The Kaneland offense surged in the second half to knock off Rockford Boylan and reach the Class 3A Rochelle Sectional championship game.

Martin Ledbetter scored 32 points after being held to two in the first quarter, and Hinckley-Big Rock erased a 10-point deficit in a 72-52 win over Ida Crown on Wednesday in a Class 1A Somonauk Sectional semifinal.

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The Hinckley-Big Rock boys basketball team took on Ida Crown Wednesday night in a Class 1A section game at Somonauk High School.

The NIU football team’s farewell tour in the Mid-American Conference will include a pair of trophy games against Miami (Ohio) and Ball State as well as a trip to Toledo.

DeKalb senior Marquise Bolden went to the bench with four fouls in the third quarter, which helped Warren go on a run that led to a 61-49 win over the Barbs in a Class 4A Waukegan Sectional semifinal Tuesday.

Sycamore managed eight total points between the second and third quarters in a season-ending 66-37 loss to Crystal Lake South in a Class 3A Rochelle Sectional semifinal.

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The Sycamore and Crystal Lake South boys basketball teams played a Class 3A sectional semifinal game Tuesday night at Rochelle High School.

Four of the seven schools in the Daily Chronicle coverage area reached sectionals. Here’s a look at one player for each team who isn’t the most high-profile player on the team but can still have a big impact.

The NIU women picked up a double-overtime win against Bowling Green with Lexi Carlsen scoring a career-best 19, while the NIU men lost.