Marshawn Cocroft reached 2,000 career points as Kaneland beat La Salle-Peru, Hinckley-Big Rock and Indian Creek picked up Little Ten wins and more in the roundup.

Glenbard West boys basketball beat Hinsdale Central in overtime, Riverside-Brookfield won its 10th straight ahead of a showdown with Glenbard East Tuesday, Downers Grove South won its eighth in a row and York and Lyons were also winners Friday.

JJ Stokes, who recently returned to the lineup after injuring his shoulder, hit a clutch 3-pointer, Max Beard scored 25 points, and Woodstock edged host Marengo 58-57 in a Kishwaukee River Conference basketball game Friday night.

Myles Newman had taken over offensively for DeKalb in a game in which points were at a premium. But his block of a Xander Lewis shot with 1:13 left helped seal a 39-37 win for DeKalb against Sycamore on Friday at the NIU Convocation Center, their fifth straight win in the series.

L-P's Aiden McCray advanced to the final day of the state bowling tournament, plus more results in Friday's NewsTribune roundup.

Brooklyn Schilb set the pace on the night, dropping 31 points and helping St. Charles East to its fourth straight win in the crosstown series with a 43-36 victory over St. Charles North.

Geneva senior Keira McCann scored 12 points, and the Vikings raced out to an early lead and never looked back in beating Batavia 45-31.

The Marquette boys basketball team built on a solid first quarter to eventually earn a 53-29 triumph over Woodland in the championship game of the 99th annual Tri-County Conference Tournament on Friday in Granville.

Sterling was unable to answer Quincy's full-court press in the fourth quarter as the Blue Devils rallied for a 59-52 overtime win. Quincy's 6-foot-7 freshman Brennan Lepper forced OT with a banked in 3-pointer.

Despite smothering defense from Naz Dean and DeKalb all night, Sadie Lang heated up late and finished with 15 points, helping Sycamore seal a 38-26 win Friday night at the NIU Convocation Center in the annual rivalry game.

Reed-Custer beat Illinois Central Eight Conference opponent Coal City for its seventh straight win, Milford downed Schlarman in an overtime Vermilion Valley Conference thriller, and more in Friday's Daily Journal roundup.

Rochelle pulled off a dramatic 57-55 home win over Ottawa on Friday night, capped by a half-court buzzer-beater from Hubs' junior forward Brody Bruns to win it late.

Minooka trailed Plainfield North at halftime of Friday's boys basketball game, but the Indians rallied to secure a 60-52 win.

Plainfield Central got back within three points of Joliet Central Friday night after trailing by as many as 20 in the first half, but the Steelmen got back on track to earn the win.

Carson Trivellini scored a game-high 24 points, Nick Stowasser threw down multiple dunks, and Crystal Lake South erased a double-digit deficit to beat Huntley 62-44 in a Fox Valley Conference boys basketball matchup Friday night.

TJ Williams made his first nine shots from the field and scored 20 of his 26 points in the first half, and hot-shooting Bolingbrook blew past host Oswego East 83-54 on Friday in the Southwest Prairie Conference.

The Bishop McNamara community came together on Friday to host the River Valley Special Rec's basketball teams, the Raccoons and the Rebels, as they had their 2025-26 seasons come to an end.

In their first home game in three weeks, Kankakee got off to a slow start against Thornwood before picking things up down the stretch for an 11-point win, powered by a 28-point night from Lincoln Williams.

Minooka girls wrestling won three individual titles to claim the Southwest Prairie Conference title. Lincoln-Way West leads the way at state in boys bowling, plus more in Friday's Herald News sports roundup.

Benet suffocated St. Viator defensively, allowing just 12 points in each half on its way to a 52-24 East Suburban Catholic Conference victory Friday night.

Marmion junior guard Ben Piekarz scored 16 points in one of his best varsity shooting games, his 3-pointer igniting a game-turning 22-0 run to spark the Cadets to a 67-45 win over IC Catholic Prep for their fourth straight victory.

Huntley junior guard Lana Hobday hit a pair of clutch 3s, one in the fourth quarter and one in overtime, as the Red Raiders held off Crystal Lake South 48-43 Friday night to keep sole possession of first place in the Fox Valley Conference.

Huntley faces Crystal Lake South in a Fox Valley Conference boys basketball game on Friday, Jan. 30, 2026, at Crystal Lake South High School.

Huntley faces Crystal Lake South in a Fox Valley Conference girls basketball game on Friday, Jan. 30, 2026, at Crystal Lake South High School.

A year after falling just short of his second individual title, Purdue commit Zach Stewart is ready to take himself and Marmion to the top of the podium.

