Articles filed under High Schools
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Boys basketball: Welch, Glenbard North take care of business, break Geneva’s 18-game DuKane win streakJan 06, 2026 10:30 pm - Matt Welch knew that Glenbard North was ready for revenge. After losing three games against Geneva a season ago, which included on a buzzer-beater in overtime at home an...
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Girls basketball: Thompson’s late 3-pointer lifts Fremd past ProspectJan 06, 2026 10:17 pm - With its 2-1 record in the Mid-Suburban League East, Fremd girls basketball team came to Mt. Prospect on Tuesday night looking to break the division's first-place tie bet...
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Girls basketball: Leuze, Cary-Grove hand Burlington Central first FVC lossJan 06, 2026 9:51 pm - A locker room talk allowed senior forward Olivia Leuze and Cary-Grove to find their spark during Tuesday evening’s Fox Valley Conference girls basketball game against Bu...
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Cook County students get a crash course in elections before running the polls at their own schoolsJan 06, 2026 9:41 pm - Cook County Clerk Monica Gordon is training high school students to serve as official election judges for an on-campus early voting day in late February.
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Boys basketball: Naperville North fends off Waubonsie Valley’s comebackJan 06, 2026 9:29 pm - The holidays are over, but the Naperville North pep band kept the festive feeling going Tuesday night with a terrific rendition of ‘Sleigh Ride’ at intermission of the Hu...
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Epic game, brutal defeat: Making sense of Illinois State’s FCS title lossJan 06, 2026 6:42 pm - Monday’s FCS title game was off the charts for drama. But Illinois State had to bear the consequences of a bitter overtime defeat against Montana State.
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Prep sports heads into the new yearJan 05, 2026 10:39 pm - Happy New Year from the Daily Herald prep sports newsletter.
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Girls basketball: Another big game from Jones not enough in Naperville Central’s loss to LoyolaJan 05, 2026 10:10 pm - Clemson-bound Trinity Jones scored a game-high 27 points and had 12 rebounds, but Loyola improved to 15-2 with an impressive 65-49 road win that snapped Naperville Central’s five-game winning streak.
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St. Francis president to retire; search underway for new leaderJan 05, 2026 4:07 pm - St. Francis High School President Phil Kerr has announced his retirement effective at the end of the 2025-26 school year. A search for a new president is under way.
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Who had the area’s top holiday basketball tournament performances?Jan 05, 2026 12:03 pm - This edition of the High Five honors the top holiday basketball tournament performances from our high school teams.