J.T. Pedelty

United Township won the night, but there were victories to be had on the mats for host L-P, Sandwich and Streator on Wednesday in Sellett Gym.

Plano’s Davione Stamps was fouled trying a game-winning 3 in the closing seconds of overtime and calmly drained all three free throws for a 48-45 overtime victory at Ottawa.

Congratulations to The Times Athlete of the Week, Marquette girls basketball's Avery Durdan!

At the seeding meeting for the 60th Plano Christmas Classic on Monday, Kaneland earned the top seed, defending champion Burlington Central got the No. 2, La Salle-Peru was selected as the No. 3, Northridge Prep is No. 4 and Streator left with the No. 5 seed for the holiday staple

Sycamore hosted Ottawa on Friday in a rare boys-first, girls-in-primetime Interstate 8 Conference doubleheader, with Ottawa’s boys and Sycamore’s girls both grinding out close victories.

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

Congratulations to The Times Athlete of the Week, Ottawa girls basketball’s Kendall Lowery!

Streator boys basketball coach Beau Doty mentioned before the season he felt he probably had more worthy starters than spots in his starting five this season. It sure looked like it during Tuesday’s Illinois Central Eight Conference handling of visiting Reed-Custer.

Streator scored the game’s initial 16 points en route to a running-clock, 64-29 triumph at the Pops over visiting Illinois Central Eight Conference foe Herscher.

Paxton Giertz poured in 17 first-quarter points for Seneca, and despite a 16-point second quarter and ultimately a 36-point game from Jack Wheeler in answer, Morris never managed to catch up in a 63-54 loss to the Fighting Irish.

The Earlville Red Raiders trailed for the majority of Saturday night's Route 17 Classic championship game ... except when it mattered most.

They weren’t quite as lopsided as their season-opening wins Monday, but both Flanagan-Cornell and Woodland won comfortably Tuesday evening on the second night of the Route 17 Thanksgiving Classic.

Most years, coaches hope to return one, two, best-case scenario three regular starters from a successful season.The 2023-24 Streator Bulldogs return five.

All but one player returns for Woodland as the Warriors aim to improve on a nine-win season led by a dedicated senior class.

After four seasons, Kyle Tutt’s tenure as head football coach at Streator High School appears to be at an end.