Prep Sports
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Basketball roundup: Wauconda boys wins 7th straight behind balanced attack; Stevenson girls rally in second halfJan 20, 2026 10:07 pm - Wauconda has had a busy but successful four days. The Bulldogs played three games over that span, winning all three and increasing their winning streak to seven games as ...
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Girls basketball: Hackett scores 27, helps Naperville Central rally past St. Charles North in OTJan 20, 2026 10:00 pm - This wasn’t simply another nonconference game for Naperville Central senior captain Erin Hackett against St. Charles North on Tuesday. She was playing against Riley Barb...
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Boys wrestling: Crystal Lake Central celebrates senior night by beating Jacobs
Jan 20, 2026 9:51 pm - Logan Gough wanted to go out with a bang. Wrestling in the final home dual match of his career at Crystal Lake Central, Gough immediately went to work during his match ag...
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Girls basketball: Vernon Hills knocks shorthanded Wauconda from ranks of unbeatenJan 20, 2026 9:37 pm - The pressure continued to mount for the Wauconda girls basketball team when they put their perfect 17-0 record on the line in a nonconference game at Vernon Hills Tuesday...
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Boys basketball: Leyden stays hot, runs past Addison TrailJan 20, 2026 9:12 pm - Early in the first quarter at Addison Trail, from his spot in front of the Leyden bench, Eagles coach Tyler Gilliam kept exhorting his team to “go quick.” “That’s a big p...
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MLK Day events keeping prep athletes busyJan 19, 2026 11:04 pm - This edition of the Daily Herald prep sports newsletter tracks a busy weekend of Martin Luther King Jr. Day events.
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Boys basketball: Palmer’s go-ahead 3-pointer with 28 seconds left helps Geneva tip West Aurora
Jan 19, 2026 10:28 pm - It was looking rather bleak for Geneva. Heading into the final minute of play trailing by one against West Aurora in the final game of the MLK Day of Hoops, the Vikings w...
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High school scores for Jan. 19Jan 19, 2026 9:50 pm - Boys basketball Fenwick MLK Tournament Maine East 52, Hinsdale Central 46 Geneva MLK Day of Hoops Geneva 45, West Aurora 43 Hampshire 53, Woodstock 33 Lake...
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Girls basketball: Briggs’ career-best 27 helps Benet pull away from Young at coach Kipp Hoopsfest
Jan 19, 2026 8:45 pm - Emma Briggs is never in a hurry. It can be tempting for a basketball player to speed things up when things get chaotic on the court, to try to do too much too fast. Brigg...
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Boys basketball: Neuqua Valley wins big in final game of WW South’s MLK showcaseJan 19, 2026 7:28 pm - The 3-point shot wasn’t falling for Neuqua Valley Monday afternoon against Wheaton Warrenville South, so the Wildcats took care of business the old fashioned way against ...