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Kaneland reacts after loosing to Deerfield in the IHSA Class 3A boys basketball state semifinal Friday, March 13, 2026 at the State Farm Center in Champaign.

Boys basketball: Deerfield ends Kaneland’s undefeated run in overtime in Class 3A semifinal upset

CHAMPAIGN — Tommy Donahue drained a 3-pointer and Deerfield opened up a 14-point lead on Kaneland with 5:14 left in the third quarter of a Class 3A state semifinal. The K...

Kaneland head coach Ernie Colombe cheers on his team against Deerfield during the IHSA Class 3A boys basketball state semifinal Friday, March 13, 2026 at the State Farm Center in Champaign.

Boys basketball: Kaneland bounces back to take third place at Class 3A state tournament

CHAMPAIGN -- Just a few hours after a one-point overtime loss that dashed its hopes for a state title, the Kaneland boys basketball team was back at the State Farm Center...

Benet’s Edvardas Stasys (23) is mobbed by teammates at the end of the game against DePaul College Prep at the IHSA Class 4A boys basketball state semifinal Friday, March 13, 2026 at the State Farm Center in Champaign.

Photos: York, Benet and Kaneland boys basketball state semifinals

Maple Park Kaneland, Elmhurst York and Benet Academy of Lisle all played in the IHSA boys state tournament on Friday, March 13, 2026 in Champaign. Each of the area high s...

Olivia Spieth, the 2025 Illinois Water Polo Player of the Year, is back this year for defending state champion Stevenson.

Girls water polo: Spieth, Stevenson set sights on another state title

Once again, Stevenson looks to be the team to beat this season in girls water polo. The Patriots cruised to the state championship last season, winning all 36 matches. T...

Naperville North's Caden Tsao shoots against New Trier last season at the state tournament. Tsao is one of the key players back from the Huskies’ state championship team.

Boys water polo: Defending champ Naperville North excited for new opportunity

Naperville North headlines the boys water polo season after winning the program’s first state championship last season. All eyes will be on the Huskies’ quest to add titl...

High school scores for March 12

Thursday, March 12 Boys basketball IHSA finals Class 2A Semifinals (1) Manual 62, (1) Tolono Unity 57 (1) Quincy Notre Dame 64, (5) Farragut 43 ...

Prospect's Alli Linke, left, the program’s all-time rebound leader, averaged 16.1 points, 11.2 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 3.1 blocks this season on her way to earning the Daily Herald’s Cook County All-Area captain award.

Girls basketball: Cook County All-Area captain Linke leaves Prospect as program leader in points, rebounds

As the expression goes, it's hard to put a price tag on how important Alli Linke was to the Prospect girls basketball program. She was money for the Knights the last four...