took place on Tuesday, February 11, 2025.

The Kankakee girls basketball team dropped a tough game on the road Monday and more in Monday's Daily Journal Roundup.

Marian Central faces Rockford Christian in a nononference basketball game on Monday, Feb. 10, 2025, at Marian Central High School in Woodstock.

Hampshire faces Crystal Lake Central in a Fox Valley Conference basketball game on Friday, Feb. 7, 2025, at Crystal Lake Central High School.

Hampshire faces Crystal Lake Central in a Fox Valley Conference basketball game on Friday, Feb. 7, 2025, at Crystal Lake Central High School.

Wednesday's prep sports scores and results.

Woodstock faces Richmond-Burton in a Kishwaukee River Conference basketball game on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, at Richmond-Burton High School.

Burlington Central faces McHenry in a Fox Valley Conference basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at McHenry High School.

Dixon's Darius Harrington breaks the all-time school scoring record with 1,783 points Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025 in Oregon as the Dukes' go on to win 62-40.

Johnsburg faces Marengo in a Kishwaukee River Conference basketball game on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025, at Marengo High School.

McHenry face Crystal Lake South in a Fox Valley Conference basketball game on Friday, Jan. 31, 2025, at Crystal Lake South High School.

Kaneland beat L-P 72-32 on Friday, Jan. 31, 2025 in Sellett Gymnasium at L-P High School.

Newman hosts E-P in a conference boys basketball game Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. Newman won 65-39.

Burlington Central face Crystal Lake South in a Fox Valley Conference basketball game on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, at Crystal Lake South High School.

McHenry face Jacobs in a Fox Valley Conference basketball game on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025, at Jacobs High School.

Huntley face Cary-Grove in a Fox Valley Conference girls basketball game on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025, at Cary-Grove High School in Cary.

All kids ages 9-14 are invited to participate in the Knights of Columbus free throw championship Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025, at St. Mary’s School in Dixon.

Nazareth junior Stella Sakalas, who scored 17 points, including her 1,000th career point, in Nazareth’s win over York at the Coach Kipp Hoopsfest, is the Suburban Life Athlete of the Week in an online vote. Here is her Q&A with Joshua Welge.

Marian Central faces Chicago Christian in a Chicagoland Christian Conference basketball game on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, at Marian Central High School.

Sterling faces off against St. Viator in their first game of the day during the Sterling MLK Classic, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. Sterling lost 61-55.

Bill Leftwich organizes the Real Men and Real Women Play Basketball in the Half-Court winter leagues, which will begin Sunday, Feb. 16.

The Amboy Clippers hosted the Fulton Steamers on Friday, Jan. 17, 2025 at Amboy High School.

Jacobs faces Crystal Lake South in a Fox Vally Conference girls basketball game on Friday, Jan. 17, 2025, at Crystal Lake South High School.

Newman hosts Hall in a TRAC East game Friday, Jan. 17, 2025 in boys basketball. Newman won 71-49.

Wheaton Warrenville South senior Luca Carbonaro, who scored 26 points in a win over Batavia and had 17 points and eight rebounds in a win over Palatine, is the Suburban Life Athlete of the Week in an online vote. Here is his Q&A with Joshua Welge.

Oswego junior Kendall Grant, who scored a career-high 27 points in a win over East Aurora and had 21 points, five rebounds and five assists against Oswego East, is the Record Newspapers Athlete of the Week in an online vote. Here is her Q&A with Joshua Welge.