Prep Sports

Schaumburg’s Sophia Snow tries to get past Rolling Meadows’ Iris Jordan at the IHSA Class 4A South Elgin regional semifinal game on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026.

Girls basketball roundup: Donovan hits milestone in Hersey’s regional opener

The IHSA girls basketball state tournament regional openers got underway on Monday and Hersey senior Kate Donovan reached a career milestone on the President's Day holiday. The senior guard, who will play at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, tossed home 19 points to surpass the 1,000-point mar...

Girls basketball roundup: Schlib scores 1,000th point in St. Charles East’s regional semifinal win

Girls basketball: Thomas comes up big in second half, helps Batavia avoid upset

High school scores for Feb. 17

Boys basketball roundup: MSL West sweeps five games from East on crossover night

Boys basketball: Marynowski, Nee lead Glenbard East’s second half surge past West Aurora in UEC title game

Girls basketball: Neuqua Valley bows out on heartbreaking buzzer beater

Aubrey Lamberti weaved her way upcourt in the final seconds Tuesday, waiting for a timeout to be called. Until her coach gave her clarity. “He just said, ‘Go!’ and I was ...

Glenbard West offensive lineman Josiah Wallace recently committed to Northwestern.

‘Edgy’ Tim: Glenbard West pair commit to NU, ICCP’s Bowen drawing more attention

Rivals football recruiting expert “Edgy” Tim O’Halloran provides an update on several local high school players.

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.

Hersey's Logan Luxem, left, pressures Fremd's Rafael Pinto during last Friday’s game in Arlington Heights. The Vikings rallied from an 8-point deficit in the fourth quarter to eventually outlast the Huskies in four overtimes to win the MSL West championship.

Boys basketball Top 20

Benet, Warren and Neuqua Valley are the top three teams in this week’s Daily Herald boys basketball Top 20.

Kankakee's Cedric Terrell III, left, goes for a layup as Waubonsie Valley's Kristopher Mporokoso defends during Monday’s game at Kankakee.

High school scores for Feb. 16

High school scores for Feb. 16.

Girls basketball: Popp’s late jumper pushes Geneva past Kaneland

Girls basketball: Linnea Popp hit a short jumper with two seconds to play to give Geneva a 38-36 win over Kaneland in their Class 3A Dixon Regional semifinal Monday at Lancaster Gym.