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Wheaton Academy’s Noah Tink loses the ball as he is sandwiched by Aurora Christian’s Zach Zappia, left, and Asa Johnson in a boys basketball game in West Chicago on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026.

Boys basketball: Baumann’s big night lifts Aurora Christian over Wheaton Academy

Senior guard Jacob Baumann scored 8 of his game-high 20 points in the fourth quarter, including 6 consecutive free throws in the last 2 minutes, to help lift Aurora Chris...

Boys basketball: Palatine survives Rolling Meadows’ comeback

No wins come easy in the Mid-Suburban league, especially on the road. Palatine’s boys basketball team figured that out the hard way on Friday night at Rolling Meadows Hig...

Boys basketball: Fremd trio shines again

These days on the area prep hardwoods there is a triangle of terror that opposing teams are having trouble dealing with. They are Fremd's senior trio of forwards in 6-foo...

Boys basketball: Pomis heats up, helps Hersey knock off Prospect

Hersey senior guard Charlie Pomis took a hard dribble to his right, turned in the corner directly in front of visiting Prospect’s bench, faded, and drilled the jumper. No...

Boys basketball: Downers Grove North struggles vs. Lyons, scoring 16 points

A six-game winning streak to begin the season for Lyons was followed by ups and downs, not at all unexpected from a mostly inexperienced group. But on Thursday night, the...

Boys basketball: Mobley, Hoffman Estates finish with a flurry to top Buffalo Grove

Chris Mobley helped Hoffman Estates steal a win Friday. Mobley came up with two huge steals and then converted them to baskets to finish with 22 points to help the Hawks ...

Boys basketball: Grayslake Central bounces back from tough loss with impressive win over Libertyville

After losing by three points at Wauconda Wednesday night, host Grayslake Central came out fired up for its nonconference boys basketball game against Libertyville Friday ...