Joliet West captured its seventh consecutive SPC East Division title and joined the 20-win club with a 71-40 victory over Joliet Central on Tuesday.

Fulton wrestler Tessa Fosdick is the Sauk Valley Athlete of the Week, presented by Loescher Heating and Air Conditioning. She was one of the Steamers' first girls wrestling regional champions and won 28 matches this season. Here is a Q&A with the freshman.

Faith Christian went 16-0 in Northern Illinois Christian Conference play and Carson Bivins was named conference player of the year. Both the boys and girls teams had multiple Falcons named all-NICC.

Here are the IHSA boys basketball postseason schedules - regional play-in games through the state finals – for teams across the Illinois Valley, including La Salle-Peru, Ottawa, Princeton, Streator, Marquette, St. Bede, Mendota, Woodland and more.

Basketball, unlike the rest of his school day, brings out the excitement in Johnsburg senior guard Jayce Schmitt, whose all-around game has the Skyhawks in position for their first 20-win season since 2019.

The Kankakee boys basketball team completed their home schedule unblemished with a 63-47 win over Waubonsie Valley on Monday, Feb. 16, 2026.

An all-time class of Kankakee boys basketball seniors took their home court for the last time Monday, pulling away in the second half for a 63-47 win over Waubonsie Valley.

Meet this week's Daily Journal Athlete of the Week, Gardner-South Wilmington's Leondre Kemp.

Ottawa defeated Streator 64-51 on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026 in Kingman Gymnasium at Ottawa High School. Check out photos from the game by Tom Sistak.

IC Catholic Prep crowned six sectional champions and qualified 12 of its wrestlers for the state wrestling meet, York freshman Charlie Dolan won a sectional title to lead area state qualifiers at Schaumburg, plus Lyons and York boys basketball were winners in Saturday's roundup.

Clifton-Central's Payton Temple was crowned sectional champion and will be joined at state by Bradley-Bourbonnais Sophia Domont. The Boilers' Kayden Roach is also state-bound on the boys side, girls regional basketball action began and more in Saturday's Daily Journal roundup.

Joliet Catholic and Lincoln-Way West battled Saturday afternoon as they both ready for the playoffs.

The Ottawa boys basketball team outscored rival Streator 17-7 in the final eight minutes to earn a 64-51 victory at Kingman Gymnasium on Saturday night.

York's boys basketball team went on a second-half run to pull away for a 51-33 West Suburban Silver basketball triumph over Glenbard West on Friday night.

Glenbard East boys basketball clinched a share of the Upstate East title, Benet clinched a share of the East Suburban Catholic, and Lyons, Downers Grove South and Glenbard South were all winners Friday.

Marquette defeated Henry-Senachwine 64-40 on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026 at Henry-Senachwine High School.

L-P defeated Rochelle 88-85 in overtime on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026 in Sellett Gymnasium at L-P High School.

Gavin Stokes drained a 3-pointer with 15 seconds left in overtime to help La Salle-Peru's boys basketball team to an 88-85 victory over Rochelle on Friday.

Ryan Murray came off the bench to hit two clutch 3-pointers, including the go-ahead shot with 44 seconds left, and Woodstock's boys basketball team beat host Johnsburg 50-47 to forge a first-place tie in the Kishwaukee River Conference.

Princeton defeated Hall 67-65 on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026 at Princeton High School. Princeton's Jackson Mason hit the game-winning jump shot to lead the Tigers to victory.

Gardner-South Wilmington took third place over Momence in the River Valley Conference Tournament, Beecher won a thriller at Tri-Point for fifth and more in Friday's Daily Journal roundup.

A perfectly executed sequence in the final seconds of the third quarter swung all momentum to Marquette in the Crusaders' 64-40 win over host Henry-Senachwine during Friday's Tri-County boys basketball game. It was Marquette's 20th win of the season.

Ethan Vahl scored 30 points, six in overtime with two assists, Brayden Borrowman hit the go-ahead free throws in overtime, and visiting Oswego beat Oswego East for the second time in OT this season to sweep the crosstown series for the first time in 10 years.

Dixon built a double-digit lead early in the seconds quarter and never trailed again in a 69-61 BNC win over Rock Falls on Friday night at Tabor Gym.

After getting taken out of the game after two straight turnovers, Ben Peterson turned it around with 17 points to help Geneva take a 62-47 victory over Wheaton North.

