Kankakee's got its eyes set on a Class 3A State title this winter. In the primetime slot of the Team Rose Shootout at Mount Carmel Sunday, the Kays found some areas to improve upon in a seven-point loss to defending Class 3A champion DePaul Prep.

Kankakee traveled to Chicago to face DePaul Prep in the Team Rose Shootout at Mount Carmel Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025.

Forreston and Polo squared off on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025 at the 64th Annual Forreston Holiday Basketball Tournament held at Forreston High School. The Cardinals won 64-52 as Connor Politsch scored 18 points.

Henry Schlickman put up a game-high 23 points, which included knocking down two buzzer-beating 3-pointers to help Wheaton North to a 65-31 victory over St. Charles East.

Bishop McNamara and Clifton Central won at the Watseka Holiday Tournament semifinals in boys basketball, the Iroquois West Holiday Hoops Tournament began on the girls side and more in Saturday's Daily Journal roundup.

Joseph Lubbe's 16 points paced York past Hinsdale Central, Bennett Kammes scored 17 to lead Glenbard West past Proviso West, plus Lyons, Lemont and Riverside-Brookfield basketball results in Saturday's roundup.

Oregon downed Stockton 68-47 on Saturday, Dec. 13 at the 64th Annual Forreston Holiday Basketball Tournament held at Forreston High School.

Jayden Armstrong scored 11 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter to lead Joliet Catholic to a 67-61 win over Providence in boys basketball action Saturday.

Genoa-Kingston defeated Warren 59-42 Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025 at the 64th Annual Forreston Holiday Basketball Tournament held at Forreston High School.

Nate Kubin had a double-double with 14 points and 13 rebounds, a steal in the final seconds – and his first in-game dunk – and Joey Jakstys a steal off an inbounds and go-ahead score as Yorkville scored the final six points to beat visiting Oswego 46-43 on Friday.

Jacob Baumann surpassed the 1,000-point mark on his career to help Aurora Christian boys basketball move to 8-0 with a win over Chicago Christian, and more results from Friday in the Kane County Chronicle sports roundup.

Riverside-Brookfield and Lemont boys basketball picked up conference wins and Downers Grove South beat Lemont in Friday's roundup.

Samson Averehi found his offensive game in the second half, scoring 15 of his game-high 18 points, as Jacobs pulled away to beat host Dundee-Crown 51-34 on Friday night in a Fox Valley Conference boys basketball game in Carpentersville.

Timothy Christian senior Marc Gamble joined the 1,000-point club with a a game-high 20 points and 13 rebounds as the Trojans defeated St. Edward 54-32 in the teams' Chicagoland Christian Conference opener Friday night.

Junior guard David Malley came off the bench to score a team-high 11 points, and junior starter Ben Piekarz added 10 points as Marmion earned a 60-25 victory over crosstown rival Aurora Central Catholic on Friday night in Aurora.

Sophomore Grant Smith's thundering dunk was one of several highlight-reel performances in a 17-point game as unbeaten Lyons held off visiting Hinsdale Central 39-33 on Friday.

Behind a 32-point explosion from Lincoln Williams and the first game back from injury for Kenaz Jackson, Kankakee found late breathing room to pull away from a young, scrappy Thornton team on Friday.

Jacobs faces Dundee-Crown in a Fox Valley Conference boys basketball game on Fri. Dec. 12, 2025, at Dundee-Crown High School in Carpentersville.

Jack Carroll scored 15 points to help lead Ottawa to a 41-29 win over Morris on Friday.

Ottawa defeated Morris 41-29 on Friday, Dec. 12, 2025 at Kingman Gymnasium at Ottawa High School. Check out photos from the game by Katy Arnold.

Bradley-Bourbonnais was within two scores for most of the third quarter before Don Bosco Prep (Ind.) pulled away, downing the Boilermakers 56-41 on Friday.

Coming off their first loss of the season, Marquette bounced back in dominant fashion in a 72-27 thrashing of Lowpoint-Washburn on Friday night in Ottawa.

Brady Pettigrew and TJ Williams shook off slow starts to score 22 and 20 points, respectively, and Bolingbrook rallied to beat previously undefeated Oswego East 69-59 on Friday in Bolingbrook.

Hall defeated Fieldcrest 61-52 in overtime during the Colmone Classic on Friday, Dec. 12, 2025 at Hall High School. The Red Devils will play the Mendota Trojans tomorrow in the championship game at 7:30p.m.

