Newman's lone senior Lucy Oetting stepped up with 24 points as the Comets beat Bureau Valley 66-41 to win their first regional title since 2009.

Lake Park put together a dominant fourth quarter to pull away from Wheaton North for a 40-23 victory in Friday's Class 4A Lake Park Regional final between the DuKane Conference foes. Brea Moore led the Falcons with 11 points.

Maeve Savage was a sophomore starter two years ago on Hinsdale South's team that was fourth in Class 3A, the best team in school history. The Hornets took a step back last year, but on Friday Savage had 19 points and 15 rebounds to lead them past Lemont 34-29 to a regional title.

Metamora's girls basketball team outscored Morris 22-3 in the second quarter and cruised to a 62-28 win in the Class 3A Metamora Regional title game on Friday night.

Bishop McNamara beat Joliet Catholic 52-45 in the IHSA Class 2A Bishop McNamara Regional championship game on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026.

Senior Mya Austin scored six of her game-high 16 points in the final minute of the game, and had a key offensive rebound with 27 seconds remaining that shut the door on Wheaton Warrenville South in a 58-51 Glenbard West victory.

Danyella Mporokoso poured in 31 points and became Waubonsie Valley’s all-time leading scorer in a 71-49 win over Plainfield North on Thursday to capture the Class 4A Waubonsie Valley Regional final.

Timothy Christian won its fifth regional title since 2018 with a 44-35 win over Lisle on Thursday.

Clifton Central fell to Roanoke-Benson 49-25 in the IHSA Class 2A Clifton Central Regional championship game, ending its winningest season in nine years, and more in Thursday's Daily Journal roundup.

Manteno's girls basketball team won its second regional title in the last three years and fourth in program history with a 50-37 win over Wilmington in the IHSA Class 2A Seneca Regional championship Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026.

Bishop McNamara beat Joliet Catholic 52-45 in the IHSA Class 2A Bishop McNamara Regional championship game on Thursday, securing a second straight regional title and avenging a 55-33 loss to the Angels on Feb. 11.

Katherine Skinner scored 21 as Hinsdale Central upset defending state champion Kenwood in a regional final, Stella Sakalas scored 33 as Nazareth rolled, plus state wrestling results in Thursday's roundup.

St. Charles East won its third consecutive regional title with a complete effort in a victory over Batavia in a Class 4A Regional title matchup

Quinn Carrier scored 17 of her 19 points in the second half to help Sycamore beat Burlington Central 50-43 to win the Class 3A Sycamore Regional.

St. Edward's defense held Marengo to one basket and two points in the first quarter, and the Indians couldn't recover in a 34-23 loss to the Green Wave in the Class 2A Marengo Regional final on Thursday.

Makena Cleary sank two 3-pointers to stake Crystal Lake South's girls basketball team to an early lead, and the Gators never looked back en route to a 55-23 win over Woodstock in the Class 3A Woodstock North Regional final Thursday night.

Providence Catholic held Oak Forest to no field goals in the first and fourth quarters and just one in the third as they won their home regional tournament.

The Ottawa girls basketball team held regional top seed Sterling 25 points below its season average, upsetting the Golden Warriors 33-27 for the 3A La Salle-Peru Regional title and a trip to next week’s 3A Galesburg Sectional.

In a matchup of teams looking to add on to their program single-season wins records, Manteno avenged last week's loss to Wilmington with a 50-37 victory in Wednesday's IHSA Class 2A Seneca Regional championship.

Sydney Dodd led a balanced scoring attack with 13 points and added 10 rebounds as the Raiders shook off Lockport for a 53-32 victory Thursday evening in the Class 4A Yorkville Regional title game.

Kaelie Tomalak hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with nine seconds remaining in overtime, helping fourth-seeded St. Charles North hold off fifth-seeded York for a 48-46 victory for its third regional title in four years.

While Geneva made key plays in Thursday's Class 3A Dixon Regional championship, Dixon suffered one of its worst shooting nights of the season in a 49-40 Vikings victory at Lancaster Gym.

Moline's girls basketball team shot 13 of 25 in the second half and topped Minooka 57-49 in the Class 4A Minooka Regional title game

The Midland girls basketball team received a huge 3-pointer from senior Emma Franks in the final minutes of a 52-45 victory over Yorkville Christian in the Class 1A Serena Regional championship game om Thursday. It's the Timberwolves first postseason title since 1999.

Furman commit Emma Briggs scored Benet's first 17 points and finished with a career-best 36 points – and the top-seeded Redwings needed every last one to overcome eighth-seeded Oswego East 58-50 in the Class 4A Benet Regional final.

