Seneca's Zeb Maxwell's huge game helped lead to a win in the third-place game of the 99th annual Tri-County Conference Tournament on Friday, while Leland's Declan Brennan scored a school-record 44 points in a win over Earlville. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

Jayden Zepeda led four Plano players in double figures with 16 points in a blowout win over Woodstock North, and Newark boys basketball and Parkview Christian girls basketball were also big winners Friday.

Seneca's Graysen Provance poured in a school-record 44 points in a road win, Somonauk/Leland stayed atop the Little Ten Conference girls basketball standings, and more in The Times Thursday Roundup.

Top-seeded Woodland and No. 2 Marquette captured semifinal wins on Wednesday at the 99th Tri-County Conference Tournament in Granville and will meet for the title on Friday. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

Yorkville, coming off its fifth consecutive conference championship, is set to start the wrestling postseason this weekend along with Oswego and Oswego East with a Class 3A regional at Moline, while Sandwich and Yorkville Christian have high hopes at Class 1A regionals.

The Ottawa boys basketball team topped host Kewanee on Tuesday for win No. 10 of the season, while the Streator girls bowling squad earned a home victory over St. Bede. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

Plano senior guard Eric Nunez, who hit 10 3-pointers in a game at Sandwich as a sophomore, hit five threes and scored a season-high 17 points on Tuesday, leading the visiting Reapers to their third win of the season over the Indians, 58-47.

The Ottawa girls basketball team picked up a road win at Sandwich on Monday, while Fieldcrest earned a conference victory over Lexington. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

Oswego East’s Derek Zahorak bowled the high series of 1,363, leading the Wolves to the sectional championship. That and Sandwich boys basketball beat Marengo in Saturday's roundup.

The Ottawa girls claimed four individual championships and finished runner-up as a team at the Interstate 8 Conference Wrestling Tournament on Saturday, while Seneca's Sammie Greisen won the title of her bracket at Harvard. Plus more results from around the area.

Somonauk/Leland's girls basketball team claimed third place, Earlville's girls won the consolation title, and in boys action Dwight topped Seneca. That and more in The Times Friday Roundup.

The Serena girls basketball team defeated Somonauk/Leland in the semifinals of the Little Ten Conference Tournament on Thursday night to advance to Friday's championship game. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

Jack Forth was among the seniors Sandwich celebrated during its final dual meet of the season, a 55-19 Senior Night victory over Plano.

Seneca and Marquette's girls basketball teams both won to set up the Tri-County Conference Tournament's consolation game, with Sandwich's boys also scoring a win. That and more in The Times Wednesday Roundup.

Ethan Vahl scored 23 points and grabbed 12 rebounds and hit two clutch free throws with three seconds left as Oswego beat Metea Valley for its sixth straight win and Nick Michalek scored 14 as Sandwich edged Woodstock North in Wednesday's roundup.

Marquette, Woodland and Leland boys basketball all scored home wins Tuesday, Streator's boys won on the road, and Serena's girls got a tournament victory. That and more in The Times Tuesday Roundup.

Lily Kozenko's fourth-quarter 3 proved a backbreaker as Plano's girls basketball team topped archrival Sandwich Tuesday night.

The Seneca boys wrestling squad picked up dual victories over Prairie Central and Streator on Monday, while the Fieldcrest boys and girls basketball teams dropped games in the McClean County/Heart of Illinois Conference Tournament. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

Seneca defeated Sandwich 64-56 on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026 at Seneca High School. Check out photos from the game by Tom Sistak.

Reed-Custer hosted over 25 teams across the region for its Comet Classic Wrestling Invite on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026.

Seneca’s Raiden Terry at 120 pounds and Sandwich’s Cooper Corder at 150 both captured titles at Saturday’s Comet Classic Tournament in Braidwood hosted by Reed-Custer. Plus, more results around the Times area.

The Seneca boys basketball team - sparked by back-to-back fourth quarter 3-pointers by senior guard Brayden Simek - closed out Saturday's 64-56 win over Sandwich on a 14-0 run at the MLK Shootout at Seneca High School.

Ethan Vahl scored 14 points in Oswego's win over Plainfield North, Reggie Chapman poured in 27 in a Newark win over Earlville and Braydon Porter tallied 26 in Yorkville's loss to Bolingbrook plus Sandwich results in Friday's roundup.

The Woodland boys basketball team topped Putnam County to stay unbeaten in Tri-County Conference play on Friday, while Newark, Serena and Leland were all victorious in Little Ten Conference action. Plus, more results from the Times area.

