Both Marquette's Wesley Janick and Sandwich's Cooper Corder earned spots in state championship matches, Ottawa's Wes Weatherford stayed alive for a medal, plus more in The Times Friday Roundup.

Illinois’ 2025-26 boys basketball postseason begins on Monday. Here's a look at what awaits teams from across The Times coverage area.

Marquette’s Wesley Janick and Sandwich’s Cooper Corder reached semifinals at the IHSA Class 1A State Wrestling Tournament on Thursday, while Woodland's Nolan Price fired in 11 3s, program-record 40 points in win over Earlville. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

In The Times Wednesday Roundup, Sandwich, Earlville and Serena's boys basketball teams all took late-season losses.

The Woodland boys basketball team captured its 20th win on Tuesday night, which also gave coach Connor Kaminke his 100th career victory. Marquette topped Serena, while the Streator girls hoops squad had its season come to a close. Plus more results from around The Times area.

Marquette and Dwight's girls basketball teams both pulled off upsets Monday to set up an all-underdog championship game for the Class 1A Amboy Regional title. Plus more girls basketball regionals in The Times Monday Roundup.

A total of 13 Times-area wrestlers earned trips to next weekend's state tournament at sectionals on Saturday, while the girls basketball teams from Marquette, Serena, FCW and Fieldcrest all won regional openers. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

The Seneca boys basketball team - led by 18 points and 11 rebounds from Zeb Maxwell - rolled to a Tri-County Conference win over Lowpoint-Washburn on Friday. Plus, more results from around in The Times Friday Roundup.

The Somonauk/Leland girls basketball team defeated Earlville on Thursday to complete an undefeated Little Ten Conference regular-season championship.

Ottawa's girls basketball team triumphed, but Streator's Ava Gwaltney scored 20 points to surpass 1,000 in her career. Plus wins for Somonauk/Leland's girls and Sandwich's boys in The Times Wednesday Roundup.

Illinois’ 2025-26 girls basketball postseason tips off this Saturday for small schools and next Monday for larger schools. Here's a look at what awaits teams from across The Times coverage area.

Leland and Newark's boys basketball teams scored Tuesday night victories. That and more in The Times Tuesday Roundup.

The Fieldcrest boys basketball team used a huge second half to top Woodland, while Warriors senior Nolan Price became the program's all-time leader in made 3-pointers on Monday. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

Ottawa’s Juliana Thrush, Marquette’s Lily Deibel, and Streator’s Addison Yacko and Lailah Vaughn all won championships on Saturday at the Normal West Girls Wrestling Regional. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

The Streator girls bowling team advanced to sectionals for the first time since 2018 after a fourth-place finish at the Morton Regional on Friday. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

The Newark boys basketball team fell to IMSA in the semifinals of the Little Ten Conference Tournament on Thursday, while Serena and Somonauk earned wins to move on the consolation title game. Plus more results from around the Times area.

The Streator girls bowling team and Sandwich boys basketball teams were both victorious. That and more in The Times Wednesday roundup.

The Seneca girls basketball team earned a Tri-County Conference win on Tuesday, while the Woodland boys captured victory No. 17 on the season. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

Led by a record-breaking effort from Nolan Price, Woodland's boys basketball team scored a Monday night win. That plus a win from Seneca's girls and more in The Times Monday Roundup.

Seneca boys wrestler Raiden Terry, Somonauk's competitive cheer squad, Marquette's girls basketball team and Ottawa's boys basketball team were among the winners covered in The Times Saturday Roundup.

Seneca's Zeb Maxwell's huge game helped lead to a win in the third-place game of the 99th annual Tri-County Conference Tournament on Friday, while Leland's Declan Brennan scored a school-record 44 points in a win over Earlville. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

Heyworth's girls and boys basketball teams both turned once-close games into double-digit victories over FCW and Flanagan-Cornell on Friday.

Seneca's Graysen Provance poured in a school-record 44 points in a road win, Somonauk/Leland stayed atop the Little Ten Conference girls basketball standings, and more in The Times Thursday Roundup.

