Cary-Grove faces Hampshire in a Fox Valley Conference girls basketball game on Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, at Hampshire High School.

Cary-Grove faces Huntley in Fox Valley Conference girls basketball on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024, at Huntley High School.

Huntley senior Ava McFadden knocked down 3-pointers in the first, third and fourth quarters Tuesday to help lead the Red Raiders past Cary-Grove 50-38 in the Fox Valley Conference opener for both teams.

Hampshire hosted Geneva in girls varsity basketball on Friday, Nov. 22, 2024.

Kent State commit Anna Campanelli scored a career-high 32 points to lead Huntley to a 53-35 win over Boylan Catholic in the Dundee-Crown tournament.

After sitting for the majority of the first half due to foul troubles, Peri Sweeney erupted for 16 second-half points, including five 3-pointers, to help Geneva to their first win of the season with a 64-52 victory over Hampshire.

Huntley faces Boylan in a Dundee-Crown Girls Basketball Tournament game on Friday, Nov. 22, 2024, at Dundee-Crown High School in Carpentersville.

St. Charles North girls basketball face Prairie Ridge in tournament play at Burlington Central on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024.

Marian Central senior Adriana Wrzos stepped into a new role at forward and came up big with 13 second-half points to help the Hurricanes to a 45-36 win over Crystal Lake Central on Tuesday at Johnsburg's Feast Mode Tournament.

Marian Central faces Crystal Lake Central during a basketball game on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024, in the Johnsburg High School Varisty Feast Mode Holiday Girls Basketball Tournament at the high school.

St. Charles North's full-court defense picked up 21 steals, with Sydney Johnson having seven and Bronwyn How taking five, to stifle Prairie Ridge's offense in a 54-16 victory at the Burlington Central Tournament.

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After a breakthrough junior year at Cary-Grove and a successful travel season, 6-foot-2 forward Ellie Mjaanes found her future home when she announced her commitment to NCAA Division I Lehigh late last week.

Huntley guard Anna Campanelli started getting college looks as a freshman. It wasn't until recently that she found one that felt like a natural fit. On Monday, Campanelli announced her commitment to NCAA Division I Kent State.