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Kaneland defeated Ottawa 70-43 on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026 in Kingman Gymnasium at Ottawa High School. Check out photos from the game by Tom Sistak.

Here are the IHSA boys basketball postseason schedules - regional play-in games through the state finals – for teams across the Illinois Valley, including La Salle-Peru, Ottawa, Princeton, Streator, Marquette, St. Bede, Mendota, Woodland and more.

Ottawa defeated Streator 64-51 on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026 in Kingman Gymnasium at Ottawa High School. Check out photos from the game by Tom Sistak.

The Ottawa boys basketball team outscored rival Streator 17-7 in the final eight minutes to earn a 64-51 victory at Kingman Gymnasium on Saturday night.

Marquette defeated Henry-Senachwine 64-40 on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026 at Henry-Senachwine High School.

A perfectly executed sequence in the final seconds of the third quarter swung all momentum to Marquette in the Crusaders' 64-40 win over host Henry-Senachwine during Friday's Tri-County boys basketball game. It was Marquette's 20th win of the season.

Woodland's boys basketball team shot a blazing 62.8% from the field and held off a frantic fourth-quarter comeback effort from Dwight to clinch at least a share of the Tri-County Conference title with a 77-69 win Friday night.

The Streator boys basketball used a second quarter comeback to take the lead, then survived a late rally by host Seneca to earn a 54-52 victory on Tuesday night.

Streator defeated Seneca 54-52 on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026 at Seneca High School.


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