Brian Hoxsey

Streator senior Noah Russow posted a team-leading 15 goals and 13 assists this past fall. The 4-time Illinois Central Eight All-Conference selection and 3-time IHSSCA All-Sectional honoree is the 2024 Times Boys Soccer Player of the Year.

Here are the best boys soccer players across The Times coverage area, The 2024 Times All-Area Boys Soccer Team.

The Serena girls basketball won at Putnam County on Saturday, while the Streator and Seneca boys squads suffered losses.

The Ottawa girls basketball team used a 16-1 second-quarter advantage in defeating Morris 59-39 in the championship game of the Ottawa Holiday Tournament on Saturday at Kingman Gym.

Paxton Giertz poured in 30 points to help Seneca top Midland on Friday, while Somonauk, Serena and Fieldcrest also earned wins. Streator girls capture first win of the season. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

The Streator boys basketball team scored the final six points in a 54-48 Illinois Central Eight Conference win over Manteno on Friday at Pops Dale Gym in a battle of unbeaten league squads.

The Serena girls basketball team defeated Marquette on Thursday, while Somonauk/Leland earned a comeback win. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

Seneca's Alyssa Zellers scored a game-best 18 points to help the Fighting Irish defeat host Serena on Wednesday. Plus more results from around the Times area.

Somonauk junior Landin Stillwell – who won the school's first boys cross country state medal – is the 2024 Times Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year.

Woodland wins a close one, Sandwich topples Serena, Dwight beats Newark and more scores in the roundup.

The Streator boys basketball team chipped away after falling behind Peotone by double digits in the opening quarter and eventually recorded a 55-44 Illinois Central Eight Conference victory on Tuesday at Pops Dale Gymnasium.

Fieldcrest senior Jessica Schultz put together a solid and consistent season this fall, reached her goal of playing in the state finals, and has been selected as the 2024 Times Girls Golfer of the Year.

The Marquette girls basketball team, led by 14 points from Hunter Hopkins, defeated Putnam County in a Tri-County Conference game on Monday. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

Ottawa topped Pontiac, while La Salle-Peru fell to Metamora in opening night action at the Ottawa Holiday Girls Basketball Tournament at Kingman Gymnasium on Monday.

The Sandwich boys wrestling team topped Lisle and Ottawa on Wednesday in the Times area, while the Somonauk boys basketball squad defeated visiting Reed-Custer.