The Streator boys basketball used a strong second quarter in a 60-45 victory over Plano at Monday's 61st Plano Christmas Classic.

Behind a career-high 39 points from Jayden Riley and 11 rebounds and 7 points from 6-foot-6 Noah Aguado, Yorkville Christian overwhelmed Hinckley-Big Rock, 90-61, during Monday’s opening round game of the 61st annual Plano Christmas Classic.

Ottawa, which lost a 16-point lead and a nonconference game at Plano last Tuesday, bounced back in the same gym in a big way Monday, running past Sandwich 50-34 in the first game of the 61st Plano Christmas Classic.

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The Chicago Bears ran their losing streak to nine games Sunday with a 34-17 loss to the Detroit Lions at Soldier Field in Chicago.

Plano girls basketball won the championship of the Richmond-Burton Christmas Tournament, Plano wrestling won the Mundelein Duals and Yorkville Christian boys basketball rallied from a 20-point fourth-quarter deficit to beat Providence in Saturday's Record Newspapers roundup.

Maggie Lewandowski scored her 1,000th career point in an Oswego East girls basketball win, Oswego East and Yorkville's boys teams and Plano and Sandwich's girls team were winners, plus Plano girls wrestling results in Friday's roundup.

Scoring in bunches, Kaneland delivered an early knockout punch at Plano on Friday night, overwhelming the Reapers, 75-39.

Can Plano recreate its magical run from 2023 at the Plano Christmas Classic that tips off Monday? That, Oswego East set for busy week and return to Hinsdale Classic and Yorkville ready for familiar foe at the Jack Tosh Holiday Classic in boys basketball notes.