St. Anne secured its second straight River Valley Conference Tournament title with a 60-49 win over Clifton Central in Friday's championship game, which also clinched a second straight unbeaten RVC season for the Cardinals.

Joliet West's boys basketball team won its 10th game in a row with a 58-23 victory over Plainfield Central Friday night.

Behind a career-high 36 points from AJ Berndt, who surpassed 1,000 points for his career, Cary-Grove took down Crystal Lake Central 75-57 and clinched at least a share of the Fox Valley Conference boys basketball title.

Isaiah Robinson had nine points and nine rebounds to help lead Plainfield South to a 49-42 win over Joliet Central on Friday.

After Eiden Kubilius helped Lincoln-Way West keep pace in an early back-and-forth battle at Bradley-Bourbonnais, Aidan Bach and Drake Been made big plays down the stretch that allowed the Warriors to escape with a 51-44 win Friday night.

With its 65-48 home win over Newark on Friday, the Hinckley-Big Rock boys basketball team assured itself a share of the Little Ten Conference regular-season title with the Norsemen. But senior Luke Badal, who scored a game-high 18 points, said the Royals aren’t done yet.

Woodland's boys basketball team shot a blazing 62.8% from the field and held off a frantic fourth-quarter comeback effort from Dwight to clinch at least a share of the Tri-County Conference title with a 77-69 win Friday night.

Fresh off being ranked No. 1 in the latest Associated Press Class 1A poll, Newman rode a hot start on its way to a 77-57 win on Friday at Kewanee. Evan Bushman hit six of the Comets' 11 3-pointers and finished with 18 points.

St. Anne defeated Clifton Central 60-49 in the River Valley Conference Tournament title game on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026.

Bolingbrook slowly inched away from Minooka to claim a senior night victory and keep its Southwest Conference record spotless on the year in a 66-52 win on Friday night.

Woodstock faces Johnsburg in a Kishwaukee River Conference boys basketball game on Friday, February. 13, 2026, at Johnsburg High School.

Marc Gamble scored a game-high 31 points, and Lucas Kaciulis put in the game-winning basket as time expired to give Timothy Christian a 51-50 comeback win over Aurora Christian on Thursday night.

Batavia boys basketball forward Evan Blankenship, who put up 23 points and 11 rebounds to take down Geneva and led the Bulldogs to three wins, is the Kane County Chronicle Athlete of the Week.

Cissna Park made it back-to-back perfect seasons in Vermilion Valley Conference girls basketball, Peotone's boys scored a senior night win and more in Wednesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Glenbard North withstood another fourth-quarter comeback attempt to top Geneva 51-48 in DuKane Conference action on Wednesday.

Forreston fell 66-53 to Pecatonica in a NUIC matchup at Forreston High School on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026.

Cam Mercer scored 17 points as Riverside-Brookfield rolled past West Chicago to clinch at least a share of the Upstate Eight East title and Glenbard East and Wheaton Warrenville South boys basketball were also winners in Wednesday's roundup.

After not dressing last season and playing a practice role for Lemont, senior Nathan Ludwig is happy to be making a difference in his team’s quest for 20 wins as the "glue guy." That, plus notes on Wheaton Warrenville South and Lyons from Bob Narang.

Clifton Central held on for a 54-53 win at Gardner-South Wilmington in the River Valley Conference Tournament semifinals Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026.

Joliet Catholic boys basketball led Plainfield South by 11 in the third quarter, but the Cougars managed to cut it down to a one-point deficit late. The Hilltoppers made their free throws to close the game out and get the win.

The Streator boys basketball used a second quarter comeback to take the lead, then survived a late rally by host Seneca to earn a 54-52 victory on Tuesday night.

St. Anne secured a 64-43 win over Momence in the River Valley Conference Tournament semifinals on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026, as longtime Cardinals coach Rick Schoon collected his 500th career coaching victory. Check out the game photos by Tiffany Blanchette.

Downers Grove North girls basketball rolled past Downers Grove South to win the West Suburban Conference crossover championship, and Downers Grove North, St. Francis and IC Catholic boys basketball were all winners Tuesday.

Blake Chandler's tie-breaking free throw with three seconds left ahead of a would-be game-winning buzzer-beater from Cooper Biros that swirled in and out allowed Clifton Central to top Gardner-South Wilmington 54-53 in a thrilling River Valley Conference Tournament semifinal.

Bud Shanahan made his presence known at both ends of the court, and Crystal Lake Central beat visiting McHenry 55-38 in a Fox Valley Conference boys basketball game Tuesday night.