Woodland 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.

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.

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.

The Ottawa, Marquette Academy and Somonauk-Leland girls basketball teams earned Saturday victories while the Fieldcrest boys used a big fourth-quarter comeback to win the Colmone Classic opener over Princeton. Plus, more results from around The Times area.

Host Earlville improved to 5-0 overall and won its Little Ten opener, with Ryan Browder scoring 17 points to reach 1,000 for his high school career, plus more from around The Times coverage area for Friday, Dec. 1, 2023.

At the Warrior Dome in rural Streator, the host Warriors dominated the Little Giants for a nonconference win, plus more from across The Times area Tuesday.