Girls Basketball

Putnam County wins a tight one over Henry-Senachwine, plus more scores from around the area.

Woodstock co-op and McHenry boys bowling each picked up wins on Wednesday night. Plus more boys bowling and girls basketball scores.

Lincoln Way West and Coal City improve to 2-0, Minooka wins its first game plus more girls basketball scores in the roundup.

Molly Parker scored 26 points, Taylor Healy added 13 and the Celtics absolutely dominated the Joliet Central Steelmen to pick up their first victory of the year, 64-38 in the WJOL Tournament.

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

Dixon, Amboy, Richmond Burton, and Oregon competed on the opening night of the Oregon Girls Basketball Tip-Off Tournament on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024 at the Blackhawk Center in Oregon.

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.

Stanford recruit Nora Ezike and teammate Emma O'Brien each scored 27 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, and Lyons pulled away late for a 77-67 win over Benet in the season opener for both teams in La Grange.

Stella Sakalas poured in 27 points to lead Nazareth past Stagg, Makenna Yeager scored 23 points to pace Glenbard West past Naperville Central, Olivia Silkaitis scored 21 points in York's second win and more in Tuesday's roundup.

The Hall and Princeton girls basketball teams won Tuesday to win their pools in the Princeton Holiday Tournament.

Yorkville took advantage of a short-handed St. Francis squad to roll to a comfortable win on the opening night of the Brenda Whitesell Thanksgiving Tournament at Hinsdale South on Tuesday.

Lyons Township girls basketball hosted Benet on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024 in La Grange.

The Serena and Seneca girls basketball teams defeated Herscher and Streator respectively in the second night of the Falcon-Irish Thanksgiving Tournament on Tuesday at Seneca High School to improve to 2-0 on the young season.

Seneca defeated Streator 54-16 in the Falcon-Irish Thanksgiving Tournament on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024 at Seneca High School.

Serena defeated Herscher 41-16 in the Falcon-Irish Thanksgiving Tournament on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024 at Seneca High School.

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.

Cary-Grove, Marengo, Huntley, Johnsburg and Burlington Central all won their Thanksgiving Tournament season openers in girls basketball, plus more scores from around the area in Tuesday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

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.

Landrie Callahan scored 17 points, the last one the 1,000th of her career, as Morris topped Reed-Custer 60-17 in the Comet Classic on Tuesday.

Princeton defeated Putnam County 52-21 in the Princeton Holiday Girls Basketball Tournament on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024 at Princeton 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.

Hall defeated Illinois Valley Central 51-41 during the Princeton Holiday Girls Basketball Tournament on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024 at Princeton High School.

The Sterling girls basketball team looks to play fast and with depth, led by 6-foot-3 Illinois State signee Madison Austin. Here is a look at the Golden Warriors this season.

A look at the Herald-News area's girls basketball teams for the 2024-25 season.

A quick look at some of the top girls basketball players in The Herald-News area

The girls basketball season is already underway. Check out our team-by-team preview with top returners, newcomers and info on each team in the Northwest Herald area for the 2024-25 season.

Here are five girls basketball players to watch in the Northwest Herald area for the 2024-25 season.

Sterling hosts Knoxville to start their home season of girls basketball Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024. Sterling took the win 57-36.

St. Charles East freshman forward Brooklyn Schilb almost had a double-double in her varsity debut, but it wasn't enough as the Saints fell to Waubonsie Valley 77-61 in their season opener Monday.

Joliet West led by nine midway through the third only to fall behind by four in the early fourth as Joliet West eventually rallied to claim victory in the opening of the WJOL Tourney over Joliet Catholic.

The first day of the girls basketball season brought hard-earned victories for both Marquette and Fieldcrest, which both used big middle quarters and then held on late in the Falcon-Irish Thanksgiving Tournament.

After a slow first half, York’s Anna Filosa and Olivia Silkaitis combined for 19 points in the third quarter to lead the Dukes past Oswego East 60-32 win Monday at the York Thanksgiving Tournament.

York faced Oswego East girls basketball in a York Thanksgiving Tournament game on Monday, Nov. 18, 2024 in Elmhurst.

Marengo, Huntley and Woodstock earned boys bowling wins, while Hampshire and Woodstock North girls basketball dropped their season openers in Monday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Fieldcrest defeated Flanagan-Cornell/Woodland 47-41 during the Falcon-Irish Thanksgiving Tournament on Monday, Nov. 18, 2024 at Flanagan High School.

Marquette beat Peoria Manual 46-34 during the Falcon-Irish Thanksgiving Tournament on Monday, Nov. 18, 2024 at Flanagan High School.

We take a look at what each girls basketball team is expecting this year, from Sycamore going through a youth movement to Indian Creek returning after a year of not fielding a varsity team.

Coming off its first sectional title in more than 30 years, Dixon lost just three players off of that Elite Eight team and hope that postseason experience translates into success this season.

The 2024-25 girls basketball season tips off Monday. Here’s five storylines to watch in Bureau County.

Outside shooters. Dominating inside presences. We look at five players who are poised for big seasons around the Daily Chronicle coverage area.

Girls basketball season is almost here. Here are previews of teams from around the Kane County Chronicle coverage area.

As the girls basketball season tips off this week, here are previews of teams from around the Suburban Life coverage area.

As the girls basketball season tips off this week, here are previews of teams from around the Record Newspapers coverage area.

With girls basketball season starting across the state Monday, here is a look at the 2024-25 season for teams across The Times coverage area.

The 2024-25 Seneca girls basketball team wants to continue to play up-tempo and returns all but one player from last season's squad that won 17 games in coach Josh Myers's first season.

After finishing top three in the Three Rivers Conference East Division the past two years, the Hall girls basketball team hopes to compete for the title this season.

A look at the Putnam County, Mendota, Princeton, Bureau Valley, Earlville, Fieldcrest and Henry-Senachwine girls basketball teams.

2024-25's senior-heavy Ottawa girls basketball team returns a ton of talent, including all-state senior guard Marlie Orlandi and Times All-Area first teamer senior Skylar Dorsey, to the floor looking to put together a solid season under 10th-year coach Brent Moore.

Marquette's girls basketball team lost its top star to graduation, but looks to have another waiting in the wings as well as a strong supporting cast.

The formula for the Streator girls basketball team's improvement in 2023-24? “If we keep this pace up, our coaching staff anticipates a much better season than last year.”