Hinckley-Big Rock Preps

The boys basketball season postseason kicks off locally Monday with Indian Creek, Hiawatha and Genoa-Kingston opening with first-round regional games before semifinals Wednesday. Here are five things to keep an eye on as the postseason gets underway.

Yorkville Christian defeated Hinckley-Big Rock and Serena beat Indian Creek in the Class 1A Indian Creek Regional semifinals Tuesday.

The Hinckley-Big Rock and Yorkville Christian girls basketball teams met Tuesday night in a Class 1A regional game at Indian Creek High School in Shabbona.

Indian Creek, Hinckley-Big Rock and Sycamore all suffered losses in their regular-season finales on Thursday.

A roundup of sports across the Daily Chronicle area for Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025.

The Hinckley-Big Rock boys basketball team defeated Indian Creek 47-44 in the championship game of the 106th annual Little Ten Conference Tournament.

Indian Creek and Hinckley-Big Rock won in the Little Ten Conference Tournament semifinals and will play in Friday's title game.

With stars Dylan Long of Newark suffering an injury late in the first half and Martin Ledbetter of Hinckley-Big Rock home sick, Reggie Chapman scored 13 of his 21 points in the second half to lift Newark to a 67-64 win to take sole possession of first place in the Little Ten.

Newark hosted Hinckley-Big Rock boys basketball on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025.

The Serena girls basketball team defeated Hinckley-Big Rock 50-41 in Friday's Little Ten Conference Tournament title game at Earlville. It's the fourth consecutive championship for the Huskers.

Serena defeated Hinckley-Big Rock 50-41 to win the Little Ten Conference championship game on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025 at Earlville High School.

The NIU men's basketball team erased a 15-point lead and led late against Western Michigan but fell to the Broncos while the H-BR girls reached the Little 10 semifinals and the Indian Creek boys lost.

To 1,000 points and beyond, players in the Daily Chronicle coverage area have achieved a lot of personal milestones so far this season. We take a look back at some of the achievements those players have reached this season.

Martin Ledbetter scores 30 as Hinkley Big Rock wins. DeKalb boys win, Kaneland girls split and Indian Creek girls advance in Little Ten Tournament, plus more scores in the Daily Chronicle sports roundup.

Davon Grant scored 28 to lead DeKalb, the NIU men's and women's basketball teams lost, plus more in the roundup.

Every game has its quirkiness, and this one certainly had its share as Hinckley-Big Rock finally got to Indian Creek late in a 54-43 victory.

After hitting a free throw to reach 1,000 career points, the floodgates opened for Anna Herrmann in a 29-point, 10-rebound performance that lifted Hinckley-Big Rock past Indian Creek.

The Hinckley-Big Rock girls basketball team traveled to Shabbona Monday night to take on Indian Creek.

Jayden Gray and Aidan Cooper each had double-doubles in a Hiawatha win, Sycamore picked up a win, and other basketball, wrestling and swimming results in the roundup.

Hayden Hodgson broke the 1,000-point mark for his Genoa-Kingston career, but it was a 28-point effort by Martin Ledbetter and a 16-point performance from Luke Badal that powered Hinckley-Big Rock to a 74-65 win on Tuesday.

The Genoa-Kingston boys basketball team traveled to Hinckley-Big Rock High School Tuesday to take on the Royals in a nonconference matchup.

Yorkville Christian boys basketball faced Hinckley-Big Rock on Monday, Dec. 23, 2024 in the Plano Christmas Classic.

Behind a career-high 39 points from Jayden Riley and 11 rebounds and 7 points from 6-foot-6 Noah Aguado, Yorkville Christian overwhelmed Hinckley-Big Rock, 90-61, during Monday’s opening round game of the 61st annual Plano Christmas Classic.

Hinckley-Big Rock coach Seth Sanderson described Martin Ledbetter’s playing style as a freshman as get ball, go to bucket. On Tuesday in a win against Rochelle Zell, the 6-6 senior center and program’s career scoring leader showed how far his game has evolved.

The Hinckley-Big Rock High School boys basketball team took on Rochelle Zell Tuesday night at Hinckley-Big Rock High School.

Hayden Hodgson hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give Genoa-Kingston a win, plus other results in the roundup.

Sami Carlino scored 25 points to lead Hinckley-Big Rock, Sycamore wrestling dominated La Salle-Peru and other results in the roundup.

Experience ruled the volleyball court in DeKalb County. Each member of the Daily Chronicle all-area first team was a senior. We take a look at the area's best.

Indian Creek won its eighth straight game to start the year, DeKalb had four top-15 finishes at the Donnybrook in Iowa, plus other basketball and wrestling results.

After an injury to center Sami Carlino, an 11-point lead for Hinckley-Big Rock disappeared in a loss to Dakota on Saturday.

Ally Poegel sets Genoa-Kingston steals record in Cogs girls basketball victory. That in more in the Daily Chronicle sports roundup.

Hiawatha, Sycamore and Genoa-Kingston win in boys basketball, plus girls basketball and wrestling results in Wednesday's Daily Chronicle roundup.

Indian Creek boys stay unbeaten, Genoa Kingston girls win: plus more scores from around the area.

DeKalb picked up a win to close the Washington tournament, while Indian Creek won the AFC tournament. All that and more hoops in the roundup.

Youth dominated the Daily Chronicle 2024 Girls Cross Country All-Area Team, with only one senior on the first team.

Kaneland and Sycamore both reached the Class 2A state meet, and both clubs are well-represented on the Daily Chronicle 2024 Boys Cross Country All-Area Team.

From a collection of strong inside players to some 3-and-D guards, we take a look at five boys basketball players that you don't want to miss this season.

How far can DeKalb go? Can an improved Sycamore finish with a winning record? How much of a difference does a new transfer make to an already loaded Kaneland squad? We preview all seven area teams.

Genoa-Kingston took third at a tournament, Hinckley-Big Rock won both games in a round robin, and the NIU men lost at DePaul.

Here’s a look at the top golfers from around the Daily Chronicle coverage area for the 2024 season

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.

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

A look at the runners who qualified for the IHSA state cross country meet, including sectional champions Jacob Barraza (DeKalb) and Evan Nosek (Kaneland).

The Genoa-Kingston and Hiawatha volleyball seasons ended in regional finals on Thursday, while the Little 10 named it soccer all-conference teams.

Hiawatha makes a regional final while Hinckley-Big Rock season ends in a regional semifinal.

Hinckley-Big Rock dropped the first set Monday but rallied to win the final two and beat Indian Creek 17-25, 26-24, 25-18 in their Class 1A Indian Creek Regional quarterfinal.

Hinckley-Big Rock volleyball met Indian Creek Monday in a Class 1A regional play-in game at Indian Creek High School in Shabbona.

Jacob Barraza won the Harlem Regional for DeKalb, while the Sycamore boys and Kaneland boys and girls qualified for the next round as well. Plus more qualifiers in the roundup.

Elizabeth McConkie and Maggie Klein bowed out in the fourth consolation round of state, while the DeKalb, Kaneland and Hinckley-Big Rock soccer season came to an end.

Senior Adrianna Larsen had 13 kills and eight digs to help top-seeded Newark defeat No. 3-seeded Hinckley-Big Rock 25-16, 25-15 in Saturday's championship match of the 50th Little Ten Conference Tournament in Newark. It is the Norsemen's eighth consecutive championship.