Here is the 2025-26 Record Newspapers all-area girls basketball team.

Oswego East senior and Illinois Wesleyan commit Aubrey Lamberti, who this season became the program's all-time leading scorer and averaged 16.7 points and 7.5 rebounds as a senior, is the Record Newspapers Player of the Year for the second straight season.

Here is the 2025-2026 Suburban Life All-Area girls basketball team.

Nazareth senior and BYU commit Stella Sakalas, who led the Roadrunners to the Class 4A state championship and will graduate as the program's second-highest career scorer and all-time winningest player, is the Suburban Life Player of the Year.

Sophia Towne scored 17 points and hit four of Nazareth's eight threes, the Roadrunners blew open the game with a 16-0 run and beat Loyola in a matchup of the state's top two teams 55-23 in the Class 4A final for Nazareth's second state championship in the largest-ever 4A margin.

Nazareth defeated Loyola 52-31 to win the Class 4A State girls basketball championship on Saturday, March 7, 2026 at CEFCU Arena in Normal.

Byron couldn't overcome a cold shooting day and couldn't recover from slow starts to the second and third quarters, losing to Breese Central 44-28 in the Class 2A state championship game at Illinois State's CEFCU Arena. It's Byron's fifth state trophy.

Breese Central defeated Byron 44-28 during the Class 2A State championship on Saturday, March 7, 2026 at CEFCU Arena in Normal.

BYU recruit Stella Sakalas scored 30 points, 19 coming in the first half, and Nazareth pulled away to beat Belleville East 54-36 in Friday's Class 4A state semifinal.

With a pair of 2,000-point scorers in Addison Lucht and Dierks Neukomm, and a pair of 1,000-point scorers in Lauryn Hamrick and Seth Walder, the Cissna Park basketball class of 2026 made their way into school record books.

Nazareth takes on Bellville East in the Class 4A girls basketball state semifinal Friday, March 6, 2026, at CEFCU Arena in Normal. Nazareth took the win 54-36 and will play for the state title Saturday.

Sophia Towne was once a cross country runner, and it shows. Playing with boundless energy, the Nazareth junior guard is the point of the team's tough matchup zone, and catalyst to the offense. Towne and Nazareth, back at state, play Belleville East in a state semifinal Friday.

Here is the All-Fox Valley Conference girls basketball team for the 2025-26 season, as selected by coaches. Huntley led the All-FVC team with four selections, followed by Burlington Central and Crystal Lake South with three apiece.

Sterling junior Jossy James was named All-Western Big 6 Conference first-team after tying for the league lead with 19 points per game. Nia Harris and Jae James were also named honorable mention.

Loyola pulls away from St. Charles East in the fourth quarter to reach state, end Saints' season.

Nazareth held Illinois State recruit Danyella Mporokoso to nine points and Waubonsie Valley to a season-low total as a team, and the Roadrunners used a 17-3 run in the fourth quarter to pull away for a 54-42 win in Monday's Class 4A Lyons Supersectional.

Ava Garcia and Bella Gouranis came up clutch for St. Viator down the stretch, helping the Lions to a 46-43 victory over Geneva to secure the first trip to the state tournament in school history.

Providence Catholic lost for the first time this season to a Class 3A team, losing a supersectional contest to Washington on Monday, 73-47.

A late 10-0 run helped Trinity pull away from Glenbard South and earn a spot in this weekend's Class 3A State Finals.

Geneva faces St. Viator in the IHSA Class 3A Woodstock North Supersectional girls basketball game on Monday, March 2, 2026, at Woodstock North High School.

Kylie Feuerbach is "ecstatic" that she returned to the University of Iowa for one final college basketball season, and is soaking in the experience as much as possible as her career comes to an end.

Landrie Callahan had 38 points and 13 rebounds to lead Providence to a 72-44 win over Hillcrest in the Class 3A Hillcrest Sectional title game

Brooklyn Schilb put up 30 of her 32 points in the second half, helping third-seeded St. Charles East pull away from top-seeded Glenbard West for a 53-28 victory for their first sectional title since 2021.

Rheayanna Ferguson and Jamie Mizwicki each scored 10 points as Glenbard South beat Aurora Central Catholic in the Class 3A De La Salle Sectional final, and Trinity beat Fenwick on a 3-pointer with 6.2 seconds left for its first sectional title since 2016.

Waubonsie Valley scored the first 12 points of the fourth quarter and held Benet scoreless for nearly the first seven minutes of the fourth to beat the Redwings in a sectional final for the third straight year, 45-37 in the Class 4A East Aurora Sectional final.

