Seneca Preps

The Serena girls basketball team improved to 9-0 with a win over Putnam County on Saturday, while Earlville's Madyson Olson passed 1,000-career points against Mendota. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

The boys basketball teams from Ottawa, Streator, Woodland, Serena, Somonauk and Fieldcrest all earned victories on Friday. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

The visiting Serena Huskers kept their undefeated start to the season going, moving to 8-0 via a nonconference victory over Plano, plus more from around The Times area.

At Kingman Gym on Wednesday, the host Pirates girls basketball team recorded an Interstate 8 Conference triumph, while Griffin Cook scored his 1,000th point for 10-0 Earlville.

At Peotone on Tuesday, the Bulldogs ran their winning streak to five games with the Illinois Central Eight Conference victory, plus more from around The Times coverage area from Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023.

At Sandwich, the visiting Serena Huskers moved to 9-0 on the season with the hard-fought, nonconference victory, plus more from around The Times area from Monday, Dec. 11, 2023.

Three St. Bede girls basketball players scored in double figures and the Bruins played strong defense in a 58-29 win over Seneca in a Tri-County Conference game.

The Illinois Coaches Association announced the players and coaches who will take part in the 2024 Shrine All-Star game Monday. The game will be the 50th iteration and will be held June 15 on the campus of Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington.

At the IESA Class 8-2A and 8-1A state finals downstate Saturday, both the Serena and Wallace eighth-grade girls basketball teams saw their seasons come to an end with quarterfinal defeats, plus Saturday's varsity action from around The Times area.

At Coal City on Friday, Streator led 47-15 by halftime en route to their fourth straight victory, plus more from The Times area for Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023.

Here is the 2023 Herald-News Girls Golf All-Area Honor Roll, recognizing the accomplishments of our area’s state qualifiers this past season.

Woodland trailed 35-30 through three quarters but rallied to outscore Peoria Heights 16-6 in the fourth quarter and earn the nonconference victory, plus more from around The Times coverage area from Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023.

Seeds and first-round matchups have been revealed for the 2023 Marquette Christmas Tournament, plus more from around The Times area on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023.

Ottawa and Seneca boys wrestling were both in action, plus a lot more from around The Times area on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023.

The Marquette Academy girls basketball team defeated Dwight on Monday to improve to 3-0 in Tri-County Conference play; Woodland and Serena boys teams secured victories. Plus, more results from around The Times area.