The Woodland boys basketball team's lead Friday over Roanoke-Benson looked as if it it might reach 20 points. Then it looked like it might disappear, but in the end the Warriors held on for a 44-35 home victory.

Kankakee defeated Thornton 83-67 at Kankakee High School on Friday, Dec. 12, 2025.

Senior Connor Kimme scored 19 points and was one of four Kaneland players to reach double figures Friday night as the Knights cruised to a 92-62 win over Rochelle.

Woodstock's Liam Laidig, a 6-foot-5 sophomore forward, scored 28 total points and recorded two double-doubles in wins against Grant and Rockford Boylan. Laidig is the Northwest Herald Athlete of the Week.

Lemont's Zane Schneider earned a starting job as a freshman, but adjusted to a role off the bench last year. Now the junior is back in Lemont's starting lineup and emerging as the go-to man. That, Downers Grove North's football players settling in and more in basketball notes.

Coal City's Owen Petersen's milestone win was the highlight of an overpowering night on the mats for the Coalers, four local schools won at the Watseka Holiday Tournament and more in Thursday's Daily Journal roundup.

Eureka defeated Princeton 67-57 during the Colmone Classic on Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025 at Hall High School.

St. Bede defeated Bureau Valley 59-57 during the Colmone Classic on Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025 at Hall High School.

Woodstock junior guard Max Beard scored his 1,000th point this week and seeks to become the school's all-time leading scorer before he graduates. Plus notes on McHenry and Burlington Central in the Northwest Herald's boys basketball notebook.

The bracket for the 2025 Seneca Shipyard Showdown boys basketball holiday tournament has been released, opening with two games for each of the 16 teams in attendance.

Downers Grove North's Adam Flowers scored his 1,000th career point in a win, York boys basketball edged Oak Park-River Forest and Josh Abushanab scored 31 to lead Glenbard West past Willowbrook in Wednesday's roundup.

Geneva sank 10 3-pointers, including five from senior Nathan Palmer and three from Gabe Jensen, to surge ahead to a 51-41 victory over Wheaton Warrenville South.

Thanks to 10 first-half 3-pointers and four quarters of intense defense, Glenbard North pulled ahead and never looked back against St. Charles East on Wednesday.

Junior guards Carson Trivellini and Nick Stowasser each dished out four assists, with Trivellini scoring a team-high 17 points, as Crystal Lake South held off a late rally to beat Huntley 54-49.

Manteno beat Iroquois West 52-23 and Momence downed Wilmington 59 35 in boys basketball action Wednesday while the Watseka/Milford girls extended their winning streak to six games.

Crystal Lake South travels to Huntley for a Fox Valley Conference boys basketball game on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, at Huntley High School.

Hosting defending Class 1A State champions Hope Academy on Tuesday, Bishop McNamara went stride-for-stride with the Eagles early on before the visitors pulled away late and handed the Fightin' Irish their first loss of the season.

The Kays scored their fourth double-digit win and third win by at least 25 points, Peotone won a rivalry tilt with Manteno, Reed-Custer topped Herscher in overtime and more in Tuesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Bishop McNamara fell 70-51 to Hope Academy in their home opener on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025.

Plano's Cooper Beaty missed a large chunk of Tuesday's game with foul problems, but in the final minute of the game he came up big to help guide Plano to a narrow win over Sandwich.

St. Anne got a total team effort to win its fifth straight game and end Momence's three-game winning streak on Tuesday.

Jayce Schmitt scored 19 points, Jarrel Albea added 17, and Johnsburg's boys basketball team beat short-handed Richmond-Burton 71-46 Tuesday night in a Kishwaukee River Conference opener.

Grant Smith scored 19 points as unbeaten Lyons boys basketball rolled past DeKalb and Lemont, Glenbard South and Riverside-Brookfield boys basketball and Glenbard South, St. Francis and Willowbrook girls basketball were all winners in Tuesday's roundup.

Down by 11 points early on, West Aurora stormed back for a double-digit win over South Elgin, giving the Blackhawks their first win of the season.

Newman got a big early-season win on their resume after beating Eastland 57-50 at home on Tuesday night. The Cougars ended the Comets' season in last year's regional finals on the way to a runner-up state finish.

Faith Christian used a 16-0 third-quarter run to pull away from Quad Cities Christian for a 73-49 victory Tuesday in their Northern Illinois Christian Conference rivalry game in Grand Detour.