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Emilie Sorensen scored 20 points and shot lights out to help NIU take out Buffalo, Xander Lewis scored 21 to lead Sycamore to a win, Jackson Davenport scored 20 in a Hiawatha win and more in the roundup.

Before DeKalb fielded a girls wrestling team, Alex Gregorio-Perez and Jade Weiss were battling boys in middle school gyms. On Wednesday’s senior night, the two charter members celebrated how far the sport has come with pins, helping the Barbs defeat Kaneland 47-36.

Sadie Lang scored 30 points to lead Sycamore past St. Francis while Indian Creek won a wild one at Wilmington. That and more in the roundup.

Cody Cravatta scored 21 points, Jack Peterson scored 20 and Genoa-Kingston held of a crazy Hinckley-Big Rock rally on Tuesday night. Luke Badal scored 26 for the Royals and Jacob Orin added 20.

Oswego cashed in turnovers and got plenty of second-chance points in a 53-30 win over DeKalb on Monday.

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Kaneland won its home wrestling mean behind an individual title from Angelina Gochis while Sycamore had four individual champs and took third; Presley Meyer scored 25 for Genoa-Kingston; the NIU men and women lost and more in the roundup.

Indian Creek kept passing the ball until it found the open shot at Genoa-Kingston on Friday, and the Timberwolves found plenty of them during a 61-44 win over the Cogs.

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Bryan Miller finished with 13 points and five assists while Aaron Ziga had a game-high 20 points as DeKalb held off United Township to take third at the Chuck Dayton Classic on Tuesday.

Ema Durst, Frankie McMurtry and Jasmine Enrqiuez won their weight classes to help Sycamore take fifth place at a tournament in Ottawa, Amani Meeks scored 17 to help Kaneland beat Auburn and more in the roundup.

Despite keeping Hononegah in check most of the game and never trailing in regulation, DeKalb allowed Jameson Gilbertson to bank home a 3 to force overtime and the Indians won in overtime, 56-52, in the semifinals of the 98th annual Chuck Dayton Classic.

Marshall Ledbetter scored 25 to lead Hinckley-Big Rock past Streator at Plano, while the NIU women to St. Thomas and the Kaneland girls lost at Boylan's Reinder Games in Monday's Daily Chronicle sports roundup.

The DeKalb defense helped the Barbs stay in the game despite a cold-shooting first-half against Galesburg. The Barbs picked up the win and reached the semifinals of the Chuck Dayton Classic as they seek their third straight title.

Indian Creek won the Shipyard Showdown for the third time; Sycamore took third at the Elgin tournament and more from Saturday in the roundup.