Prep Sports
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Prep sports heads into the new yearJan 05, 2026 10:39 pm - Happy New Year from the Daily Herald prep sports newsletter.
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High school scores for Jan. 5Jan 05, 2026 10:36 pm - High school scores for Jan. 5
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Girls basketball: Another big game from Jones not enough in Naperville Central’s loss to LoyolaJan 05, 2026 10:10 pm - Clemson-bound Trinity Jones scored a game-high 27 points and had 12 rebounds, but Loyola improved to 15-2 with an impressive 65-49 road win that snapped Naperville Central’s five-game winning streak.
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Who had the area’s top holiday basketball tournament performances?Jan 05, 2026 12:03 pm - This edition of the High Five honors the top holiday basketball tournament performances from our high school teams.
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Daily Herald Athlete of the Month nominees for DecemberJan 05, 2026 10:44 am - Nominees for the Daily Herald Athlete of the Month award for December.
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Boys basketball: Kaneland rides devastating defensive start for third straight Plano Classic title
Jan 05, 2026 8:01 am - Jalen Carter starred as a dual-threat quarterback for Kaneland football in the fall, but he’ll play defensive back collegiately at NIU. Defend, that’s what Carter does o...
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High school girls basketball Top 20Jan 05, 2026 7:43 am - Waubonsie Valley, Benet and Naperville Central are the top three teams in this week’s Daily Herald girls basketball Top 20.
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High school boys basketball Top 20Jan 05, 2026 7:28 am - Benet, Warren and Fremd are the top three teams in this week’s Daily Herald boys basketball Top 20.
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College Achievers: Barrington product is No. 1 Wisconsin’s top goal scorerJan 04, 2026 2:45 pm - College Achievers: Barrington High School graduate Kelly Gorbatenko enters 2026 as the leading goal scorer for the University of Wisconsin’s women’s hockey team, the defending NCAA champions.
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‘Edgy’ Tim: Naperville North’s Hill enrolling at Indiana this weekJan 04, 2026 2:17 pm - “Edgy” Tim O’Halloran: Gabriel Hill, who graduated from Naperville North last month, is preparing to begin his college career later this week. Hill, who verbally committed to the Indiana Hoosiers in May, had 15 scholarship offers including a dozen from Power Four schools such as Illinois, Notre Dame, LSU, Iowa and Tennessee.