Marengo's Parker Weadge loves hunting and loves hunting rebounds. The 6-foot-6 junior set the school record for rebounds in a game earlier this season and last week broke the school mark for rebounds in a season.

While York junior gymnast Melania Veselovsky defended her all-around title at the West Suburban Conference Silver Division Meet Thursday, the Dukes accomplished something for the first time since 1988. York won an outright overall championship by winning the meet in its home gym.

Alden-Hebron defeats Woodlands Academy in a nononference girls basketball game on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, at Alden-Hebron High School in Hebron.

Wilmington emerged victorious over Herscher with a 52-50 win in the Illinois Central Eight Conference battle on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026.

Marian Central won its third straight Chicagoland Christian Conference boys wrestling title this past weekend. Now, the Hurricanes turn to the postseason, where they'll try for a fourth straight regional title and a third straight trip to dual state.

Kankakee's Malea Harrison, Manteno's Maddie Gesky and Grant Park's Taylor Panozzo and Abi Roberts all had double-doubles, plus more in Thursday's Daily Journal roundup.

Wilmington came out on top of a back-and-forth Illinois Central Eight Conference battle with Herscher at home on Thursday, beating the Tigers 52-50.

Trixie Carroll scored 23 points in an Eastland win over Milledgeville and Polo's Laynie Mandrell had 13 rebounds in a win over AFC in Thursday's Sauk Valley Roundup.

Sparked by a career-high 27 points from sophomore AJ Rogers, Wheaton Warrenville South shot the lights out in Thursday's home win over Geneva.

Ben Gillmar went off for a career-high 28 points, while a switch to a full-court defense helped Wheaton North put some distance between St. Charles North in a 58-49 victory in DuKane Conference play.

Judah Miceli hit a 3-pointer with three seconds left to force overtime, but Hinckley-Big Rock lost on the road in Thursday's Daily Chronicle sports roundup.

The last three times Elsie Betz made a 3-pointer, she gave Indian Creek a seven-point lead. Considering Hinckley-Big Rock stormed back and tied things up with 1:30 left in the game, the Timberwolves needed each and every one of those points in their 58-56 road win.

Lucy Oetting's buzzer-beating 3-pointer to end the first quarter provided the spark Newman needed to pull away from Erie-Prophetstown for a 52-21 Three Rivers East win Thursday in Sterling.

Madelyn Kiper scored 20 breaking her single season scoring record as Minooka won its 20th game of the season. Plus more area scores in Thursday's Herald News Sports Roundup,

Led by Campbell Thulin, youngest of five siblings (four of them brothers) with offers from BYU and Penn State, a strong supporting cast including Ady Fanta and freshman Eva Yerkovich and its trademark defense, Downers Grove North is 22-2 and coming off a huge three-win stretch.

Batavia senior Ali Thomas, who averaged 17 points a game to lead the Bulldogs to wins over Glenbard North and Lake Park, is the Kane County Chronicle Athlete of the Week.

Congratulations to The Times Athlete of the Week, Ottawa boys wrestling’s Wes Weatherford!

Yorkville senior Caleb Viscogliosi, who won the 175-pound championship at the Southwest Prairie Conference meet, helping lead the Foxes to their fifth straight conference title, is the Record Newspapers Athlete of the Week in an online vote. Here is his Q&A with Joshua Welge.

On the boys side: DeKalb's defense vs. Sycamore pace. On the girls side: Red-hot Sycamore looking for revenge against up-and-down DeKalb. The Barbs and Spartans renew their rivalry showdown at the NIU Convocation Center on Friday.

Downers Grove South boys basketball beat Addison Trail to run its win streak to seven and Downers Grove North and IC Catholic were also winners Wednesday.

Sean Roth scored a team-high 17 points, and Hampshire's improved boys basketball team beat visiting Marian Central 61-46 in a nonconference game Wednesday night.

Cameron Gray's 19 points led Gardner-South Wilmington in a double overtime thriller over Herscher, Reed-Custer's Eddie Bryan and Cissna Park's Addison Lucht each broke the 20-point mark and more in Wednesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Sam Austin, part of Nazareth's stellar defense Wednesday, rarely shoots – but her go-ahead 3-pointer with 3:31 left was the biggest shot of the game as the third-ranked Roadrunners beat No. 1 Benet 44-37 to snap the Redwings' 20-game winning streak.

Woodstock first-year coach Juel Mecklenburg wanted the ball in Aiyana Fourdyce's hands with the game on the line. The 6-foot freshman didn't disappoint, helping the Blue Streaks hold off Richmond-Burton 56-55 in their Kishwaukee River Conference game Wednesday.

Bolingbrook beats Plainfield North in boys basketball and more in the Herald-News roundup.