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.

The Seneca and Fieldcrest girls basketball teams won games on Monday at the Ottawa Holiday Tournament, while the host Pirates fell to Princeton. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

A look at boys and girls tournament opening day pairings at Plano, Seneca, LaMoille, Normal and St. Bede.

It was a calendar year of outstanding achievements for many Kendall County athletic programs and individuals. Teams recording historic seasons. Record-setting accomplishments. Individual glory on the greatest of stages. Here are the Top 5 Sports Stories of 2025 in Kendall County

Seneca's Raiden Terry claimed the championship at 120 pounds and was also named the Most Valuable Wrestler for the lower weights at the Erie Holiday Tournament on Saturday. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

The Streator boys basketball team topped Coal City to improve to 5-0 in Illinois Central Eight Conference play while also earning a sixth straight victory on Friday, while Newark and Serena both picked up Little Ten Confer triumphs. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

Here are 45 of the best girls volleyball players across The Times coverage area, The 2025 Times All-Area Girls Volleyball Team.

Ottawa received the No. 5 seed and Streator the No. 6 seed for the 62nd Plano Christmas Classic at the seeding meeting held Thursday evening. The tournament tips off Dec. 26 and runs through Dec. 30.

The Ottawa boys wrestling team defeated Streator and host Mendota on Thursday, while the Leland boys basketball team earned a victory over Amboy. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

A day after the IHSA announced that a proposal had passed to expand the football playoffs by 128 teams, Kendall County-area coaches reacted to the news. "More kids get a chance to play high school football one extra week.”

Braden Behringer had 14 points and 12 rebounds and Griffin Somlock added 12 points and four big free throws in Sandwich's win over Harvard.

Behind a double-double from Braden Behringer and solid defense, the Sandwich boys basketball team topped host Harvard on Wednesday, while Emma Palaschak sank eight 3-pointers and finished with 31 points to help the Flanagan-Cornell/Woodland girls to a win over Midland.

Forty-four of the top football players from Seneca, Marquette, Fieldcrest, Ottawa, Streator, FCW and Sandwich, here is the 2025 Times All-Area Football Team.

Ottawa, Somonauk and Fieldcrest boys basketball all scored Tuesday triumphs, plus more in The Times Tuesday Roundup.

It was for the most part a rough night for Times-area girls basketball teams, with Seneca, Somonauk, Streator, Fieldcrest, FCW and Serena all falling. That and more in The Times Monday Roundup.

Here are the top boys soccer players across The Times coverage area, The 2025 Times All-Area Boys Soccer Team.

Wrestlers from Seneca, Streator, Sandwich and Marquette claimed individual tournament titles, Streator and Ottawa's boys bowling teams took to the lanes, plus more in The Times Saturday Roundup.

Sandwich senior Cooper Corder won his second consecutive 150-pound title, and Yorkville Christian senior Jackson Allen won his second straight title during Saturday’s 42nd annual Plano Reaper Classic.

Ottawa's girls basketball team along with the boys teams from Streator, Newark and Somonauk scored victories in a hoops-filled Times Friday Roundup.

Flanagan-Cornell/Woodland girls basketball, Serena boys basketball, and both Seneca and Ottawa boys wrestling scored victories, plus more in The Times Thursday Roundup.

Here is the 2025 Record Newspapers All-Area football team.

Brady Behringer's double-double led Sandwich boys basketball to an overtime win over Genoa-Kingston, Payton Wallin scored 28 points in a Yorkville Christian win and Yorkville boys wrestling and Plano boys bowling were both winners Thursday.

Newark boys basketball, Fieldcrest boys basketball and Sandwich girls basketball all recorded wins, all in The Times Wednesday Roundup.

Plano's Cooper Beaty missed a large chunk of Tuesday's game with foul problems, but in the final minute of the game he came up big to help guide Plano to a narrow win over Sandwich.

It was a loaded day on the local varsity sports schedule, with area boys wrestling, girls basketball and boys basketball teams all scoring victories. Read all about them in The Times Tuesday Roundup.

Ottawa boys wrestling, Serena girls basketball and Leland boys basketball were among the winners in The Times Monday Roundup.

Sunny Weber has spent the last calendar year stacking together state championships in distance races. The 2025 Times Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year checked off another this fall.

Seneca boys wrestling placed runner-up at its own Irish Invitational, Marquette's Lily Deibel won an individual title, plus lots of basketball in The Times Saturday Roundup.

The Somonauk, Newark and Woodland boys basketball teams all pocketed conference wins, plus girls basketball and wrestling in The Times Friday Roundup.

Girls basketball, bowling and wrestling filled a busy night on the local sports calendar. Read all about it in The Times Thursday Roundup.

Serena, Newark and Somonauk's boys basketball teams along with Marquette and Earlville's girls suffered losses, all in The Times Wednesday Roundup.

The Ottawa boys basketball team used a key 14-2 run midway through the third quarter in a 58-46 victory over Sandwich on Tuesday night at Kingman Gymnasium.

Thanks to a third-quarter offensive outburst led by Jadyn Long, Plano turned a back-and-forth battle with Sandwich into a no-doubt victory on Tuesday.

The Marquette and Woodland boys basketball teams rolled to triumphs on Tuesday, while the Newark girls basketball squad topped Earlville. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

Ottawa defeated Sandwich 58-46 on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025 at Kingman Gymnasium.

The Ottawa girls basketball team defeated host Serena on Monday to improve to 3-1 on the season. Plus more results from around The Times area.

The 2025-2026 girls wrestling season is underway. Here are previews of teams from around the Record Newspapers coverage area.