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.

Here is a look at Friday's 8-man championship between defending champion Amboy and Milledgeville, including a prediction and players to watch. Both the Clippers and Missiles took down undefeated teams to get there.

There's a lot of postseason pedigree in the final four of the Class 3A field, but not of all that pedigree has been achieved in this classification. Steve Soucie breaks down the semifinal round of the 2024 IHSA Class 3A playoffs.

Here are five of the top girls basketball players to watch this season, including reigning SVM player of the year Camryn Veltrop of Morrison. Dixon, Eastland, Polo and Sterling also return standouts.

The Storm will be facing new challenges this season as they venture into the Lincoln Trail Conference this year after a long run in the Three Rivers.