Ed Ewoldt, Illinois’ official state wrestling historian and a National Wrestling Hall of Fame lifetime achievement award honoree, died Dec. 14.

Boys basketball Elgin Holiday Tournament Hersey, St. Charles North, West Chicago at Elgin Holiday Tournament, TBA Addison Trail 62, St. Edward 33 Waukegan 71, Antioch 28 West Chicago 62, Plainfield Central 33 Elgin 51, Roosevelt 46 Jaco...

Boys basketball Aurora Christian 55, Columbine 54 Shepard 60, Addison Trail 55 Schaumburg 69, Willowbrook 66 Jacobs Hinkle Holiday Classic Cary-Grove 57, Mundelein 39 Naperville North 65, Johnsburg 54 Lakes 79, Boylan 61 Geneva 57, Prairie ...

Boys basketball Aurora Christian 47, The Awty International (TX) 40 Buffalo Grove 55, Wheeling 23 Carmel 44, Nazareth 36 Conant 58, Elk Grove 49 Deerfield 68, Maine South 56 Fenton 50, Ridgewood 36 Geneva 55, Batavia 53 (2OT) Glenbard East 70, R...

Zach Rogers had been playing a solid game for Wheaton Warrenville South Friday night against visiting Wheaton North, especially on the defensive end, but through three quarters he hadn’t made a big impression on the scorebook. As a matter of fact, wi...

Boys basketball Aurora Christian 60, Lakeview-Ft. Oglethorpe (GA) 58 Benet 49, Lake Forest 25 Harvest-Westminster 53, Chesterton 41 Hinsdale Central 44, Downers Grove North 30 IC Catholic 79, Horizon-Southwest 17 Libertyville 58, Vernon Hills 43...

High school scores for Dec. 17.

High school scores for Dec. 15

Amy Schwartz, a science teacher at Edison Middle School in Wheaton, made the most of her trip with Morton Arboretum experts to Costa Rica’s cloud forest. “She's always looking for new ways to learn, and then bring that learning into the classroom,” Edison Principal Rachel Bednar said of the Daily Herald’s Top Teacher of the month.

Waubonsie Valley, Benet and Naperville Central are the top three teams in this week’s Daily Herald girls basketball Top 20.