Morgan Hargrave hit a 3-pointer just before halftime to give Dixon the lead and momentum in a 48-31 win over St. Francis on Saturday.

The Oregon High School boys basketball team has opened its season with a 13-3 record, its strongest start in many years.

Genoa-Kingston's Marilu Mercado-Marquez won at Polo for Genoa-Kingston, Indian Creek stormed back against Johnsburg and more in the roundup.

Here's the schedule of varsity high school sporting events in the Ottawa/Streator/Seneca area for the coming week.

Bolingbrook has played a rigorous schedule thus far and another huge challenge on Saturday ended in a setback at the hands of Chicago Curie at the Steve Pappas Shootout at DePaul Prep.

Watseka/Milford beat Clifton Central 60-49 on Saturday, getting 31 points from Christa Holohan and outscoring the Comets 22-3 in the third quarter to improve to 13-2 on the year.

The Streator girls basketball team's lead has been cut to one entering the fourth quarter Saturday, but a spark off the bench from Audrey Arambula allowed the Bulldogs to retake control for a 33-28 triumph over Earlville.

Watseka-Milford tallied a 60-49 victory over Clifton Central on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026.

Kankakee claimed a 67-35 Southland Athletic Conference win over Crete-Monee on Kankakee’s senior night on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026.

Rochelle Township High School sophomore bowler Austin Hartnett’s best game of the season came outside of a meet. He bowled a 300 on Monday, Jan. 5, on a double date at T-Byrd Lanes in Rochelle.

Newman boys basketball beat Kewanee 54-44 to improve to 18-0 and 2-0 in conference. Sterling boys fell to Alleman, Polo's Carlee Grobe and Cam Jones each scored 18 points, and more in Friday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Brady Pettigrew's 26 points led Bolingbrook to a 70-53 win over Minooka, and more in Friday's Herald-News Roundup

Oswego East's girls basketball team played a dominant second quarter, enough to carry it past crosstown rival Oswego 49-30 Friday.

In his first varsity start Friday night at Wheaton North, Geneva junior David Udoiwod had the game of his life, knocking down five 3-pointers in the first half on his way to a career-best 32 points as the Vikings picked up a key DuKane Conference victory.

Jake Thies' basket with 3.7 seconds left gave Fenwick a win over Brother Rice, OJ Powell poured in 26 points for Willowbrook in a win over Proviso East, and IC Catholic, Benet, Downers Grove South, Wheaton Warrenville South and Hinsdale Central were also winners Friday.

Trailing St. Bede by as many as 16 points in the first half, Woodland's boys basketball team grabbed a three-point lead just before the conclusion of the third quarter and didn’t let it go on its way to a 59-54 Tri-County Conference win.

Joe Reid picked up a hot hand midway through the second quarter, scoring 17 of his 22 points in the frame, to help Batavia to a 56-46 victory over St. Charles East.

Luke Robinson had 23 points and nine rebounds, Gavin Radmer added 16 points in his second game back from injury, and Richmond-Burton's basketball team beat visiting Woodstock 53-38 Friday night in Kishwaukee River Conference action.

Gardner-South Wilmington bested Momence while St. Anne put away Beecher to keep both boys basketball teams tied atop the River Valley Conference. Those games and more in Friday's Daily Journal roundup.

Marshall Ledbetter scored 26 and Luke Badal 18 to lead Hinckley-Big Rock, Blake Ides scored 30 in a Genoa-Kingston loss, Ava Nuckles scored 20 in a Hiawatha win and more in the roundup.

Ethan Vahl scored 17 of his 29 points in the fourth quarter and overtime with the go-ahead 3 in OT, and Oswego rallied from seven down in the last two minutes of regulation for a 59-52 win, snapping a 16-game crosstown streak with the Panthers' first win since 2017.

Marquette boys basketball shook off a slow start and pulled away for a 44-31, rock-fight conference win over Roanoke-Benson on Friday night.

Donavyn Simmons, Jayden Armstrong and Danny Cervantes all scored in double figures Friday as Joliet Catholic tripped Carmel 56-48 in boys basketball action.

Peotone came back for a 51-38 Illinois Central Eight Conference win at home over Herscher on Friday, outscoring the Tigers 27-10 in the second half after trailing at halftime.

The Kays' starting lineup, comprised of all seniors, scored all 67 of their points in Friday's senior night romp of Crete-Monee.

Kaneland stayed unbeaten after a huge second‑half surge in a 65-56 win over Sycamore on Friday. Marshawn Cocroft powered the Knights with 18, while Sycamore’s Marcus Johnson dropped 16 before fouling out.