The Seneca and Serena girls basketball teams rolled to league wins on Thursday. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

The Seneca boys wrestling team defeated St. Bede and Manteno in a home triangular on Wednesday. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

Sandwich junior Cooper Corder records his 100th career win as he sets sights for season stretch run, Yorkville's Van Rosauer takes second at Cheesehead and Yorkville Christian getting healthy at the right time in Joshua Welge's Kendall County wrestling notebook.

Serena, Somonauk and Fieldcrest's boys basketball teams along with Ottawa and Serena's girls were among the area's winners in The Times Tuesday Roundup.

Kayden Corneils poured in 31 points in Sandwich's win over Hinckley-Big Rock, Tessa New scored 19 points and Rhen Staudacher had a double-double in Parkview Christian's win at Ottawa Marquette and Jadyn Long scored 15 in Plano's win in Monday's roundup.

Woodland's boys and Sandwich's girls basketball teams scored victories, plus more in The Times Monday Roundup.

Ottawa boys basketball picked up a historic win for head coach Mark Cooper, Sandwich's boys wrestling team took a tournament title, and more in The Times Saturday Roundup.

Wyatt Koley's free throw with 2.8 seconds left gave Sandwich a win over Somonauk, plus Plano boys basketball and Oswego East girls basketball were winners and Oswego bowling results in Saturday's roundup.

Cody Kulbartz and Reggie Chapman each scored 16 points as Newark rallied for a one-point win at Serena, Braydon Porter scored 20 in Yorkville's win over Plainfield North and Nick Michalek had a double-double in Sandwich's loss to Rochelle.

The Seneca boys basketball team topped Midland for a Tri-County Conference win on Friday, while Earlville defeated LaMoille in the Little Ten for its first triumph of the season. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

Streator girls bowling, Marquette girls basketball and Leland's boys basketball team were among the area's winners in The Times Thursday Roundup.

The Marquette girls basketball team won for the third straight time in a victory over Newark on Wednesday, while Seneca wrestlers Sammie Greisen and Haiden Lavarier both went 3-0. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

The Woodland boys basketball team started quick in a win over host Leland on Tuesday, while Serena and Fieldcrest also grabbed victories. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

Flanagan-Cornell/Woodland's Emma Palaschak scored 37 points, including the 1,000th of her career, in the Falcons' victory over Putnam County on Monday. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

During the holiday tournaments at Seneca and Plano, many Times-area boys basketball players put together tremendous efforts. A look at their accomplishments and what their coaches had to say about them in Brian Hoxsey's boys basketball notebook.

Oswego's boys wrestlers took third at Wheaton Warrenville South's Ed Ewoldt Invite, Yorkville girls basketball beat Sycamore, Oswego boys basketball lost in double overtime and Sandwich boys basketball dropped one in Saturday's roundup.

Ottawa wrestlers Wes Weatherford and Mayson Munson won titles at Wheaton on Saturday, while Marquette boys hoops defeated Hall. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

The Ottawa girls wrestling team went 2-1 at the Yorkville quadrangular on Friday, while the Sandwich boys wrestling squad claimed the title of their own dual tournament.

Marquette's Alex Schaefer became the first Crusaders wrestler to reach 100 career wins, and the team claimed the title of the Silver Bracket at the ABE's Rumble in Springfield. Plus more results from around the Times area.

La Salle-Peru's Kiely Domyancich and Marquette's Lily Deibel were among the individual girls wrestling champions crowned Tuesday at the 2025 Ottawa Holiday Hootenanny.

Ottawa and Leland's boys basketball teams along with Marquette's girls were among those scoring tournament victories Monday, while Streator and Newark both fell and will meet each other; plus more in The Times Monday Roundup.

Plano sophomore Jayden Zepeda scored 22 points off the bench, sending the Reapers past Sandwich 54-42 and into the semifinals of the 62nd Plano Christmas Classic.

Flanagan-Cornell's Logan Ruddy set a tournament scoring record at the Shipyard Showdown on Saturday in a win over Somonauk. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

A hot start by St. Bede fueled a 51-23 victory over the Sandwich Indians on Saturday evening during the final game of the 2025 Lady Bruins Christmas Classic to claim second place in its own tournament.

The Woodland boys basketball bounced back after a slow start to defeat host Seneca at the Shipyard Showdown on Friday, while Sandwich pulled off a huge upset in the opening round of the Plano Classic. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

The Marquette boys basketball team advanced to the semifinals of the Shipyard Showdown Tournament with a pair of wins on Tuesday, while host Seneca, Woodland and Serena all finished the opening day 1-1. Plus, more results from around the Times area.