Stifling defense helped Downers Grove North offset a rough shooting night in a win over St. Laurence at its own Class 4A Regional.

Kennedy Manning made four triples and finished with 13 points, while Olivia Leuze had 10 points and six rebounds as the Cary-Grove girls basketball team's season came to a close in Thursday's 45-31 loss to Boylan in the IHSA Class 3A Regional final.

Aubrina Adamik floated in the game-winning shot in the final seconds, Luca Garlin scored a game-high 18 points and Huntley rallied to beat Guilford 35-33 on Thursday for its 13th regional championship in program history.

Ottawa defeated Sterling 33-27 to win the Class 3A Regional title on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026 in Sellett Gymnasium at La Salle-Peru Township High School. Check out photos from the game by MaKade Rios.

Marquette avenged a 30-point loss from earlier in the season to beat Dwight 65-56 for the Class 1A Amboy Regional title. It is the Crusaders' first regional title since 2012.

Evelyn Klimek dominated the offensive glass, providing the difference in a game in which buckets were at a premium in the Eagles' 31-29 win over Indian Creek in the Class 1A South Beloit Regional championship game on Thursday.

Rock Island Alleman defeated St. Bede 42-40 during the Class 2A Regional final game on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026 at St. Bede Academy.

Crystal Lake South faces Woodstock in the IHSA Class 3A Woodstock North Regional championship girls basketball game on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026, at Woodstock North High School.

Marengo faces St. Edward in the IHSA Class 2A Marengo Regional championship girls basketball game on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026, at Marengo High School.

The Sycamore girls basketball team hosted Burlington Central Thursday in an IHSA Class 3A regional championship game.

Dixon and Geneva meet in the Class 3A girls basketball regional Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026. Geneva took the hard fought win 49-40.

For the first time this season, the Kankakee boys basketball team took the top spot in this week's Associated Press Class 3A Basketball Poll.

In similar fashion to last month's matchup at Kankakee, Morris stormed ahead late to top the Kays on Tuesday, this time in the semifinals of the IHSA Class 3A Metamora Regional.

Madelyn Kiper scored 19 points, Sadie Webb had 14, and Minooka cruised to a regional girls basketball semifinal victory over Joliet West on Tuesday evening.

Bureau Valley's Libby Endress led a balanced effort with 18 points, 11 rebounds and two basket-and-1s late in the Storm's 67-48 win over Polo in the Class 1A Galva Regional semifinals on Tuesday night.

Sycamore came back from seven down in the final four minutes to beat Freeport and advance to a regional final. Quinn Carrier scored 26 to lead the Spartans and Sadie Lang had a key rebound in a game in which all the rebounds were going Freeport's way.

Oswego East's Aubrey Lamberti went coast-to-coast off a Neuqua Valley miss in the final 10 seconds, her short runner rolling into the basket as time expired to give the Wolves a thrilling 35-33 win in a Class 4A Benet Regional semifinal.

Ali Thomas had 10 of her game-high 12 points come in the second half, including the go-ahead free throws with 58.3 seconds left, to help No. 6 Batavia avoid the upset with a 39-37 victory over No. 11 DeKalb.

St. Bede defeated Princeton 45-34 during the Class 2A Regional semifinals on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026 at St. Bede Academy. The Lady Bruins will play Rock Island Alleman for the Regional title on Thursday at 6:30p.m.

Cary-Grove faces McHenry in Fox Valley Conference boys basketball on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026, at McHenry High School.

Newman's Gisselle Martin and Elaina Allen hit some big shots as the Comets shook off the rust and pulled away late in a 49-35 win over Stark County in the Class 1A Galva Regional semifinals.

Reese Zawisza and Woodstock rallied to beat Woodstock North, while Gaby Dzik scored 23 points to lead Crystal Lake South past Crystal Lake Central in the Class 3A Woodstock North Regional semifinals Tuesday night.

Dixon started strong and never looked back in a 55-10 win over Rockford East in their Class 3A Dixon Regional semifinal Monday night at Lancaster Gym.

The Panthers bested Peotone, the Comets avenged multiple losses to Tri-Point and Cissna Park got past Hoopeston. Iroquois West's Amelia Scharp reached 1,000 career points in her final game, and more in Monday's Daily Journal roundup.

Stillman Valley beat Oregon 54-33 at the 2A Winnebago Regional on Monday, Feb. 16, 2026 at Winnebago High School.