Cary-Grove's Malaina Kurth scored a game-high 20 points and helped spark a fast start for the Trojans, who earned their seventh straight victory Friday night with a 64-39 Fox Valley Conference win against Hampshire.

Some pretty second-half shooting and transition play allowed Wilmington's boys basketball team to flip a three-point halftime deficit into a 13-point victory over the Streator Bulldogs on Friday.

In a matchup between two teams at the top of the Upstate Eight standings, both undefeated in conference, Glenbard South's girls basketball team coasted to a 55-23 victory over Glenbard East on Friday night. The Rams won the boys game 63-50 in the nightcap.

The Oregon boys basketball team improved to 14-3 and 2-0 in BNC play after pulling away from Rock Falls in a 51-42 win. Benny Olalde provided a spark, and Cooper Johnson led the Hawks with 15 points.

In a crucial West Suburban Conference Silver Division clash in La Grange, York junior Sawyer Asgedom made a big difference. Asgedom hit three 3-pointers and scored all nine of his points in the second quarter to spark the Dukes to a dominating 40-23 victory over Lyons.

Confidence and aggressiveness were the name of the game Friday night for Dixon, as it used a huge third-quarter run to break open a tie game and pull away for a 53-37 victory over Stillman Valley at Lancaster Gym.

Woodstock at Richmond-Burton in a Kishwaukee River Conference boys basketball game on Friay Jan. 9 2026, at Richmond-Burton High School, in Richmond.

Two of Sanaii McPherson’s seven rebounds were key to St. Edward’s 54-51 nonconference win over Aurora Central Catholic Thursday as the Green Wave rallied past the Chargers.

Sterling girls basketball fell by two at Moline, Dixon and Newman rolled on the road, Sterling boys bowling beat Dixon and more in Thursday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Two days after topping defending IHSA Class 3A State champion Montini on the road, the Kays returned home and back to Southland Athletic Conference with a resounding 70-27 win over Thornridge on Thursday.

Julian Overton's 16 points paced Lemont to a big conference crossover win over Oak Lawn, Cameron Mercer scored 24 points in a Riverside-Brookfield win and Liz Pettinger's 507 series led Willowbrook bowling to a dual win in Thursday's roundup.

Landon Norris scored a career-high 22 points to lead Morris' boys basketball team to a 63-53 win over Plano.

Cissna Park senior Lauryn Hamrick scored 16 points Thursday, surpassing 1,000 for her career and helping lead the Timberwolves to their ninth straight win, and more in Thursday's Daily Journal roundup.

McHenry faces Prairie Ridge in a Fox Valley Conference wrestling match on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026 at Prairie Ridge High School in Crystal Lake.

Sycamore picked up seven pins in a near-sweep of Kaneland, the Indian Creek girls held off Serena for a home win and more in the roundup.

Mia Cotton had 16 points and eight steals, Anna Herrmann had 22 points and inched her way closer to the state's Top 20 list for 3-pointers made in a career, and Hinckley-Big Rock went more than 16 minutes without allowing IMSA to score in a 48-12 win on Thursday.

Lincoln-Way East took down host Bradley-Bourbonnais 59-20 in a dual Thursday night between SouthWest Suburban Conference opponents.

St. Francis senior Carter Clark, who scored a team-high 17 points in a win over South Elgin and 22 points in a victory over Andrew during the Jack Tosh Holiday Classic, is the Kane County Chronicle Athlete of the Week.

Ellie Noble played a key supporting role last year for Glenbard West's first sectional champion in 26 years. Now, with seven seniors graduated, Noble is the star for a Hilltoppers team off to a 17-1 start. That, Benet No. 1 in first AP rankings and Coach Kipp's Hoopsfest lineup.

Coal City is currently ranked No. 1 in Class 1A by illinoismatmen.com, while Providence is No. 2 in Class 2A and Joliet Catholic No. 2 in Class 3A

With a deep senior class with lofty goals and a retiring head coach, the Bishop McNamara boys basketball team and coach Adrian Provost are hoping to each send the other out with a memorable stretch run to the season.

Oswego senior Dillon Griffin, who won the 144-pound championship at the Ed Ewoldt Invitational, helping lead Oswego to third place as a team, is the Record Newspapers Athlete of the Week in an online vote. Here is his Q&A with Sports Editor Joshua Welge.

Stillman Valley's Mike Lalor is stepping away as head football coach after 28 years.

Brady Bauer hit two 3-pointers in the first quarter en route to a 14-point effort, and Cary-Grove's boys basketball team remained perfect in the Fox Valley Conference with a 67-38 win over Burlington Central on Wednesday night in Cary.