Sports Stories from January 9, 2026 (Change date)
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Boys basketball: Reid scores 22, leads Batavia back to .500 with win over St. Charles EastJan 09, 2026 11:26 pm - Joe Reid knows that once he gets hot, it’s hard for anyone to stop him. But at the start of Friday’s matchup against St. Charles East, the Batavia senior was struggling t...
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Boys basketball: South Elgin’s pressure gets to BartlettJan 09, 2026 11:09 pm - South Elgin closed out the first half with a 14-3 run, then outscored Bartlett 18-4 in the third quarter on the way to a 55-26 Upstate Eight West basketball victory Frida...
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Girls basketball: Prospect overcomes injuries, wins key MSL game at HerseyJan 09, 2026 11:02 pm - After losing two starters to injuries in the last two games, Prospect coach Matt Weber called it a "next man up" situation for his girls basketball team as it went into F...
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Boys basketball: Carmel rallies but can’t catch Joliet CatholicJan 09, 2026 10:55 pm - Any basketball team would love to have a guard it can count on to handle the ball and direct the offense late in the game. The Joliet Catholic boys team has that in trip...
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Boys basketball: Udoiwod’s career night keys Geneva’s win at Wheaton NorthJan 09, 2026 10:47 pm - No pressure kid, just go out and do that again. In his first varsity start Friday night at Wheaton North, Geneva junior David Udoiwod had the game of his life, knocking d...
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No. 1 Indiana adds to CFP dominance with crushing 56-22 Peach Bowl semifinal win over No. 5 OregonJan 09, 2026 10:47 pm - ATLANTA — Undefeated Indiana's already impressive march through the College Football Playoff gained momentum as its dominant defense created three first-half touchdowns w...
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Boys basketball: Kaneland’s 4-minute wars pay off in gritty win over SycamoreJan 09, 2026 10:44 pm - Kaneland doesn’t scrimmage in practice, instead doing what coach Ernie Colombe calls four-minute wars. Trailing Sycamore at halftime in a key early-season Interstate 8 ba...
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Girls basketball: Cary-Grove stays hot, tops Hampshire for 7th straight victoryJan 09, 2026 10:42 pm - Despite her soft-spoken style, Cary-Grove‘s Malaina Kurth has a way of making herself known. The 5-foot-7 guard has picked up her scoring in her senior season, and her Tr...
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High school scores for Jan. 9Jan 09, 2026 10:38 pm - Boys basketball Aurora Central Catholic 45, Parkview Christian Academy 44 Batavia 56, St. Charles East 46 Benet 71, Marian Catholic 37 Burlington Central 62, Dundee-...
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Girls basketball: Wauconda topples Grayslake Central to take NLCC lead, improve to 15-0Jan 09, 2026 10:30 pm - With both teams sharing 5-0 records in the Northern Lake County Conference girls basketball standings, Grayslake Central and host Wauconda battled it out for first place ...
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