Coal City, Providence, and Joliet Catholic advanced multiplier wrestlers to the state finals, plus many more scores in Friday's Herald News Sports Roundup

In longtime Ottawa head coach Mark Cooper’s final game at Kingman Gym, the Pirates scored a season-high 74 points in a memorable regular season finale win over Rochelle on Friday night.

Coal City's Aidan Kenney, Brock Finch and Cade Poyner and Wilmington's Logan Van Duyne will all wrestle for state titles after winning their semifinal matches and more in Friday's Daily Journal roundup.

Nick Stowasser scored a game-high 23 points, including four 3-pointers and three dunks, and Crystal Lake South spoiled McHenry's senior night with a 69-53 win in the teams' Fox Valley Conference finale Friday night.

The Fightin' Irish trailed at the end of each of the first three quarters of Friday's regular season finale against Newark, but in their final home game and the last home game for coach Adrian Provost, Bishop McNamara's seniors rose late for a 68-60 win.

Five IC Catholic Prep wrestlers and two from Montini, along with Lyons' Griff Powell and Wheaton North's Ryan Rosch won semifinal matches at state wrestling, while Glenbard South girls basketball won its third straight regional title and Grant Smith scored 28 in Lyons win.

Newman's Landon Near and Dixon's Charlie Connors will wrestle for state titles on Saturday. Sterling's Sarah Doughty is leading at state bowling and Sterling's Jack Saathoff set the single-season rebounding record.

Joliet Central wrapped the regular season with a 49-46 road win over Bradley-Bourbonnais on Friday, with a late steal from Bernal Fox helping seal the win for the Steelmen.

Sherrard threw the first punch Friday at Lancaster Gym, then Dixon countered. But the Tigers finished things off down the stretch, surging from a late deficit to top the Dukes 63-61 in a back-and-forth regular-season finale that set the stage for the postseason.

Behind nine 3-pointers, the Woodland Warriors cruised to a 78-44 win against Seneca at the Warrior Dome and clinched the Tri-County Conference title outright, finishing 9-0 in conference play.

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.

Palatine's Jolee Waddington won the state all-around title Friday, while Prairie Ridge co-op, led by Nora Terhaar, leads the team standings heading into Saturday's final round. Downers Grove co-op is in third.

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.

Crystal Lake South faces McHenry in a Fox Valley Conference boys basketball game on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026. At McHenry High School.

Sycamore's Liam Schroeder, Tyler Lockhart and Cooper Bode made it to the final day of the IHSA Class 2A wrestling finals and more in the prep roundup.

Marian Central's Jimmy Mastny, Crystal Lake Central's Nick Marchese and Crystal Lake South's Nathan Randle have all advanced to the championship round of the IHSA boys individual state wrestling finals at the State Farm Center in Champaign.

Images from the IHSA Girls State Gymnastics Meet on Friday, Feb. 20, 2025, at Palatine High School.

Can Benet navigate a gauntlet of a road and repeat in Class 4A? Can Glenbard East make a return to Champaign? How far can York take its magical season? And what about Class 3A? Here are storylines to watch as the boys basketball postseason tips off next week.

Can Yorkville Christian, moved up to Class 2A, make a run? Will we get a star-studded rematch between Oswego East and Yorkville? Can the third time be the charm for Oswego against Bolingbrook? Here are Kendall County storylines as boys basketball postseason tips off.

The boys basketball postseason begins Monday, with Kaneland, Sycamore and Indian Creek No. 1 seeds and Hinckley-Big Rock a No. 2 seed. We look at key storylines from around the area.

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

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

The boys basketball state tournament tips off Monday. Here are some key local storylines to watch in McHenry County.

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.

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.

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.

Six McHenry County wrestlers, including Marian Central's two-time champion Jimmy Mastny, advanced to the semifinals during the IHSA boys individual state finals at the State Farm Center in Champaign on Thursday.

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.

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.

Three area wrestlers advanced to the Class 1A state semifinals as Newman’s Landon Near (113 pounds) and Landon Blanton (132), and Dixon’s Charlie Connors (144) won two straight matches in Champaign.

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.

Providence advanced seven wrestlers and Coal City moved six into the semifinals at state wrestling. Wilmington boys basketball sets season wins mark. Plus more scores in Thursday's Herald News Sports Roundup,

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.

All four Sycamore wrestlers reached the quarterfinals at the Class 2A State Wrestling Tournament, with Liam Schroeder and Tyler Lockhart reaching the semifinals. Both DeKalb wrestlers dropped their opening matches.

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.

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.

Yorkville junior Van Rosauer, who won the 150-pound sectional championship at the Class 3A Edwardsville Sectional with an overtime decision to qualify for state, is the Record Newspapers Athlete of the Week in an online vote. Here is his Q&A with Sports Editor Joshua Welge.

Here are all of the IHSA regional, sectional and supersectional assignments and schedules for McHenry County boys basketball teams.

Rian Hahn-Clifton scored 12 points to lead a balanced attack, and Woodstock's boys basketball team won its first conference title in 42 years by beating Woodstock North 47-28 in the teams' Kishwaukee River Conference finale Wednesday night.