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Grayslake Central's Peyton Hoffmann saves the ball to keep it from going out of bounds during Saturday’s game against Wauconda.

Who had the area’s top prep basketball performances last week?

This edition of the High Five honors the area’s top prep basketball performances from last week.

The United State's Mikaela Shiffrin reacts as she looks back to see her disappointing time as Germany's Emma Aicher, background left, and Kira Weidle Winkelmann celebrate winning the silver medal in an alpine ski, women's team combined race Tuesday at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.

Mikaela Shiffrin's fourth Olympics begin with a sluggish slalom and a fourth-place finish

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy — Mikaela Shiffrin didn't offer any excuses. No sense of anger, frustration or tears for that matter, either. The most decorated slalom racer in ...

Sweden's Rasmus Wranaa and Isabella Wranaa celebrate after winning the gold medal mixed doubles curling match against the US on Tuesday at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Cortina D'Ampezzo, Italy.

Swedish siblings Isabella and Rasmus Wranå win gold in mixed doubles curling, beating US pair

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy — At one end of the ice was the brother, pumping his fists. At the other was the sister, jumping up and down with her broom in her hand and a loo...

Germany's gold medalist Julia Taubitz, right, and United States' bronze medalist Ashley Farquharson, left, celebrate after the women's single luge competition Tuesday at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.

Taubitz extends Germany's Olympic luge dominance with gold, Farquharson gets bronze for US

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy — Ashley Farquharson crossed the finish line, looked at the giant scoreboard at the end of the track and then immediately began to cry. A happy c...

Brooklyn Nets forward Noah Clowney (21) is hit by Chicago Bulls forward Guerschon Yabusele, left, during Monday’s game in New York.

Nic Claxton's 28 points power Nets past Bulls 123-113

NEW YORK — Nic Claxton scored 28 points and had 10 rebounds to lead the Brooklyn Nets to a 123-113 win over the Bulls on Monday night. Noah Clowney added 20 points for Br...

Coby White was traded last week from the Bulls to Charlotte.

Coby White says he figured he was 'next on the chopping block' in Chicago, thrilled to return home

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Coby White said he wasn't surprised when Bulls executive vice president of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas informed him last week the team was ...

Conant's Marissa Shulman on the balance beam at the Conant girls gymnastics sectional meet in Hoffman Estates on Monday, Feb. 9, 2026.

Girls gymnastics: Conant comes through at sectional, leaves coach ‘speechless’

The Conant girls gymnastics sectional featured some great teams and individuals Monday night battling it out for a berth to the IHSA state meet next weekend at Palatine. ...