With only one returning starter and not a lot of size, Rock Falls coach Daniel Herrera looks to instill confidence and good effort on defense. Elizabeth Lombardo will be the team's floor leader at point guard.

Class 7A turned out to be the domain of the lower seed as Batavia was the only single digit seed to advance to the semifinals. Steve Soucie breaks down the semifinal round of the 2024 IHSA Class 7A playoffs.

We are still on track for a pairing of East St. Louis and Cary-Grove in the title game for the third time in four seasons. Will Geneva or Richards deny that storyline? Steve Soucie breaks down the semifinal round of the 2024 IHSA Class 6A playoffs.

Here's a tournament update after the second night

Three CCL/ESCC teams have advanced into the Class 5A semifinals. Can Morris break up the conference logjam and keep it from being a conference clash in the final? Steve Soucie breaks down the semifinal round of the 2024 IHSA Class 5A playoffs.

Jon Henegar and the Bureau Valley girls basketball team won their first game together on Monday. Now, they’ve lost their first game together, falling to Riverdale 56-34 on the second night of the Bureau Valley Thanksgiving on Wednesday in the Storm Cellar.

Oregon's Aniyah Sarver scored 30 points in a win over West Carroll as coach Angela Reynolds won her first game, E-P beat Rock Falls, Dixon and Amboy both won, and more in Wednesday's Sauk Valley roundup.

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Riverdale defeated Bureau Valley 56-34 during the Thanksgiving Tournament on Wedenesday, Nov. 20, 2024 at Bureau Valley High School.

Looking for a postseason Cinderella Story? They are all over the Class 4A field. Steve Soucie breaks down the semifinal round of the 2024 IHSA Class 4A playoffs.