Prep Sports

Rolling Meadows' Dalia Grandberry tries to get between Loyola's Marycait Mackie, left, and Madison Locke during the semifinals of the IHSA Class 4A girls state basketball tournament at CEFCU Arena on Friday, March 6, 2026 in Normal.

Girls basketball: Rolling Meadows’ Cinderella run ends with loss to Loyola; Mustangs finish fourth

Making its third straight appearance on the CEFCU Arena floor at Illinois State University, Loyola grabbed an 8-0 lead and never looked back in winning its 25th straight game, a 46-33 triumph over Rolling Meadows, which was in striking range for most of the 32 minutes.

Girls basketball: Washington too much for St. Viator in Class 3A semifinal; Lions place fourth

Boys basketball: Pomis, Hersey knock off Fremd in second overtime to win sectional title

Boys basketball: Shaken Benet stirs at right time to defeat Bolingbrook

Boys basketball: York’s Stepanich makes a sectional-winning play, beating Glenbard East

Friday’s IHSA state girls basketball: St. Viator and Rolling Meadows

St. Francis' bench explodes after taking a definitive lead against Wheaton Academy in overtime during the IHSA Boys Class 3A Sectional Championship basketball game Friday, March 6, 2026 at Hinsdale South High School in Darien.

Boys basketball: Underdog St. Francis beats archrival Wheaton Academy in overtime

St. Francis defeated Wheaton Academy 69-62 in overtime at the Class 3A Hinsdale South boys basketball sectional final.

Kaneland's Isaiah Gipson drives to the basket during the IHSA Class 3A Woodstock North Sectional final basketball game against Crystal Lake South on Friday, March 6, 2026, at Woodstock North High School.

Boys basketball: Kimme steps up in Kaneland’s sectional final victory against Crystal Lake South

Kaneland beat Crystal Lake South 51-41 Friday night at the Class 3A Woodstock North boys basketball sectional final.

High school scores for March 6

Friday, March 6 Boys basketball IHSA Sectional championships Class 4A At Bartlett (2) York 37, (1) Glenbard East 36 At Bolingbrook (1) Benet...

Girls basketball: St. Edward loses to Byron in Class 2A semifinals, takes fourth place

Byron, which defeated St. Edward by 15 points in the teams’ final regular-season game on Feb. 12, hit four free throws down the stretch to seal the 49-43 victory and advance to Saturday’s championship game at noon against Breese Central, a 48-40 winner over Pleasant Plains in the first semifinal.

Purple-clad Downers Grove North High School football players square off against a team from Glenbard South High School in the annual charity dodgeball tournament at Franklin Middle School in Wheaton.

Sidelines: There’s no dodging Kish’s legacy with this popular fundraising tournament

High school coach and middle school administrator Joe Kish may be proud of the dodgeball tournament that attracts police officers, fire fighters, paramedics, high school football players and is a “can’t-miss” event for students at Franklin Middle School in Wheaton.