Kaneland sophomore guard Amani Meeks scored a career-high 20 points, and the Knights held off a hot-shooting Laken LePage and Crystal Lake South for a 60-47 win and their second straight regional championship Friday night.

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Crystal Lake South faces Kaneland in the IHSA Class 3A Crystal Lake South Regional Championship girls basketball game on Friday, Feb. 20, 2025, at Crystal Lake South High School.

Yorkville Christian defeated Hinckley-Big Rock and Serena beat Indian Creek in the Class 1A Indian Creek Regional semifinals Tuesday.

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The Hinckley-Big Rock and Yorkville Christian girls basketball teams met Tuesday night in a Class 1A regional game at Indian Creek High School in Shabbona.

Experience made the difference as Plano held off a young and scrappy Sycamore team to advance to Thursday's Class 3A Sterling Regional final against top-seeded host Sterling.

A banner season for DeKalb was brought to a close Monday night by Allie Gogola and Lake Park. Gogola poured in a game-high 26 points to lead the Lancers past the Barbs 54-43 in their Class 4A Willowbrook Regional semifinal.

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Sycamore faces off against Plano in the girls basketball 3A regional semifinal Monday, Feb. 17, 2025 hosted by Sterling High School. Plano won 61-51 and will play Sterling for the regional title on Thursday.

DeKalb ended the regular season with a dominant 51-30 win over Plainfield East on Thursday.

The IHSA postseason gets underway Saturday for Daily Chronicle area teams with a quartet of play-in games for the Class 2A and 1A teams. Here are five storylines to watch.