Brian Hoxsey

The Streator boys basketball team - now winners of seven straight games - used 33 points and 12 rebounds from Christian Benning, a solid first quarter, and a pair of runs in the second half to earn a 65-56 victory over Pontiac at Pops Dale Gymnasium on Saturday night.

Yorkville jumped out to 8-0 lead and junior Brooke Spychalski poured in a game-high 26 points, including five 3-pointers, in 55-38 win over Ottawa on Monday night at Kingman Gym.

Seneca finishes runner-up, Ottawa 4th and Streator 9th at Saturday's Seneca Fighting Irish Wrestling Invitational. Fighting Irish’s Chris Peura and Nate Othon, Pirates’ Ivan Munoz and Bulldogs’ Nicholas Pollett claim individual championships

Earlville's Ryan Browder scored 17 points, including the 1,000th of his career, to help the Red Raiders open Little Ten Conference play with a win over Indian Creek on Friday night. Plus more results in the NewsTribune roundup.

The Marquette Academy boys basketball team jumped to a quick lead and played solid throughout in Friday night's 66-41 victory over Lowpoint-Washburn at Bader Gym.

The Dixon girls basketball trailed host Ottawa by 12 late in the third quarter but regrouped to force overtime and eventually stayed undefeated on the season with a 40-38 triumph on Wednesday night at Kingman Gymnasium.

The 2023-24 wrestling season is underway this week. Check out The Times area team-by-team preview with top returners, newcomers and info on each local team.

Marquette Academy freshman Kaitlyn Davis scored the final seven points in the Crusaders 60-55 Tri-County Conference victory over St. Bede Academy at Bader Gymnasium on Monday night.

Senior guard Carson Baker's fast fourth quarter start helped the Serena boys basketball team to a 58-50 victory over Seneca in Saturday night's championship game of the Seneca Turkey Tournament.

Ottawa topped Marengo, while Streator fell to Oak Forest in Friday's final pool-play action at the Dean Riley "Shootin' the Rock" Thanksgiving Tournament in Kingman Gym. The two longtime rivals will play for third place Saturday.

The Ottawa and Streator boys basketball teams both opened their respective seasons with victories on Monday night at the Dean Riley 'Shootin the Rock' Thanksgiving Tournament in Kingman Gym.

A look at boys basketball this season for Earlville, Flanagan-Cornell, Fieldcrest, Leland, Newark, Sandwich, Serena and Somonauk.

The Serena girls basketball team held off Fieldcrest's second-half rally in a 41-35 victory in the championship game of the Integrated Seeds Tournament at Seneca High School on Saturday afternoon.

The Seneca boys basketball team under coach Russ Witte returns three starters from a 28-win season and hopes that success breeds success after many players will hit the court after a fantastic football season.

The Ottawa boys basketball, which opens its season Monday in the Dean Riley “Shootin’ The Rock” Thanksgiving Tournament, hopes to find its identity quickly, then success throughout the season.