Prep Sports
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Girls basketball: St. Edward hands 34-0 Johnsburg first loss, wins 2A sectional title
Feb 26, 2026 9:31 pm - St. Edward knew it had a tall task in trying to take down unbeaten Johnsburg on Thursday night. The Green Wave, though, weren’t intimidated. “We knew what we had to come ...
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Girls basketball: Carmel edges Libertyville to claim 4A sectional crownFeb 26, 2026 9:27 pm - Thanks to their abilities to rally from an eight-point second quarter deficit and then the strength to hold off a furious late charge, second-seeded Carmel joyfully celeb...
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Girls basketball: Loyola’s pressure too much for Maine South in sectional setbackFeb 26, 2026 9:05 pm - With two minutes, 24 seconds to play and both teams at their benches during a timeout, Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin’” blared over the loudspeakers at Maine South. Sure,...
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Schmit: Time for some great regional final boys basketball matchupsFeb 26, 2026 5:40 pm - Kevin Schmit writes about five area regional championship boys basketball games to keep an eye on Friday night.
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Boys basketball: Timothy Christian drops its regional opener
Feb 25, 2026 10:53 pm - Gavin Radmer found a seam inside and bounced a pass to 6-foot-7 forward Jace Nelson in the final moments of Richmond-Burton’s Class 2A Johnsburg regional semifinal again...
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Boys basketball: Oswego East turns it around against Downers Grove North in second half
Feb 25, 2026 10:48 pm - Dshaun Bolden was the lone non-senior in Oswego East’s starting lineup Wednesday, so in theory the junior was not playing with the desperation of potentially his last hig...
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Boys basketball: Clayton, Gillmar spearhead Wheaton North’s win over St. Charles North to open playoffs
Feb 25, 2026 10:44 pm - It was a perfect Wednesday night for Jon Clayton. Well, almost. With Wheaton North up by double digits with a minute remaining against St. Charles North, the junior, who ...
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Boys basketball: Crystal Lake South, Cary-Grove ready to meet again
Feb 25, 2026 10:36 pm - As a freshman on Crystal Lake South‘s varsity two years ago, Nick Stowasser often played mop-up minutes in blowouts, even during the postseason. The Gators starters and a...
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Boys basketball roundup: Lubbe scores 24, helps shorthanded York advance past Bartlett; Glenbard East, Batavia, Glenbard North among other winnersFeb 25, 2026 10:31 pm - Playing without senior center Hunter Stepanich, York (28-4) scored the first 9 points and never looked back during Wednesday’s 57-33 Class 4A regional basketball semifina...
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High school scores for Feb. 25Feb 25, 2026 10:16 pm - Wednesday, February 25 Boys basketball IHSA regionals Class 4A At DeKalb (2) Rockford Auburn 73, (7) Huntley 36 At Evanston (7) Niles North ...