Top-seeded Woodland and No. 2 Marquette captured semifinal wins on Wednesday at the 99th Tri-County Conference Tournament in Granville and will meet for the title on Friday. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

The Ottawa boys basketball team topped host Kewanee on Tuesday for win No. 10 of the season, while the Streator girls bowling squad earned a home victory over St. Bede. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

The Ottawa girls basketball team picked up a road win at Sandwich on Monday, while Fieldcrest earned a conference victory over Lexington. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

The Ottawa girls claimed four individual championships and finished runner-up as a team at the Interstate 8 Conference Wrestling Tournament on Saturday, while Seneca's Sammie Greisen won the title of her bracket at Harvard. Plus more results from around the area.

Somonauk/Leland's girls basketball team claimed third place, Earlville's girls won the consolation title, and in boys action Dwight topped Seneca. That and more in The Times Friday Roundup.

The Serena girls basketball team defeated Somonauk/Leland in the semifinals of the Little Ten Conference Tournament on Thursday night to advance to Friday's championship game. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

Seneca and Marquette's girls basketball teams both won to set up the Tri-County Conference Tournament's consolation game, with Sandwich's boys also scoring a win. That and more in The Times Wednesday Roundup.

Marquette, Woodland and Leland boys basketball all scored home wins Tuesday, Streator's boys won on the road, and Serena's girls got a tournament victory. That and more in The Times Tuesday Roundup.

The Seneca boys wrestling squad picked up dual victories over Prairie Central and Streator on Monday, while the Fieldcrest boys and girls basketball teams dropped games in the McClean County/Heart of Illinois Conference Tournament. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

Seneca’s Raiden Terry at 120 pounds and Sandwich’s Cooper Corder at 150 both captured titles at Saturday’s Comet Classic Tournament in Braidwood hosted by Reed-Custer. Plus, more results around the Times area.

The Woodland boys basketball team topped Putnam County to stay unbeaten in Tri-County Conference play on Friday, while Newark, Serena and Leland were all victorious in Little Ten Conference action. Plus, more results from the Times area.

The Seneca and Serena girls basketball teams rolled to league wins on Thursday. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

The Seneca boys wrestling team defeated St. Bede and Manteno in a home triangular on Wednesday. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

Serena, Somonauk and Fieldcrest's boys basketball teams along with Ottawa and Serena's girls were among the area's winners in The Times Tuesday Roundup.

Woodland's boys and Sandwich's girls basketball teams scored victories, plus more in The Times Monday Roundup.

Ottawa boys basketball picked up a historic win for head coach Mark Cooper, Sandwich's boys wrestling team took a tournament title, and more in The Times Saturday Roundup.

The Seneca boys basketball team topped Midland for a Tri-County Conference win on Friday, while Earlville defeated LaMoille in the Little Ten for its first triumph of the season. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

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

The Marquette girls basketball team won for the third straight time in a victory over Newark on Wednesday, while Seneca wrestlers Sammie Greisen and Haiden Lavarier both went 3-0. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

The Woodland boys basketball team started quick in a win over host Leland on Tuesday, while Serena and Fieldcrest also grabbed victories. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

Flanagan-Cornell/Woodland's Emma Palaschak scored 37 points, including the 1,000th of her career, in the Falcons' victory over Putnam County on Monday. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

During the holiday tournaments at Seneca and Plano, many Times-area boys basketball players put together tremendous efforts. A look at their accomplishments and what their coaches had to say about them in Brian Hoxsey's boys basketball notebook.

Ottawa wrestlers Wes Weatherford and Mayson Munson won titles at Wheaton on Saturday, while Marquette boys hoops defeated Hall. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

The Ottawa girls wrestling team went 2-1 at the Yorkville quadrangular on Friday, while the Sandwich boys wrestling squad claimed the title of their own dual tournament.

Marquette's Alex Schaefer became the first Crusaders wrestler to reach 100 career wins, and the team claimed the title of the Silver Bracket at the ABE's Rumble in Springfield. Plus more results from around the Times area.

Ottawa and Leland's boys basketball teams along with Marquette's girls were among those scoring tournament victories Monday, while Streator and Newark both fell and will meet each other; plus more in The Times Monday Roundup.

Flanagan-Cornell's Logan Ruddy set a tournament scoring record at the Shipyard Showdown on Saturday in a win over Somonauk. Plus, more results from around the Times area.