Johnsburg's historic season came to an end Thursday night with a 57-38 loss to St. Edward in the Class 2A Johnsburg Sectional championship. The Skyhawks finished the season at 34-1.

Nazareth turned in yet another sparkling defensive effort in a 53-26 victory over Downers Grove North at the Class 4A Hinsdale Central Sectional on Thursday.

Newman's best season since 2009 came to an end after a 60-55 loss to Wethersfield in Thursday's Class 1A Eastland Sectional final.

Manteno's winningest season in program history came to an end Thursday with a heartbreaking, 46-44 loss to Pontiac in the IHSA Class 2A Pontiac Sectional championship, ending the Panthers' season at 27-7 just short of their first sectional title.

Crystal Lake South faces Geneva in the IHSA Class 3A Crystal Lake Central Sectional girls basketball championship game on Thursday, February, 26, 2026, at Crystal Lake Central High School.

Emma Peterson posted 15 points and 15 rebounds as the Geneva girls basketball team dominated on the glass, overcoming 18 points from Crystal Lake South's Laken LePage to knock off the Gators 43-33 in the IHSA Class 3A sectional final at Crystal Lake Central.

Manteno's winningest season in girls basketball history came to a heartbreaking end with a 46-44 loss to Pontiac in the IHSA Class 2A Pontiac Sectional championship Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026.

Johnsburg loses to St. Edward in the IHSA Class 2A Johnsburg Sectional girls basketball championship game on Thursday, February, 26, 2026, at Johnsburg High School.

Geneva junior Linnea Popp, who hit a game-winning shot against Kaneland and had a game-high 13 points against top-seeded Dixon to win a regional title, is the Kane County Chronicle Athlete of the Week.

Newman fell to Wethersfield 60-55 Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026, in the Class 1A sectional final at Eastland.

Johnsburg sophomore Summer Toussaint earned Kishwaukee River Conference Girls Basketball Player of the Year honors. Check out the full All-KRC team here, as selected by coaches.

Eastland battled adversity like it has throughout the season, but fell short late in a 41-38 loss to Wethersfield in Tuesday night's sectional semifinal matchup. The Cougars finished the season 27-7 with their first regional title since 2020.

Cissna Park had its season come to an end with a 54-35 loss to Heyworth in the IHSA Class 1A Iroquois Sectional, finishing 26-3 and seeing a four-year run with an 111-23 record come to an end.

Rockford Christian outscored Marquette's girls basketball team by 15 points in the third quarter and built a double-digit lead on its way to a 61-42 win in the Class 1A Indian Creek Sectional semifinal contest.

Benet forced a Bolingbrook turnover in the closing seconds to reach the finals of the Class 4A East Aurora Sectional, in which they will face Waubonsie Valley in a sectional final for a fourth straight year.

The Fightin' Irish trailed 12-2 after the first quarter of Tuesday's Class 2A Pontiac Sectional semifinal against the host Indians, a deficit that proved to be too large to come back from in a 46-32 loss.

Avani Williams scored 14 points to pace a Fenwick win and the Friars and Glenbard South both advanced to Class 3A sectional finals on Thursday.

Campbell Thulin and Downers Grove North beat Hinsdale Central for the fourth time this season in Tuesday's sectional semifinal, while Nazareth pulled away late to beat St. Ignatius in the first semifinal.

Addie Schilb put up 13 points to lead third-seeded St. Charles East to a 39-32 upset win over Lake Park, while Sophia Evans put up 25 points off the bench to lead top-seeded Glenbard West to a 67-60 victory over St. Charles North.

The Ottawa girls basketball team hung tough early, but eventually fell 70-39 to Class 3A top-ranked Washington in the semifinals of the Galesburg Sectional on Tuesday.

Emily Horath and Maddy Gesky combined for 37 points, and Manteno's defense forced 23 St. Joseph-Ogden turnovers as the Panthers topped the Spartans 44-23 in Tuesday's IHSA Class 2A Pontiac Sectional semifinal.

Summer Toussaint scored 24 points and Johnsburg's girls basketball team kept its perfect season intact with a 57-30 win over Marshall in a semifinal of the Class 2A Johnsburg Sectional on Tuesday night.

Manteno earned a 44-23 victory over St. Joseph-Ogden in the IHSA Class 2A Pontiac Sectional semifinal on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026, at Pontiac Township High School.

Newman used a strong defensive effort and stayed composed late to beat Galena 42-32 and advance to the Sweet 16. The Comets will face Wethersfield on Thursday at 7 p.m. for the Class 1A Eastland Sectional title.

Landrie Callahan hauled in 16 rebounds and scored 23 points to lead Providence past TF North and into the Class 3A Hillcrest Sectional championship game.