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The Seneca girls basketball team won the third-place game at the Tri-County Conference Tournament on Thursday, while Serena advanced to the title game of the Little Ten Conference Tournament. Plus more results from around the Times area.

The Streator boys basketball team improved to 15-4 overall and 8-0 in Illinois Central Eight Conference play with a 61-29 win over Herscher. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

Seneca's Paxton Giertz scored a career-high 42 points to help lead Seneca to a victory over host Newark on Tuesday. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

The Little Ten, Heart of Illinois and Tri-County conferences continued their girls basketball tournaments Monday, with results and leaders here in The Times Monday Roundup.

A schedule of high school sporting events in the Ottawa/Streator area for the coming week of Jan 19-Jan. 25, 2025.

Flanagan-Cornell/Woodland's Ella Derossett had 23 points, 11 rebounds and five assists to lead her team to an upset win over Fieldcrest in the 44th McLean County/Heart of Illinois Conference Tournament on Saturday. Plus more results from around the Times area.

Ottawa senior Marlie Orlandi scored 11 of her game-high 27 points in the opening quarter to help jumpstart the Pirates to a 55-48 Interstate 8 Conference victory over Morris on Saturday at Kingman Gymnasium.

Ottawa beat Morris 55-48 on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025 in Kingman Gym at Ottawa High School.

Paxton Giertz netted 31 points in Seneca's win and Adam Waite scored his 1,000th career point in Earlville's victory on Friday. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

Sycamore senior guard Unique Shaw netted eight of his 13 points in the fourth quarter to help the Spartans hold off visiting Ottawa 48-42 in Friday's Interstate 8 Conference game.

Seneca, Serena, Earlville, Somonauk/Leland and FCW all scored girls basketball victories, plus more in The Times Thursday Roundup.

The Seneca boys wrestling team rolled to a pair of wins on Wednesday, while the Newark boys basketball squad earned its 10th victory.

As the regular season starts to wind down and the postseason gets closer on the radar, many Times-area boys basketball teams and players are trending up in Brian Hoxsey's boys basketball notebook.

The Seneca boys basketball team outlasted host Coal City for its 15th win of the season on Tuesday, while Serena, Newark and Earlville all claimed LTC victories. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

Kaitlyn Davis poured in 31 points to help the Marquette girls basketball team defeat St. Bede in a Tri-County Conference game on Monday. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

The Seneca girls basketball team, with a win over Dwight, improved to 7-1 in Tri-County Conference play on Saturday. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

The Streator boys basketball team picked up a road win at Lisle on Friday to stay unbeaten in Illinois Central Eight Conference play. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

The La Salle-Peru boys basketball went on an 18-0 run to end the first quarter, then held off a couple of rallies from Ottawa the rest of the way to post a 67-51 victory at Kingman Gym on Friday night.

Carrier came up with a steal with 2:31 left and fed it ahead to Sadie Lang, who drained a 3-pointer to give the Spartans their second lead of the game, one that would last until the end of their 41-39 victory over the Pirates in a key Interstate 8 battle.

The Ottawa girls basketball team traveled to Sycamore to take on the Spartans Friday night in an Interstate 8 Conference contest.

Streator's girls bowling, Ottawa's boys bowling and numerous girls basketball teams across The Times area scored Thursday night victories.

The La Salle-Peru wrestling team had a memorable senior night Thursday with a 50-25 win over rival Ottawa.

Ottawa and L-P boys and girls wrestling competed on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025 in Sellett Gymnasium at L-P High School. The Cavaliers won the match by a final of 50-25.

Ottawa's Marlie Orlandi sank seven 3-pointers on the way to a game-high 25 points in the Pirates win over Oak Forest on Wednesday. Plus more results from around the Times area.

The Woodland boys basketball team topped visiting Leland on Tuesday night. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

The Mendota boys basketball team used a key 9-0 burst, led by senior Cam Kelly, in the fourth quarter to earn a 61-48 win over Ottawa at Kingman Gymnasuim on Tuesday night.

Mendota defeated Ottawa 61-48 on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025 in Kingman Gym at Ottawa High School.

As the regular season starts to wind down and the postseason gets closer on the horizon, many Times-area girls basketball teams and players are trending up in Brian Hoxsey's girls basketball notebook.

The Serena boys basketball team defeated Dwight at the United Center in Chicago on Monday. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

Seneca’s Catalina Pacheco went 3-0, including a pair of pinfalls, to win the 130-pound bracket at the Bolingbrook Invite on Saturday. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

The Ottawa girls basketball fell behind Class 3A No.1-ranked Washington by double digits early in a 54-17 loss Friday night at Kingman Gym.

Nonconference wins for Flanagan-Cornell's boys, Fieldcrest's girls and Sandwich's boys led a light night in The Times Friday Roundup.

Ottawa finished runner-up at its own Holiday Hootenanny Girls Wrestling Invite on Monday at Kingman Gymnasium. Morris captured the overall title, while Seneca placed fifth at the 37-team event.

Results, leaders, all-tournament honorees and more from around the NewsTribune and Times areas Saturday, plus wrestling results from the huge ABE's Rumble in the state capital.

Results, results and more results from Friday's tournament basketball action across The Times and NewsTribune coverage areas.

Seneca senior Paxton Giertz scored 26 points, including his 2,000th of his career, as the Fighting Irish rolled past Earlville at the Shipyard Showdown Tournament on Thursday. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

Zach Marini posted a double-double to help Yorkville Christian earn a 64-55 win over Ottawa at the Plano Christmas Classic.

Sandwich boys basketball faced Ottawa on Monday, Dec. 23, 2024 in the Plano Christmas Classic.

Fieldcrest's Macy Gochanour poured in a career-high 46 points to led Fieldcrest to a 69-56 Heart of Illinois Conference win over Fisher on Monday.

Ottawa, which lost a 16-point lead and a nonconference game at Plano last Tuesday, bounced back in the same gym in a big way Monday, running past Sandwich 50-34 in the first game of the 61st Plano Christmas Classic.

Here are 41 of the best girls volleyball players across The Times coverage area, The 2024 Times All-Area Girls Volleyball Team.

Senior setter Skylar Dorsey's versatility helped this year’s Ottawa Pirates to another successful season, and also carried her to the honor of the 2024 Times Girls Volleyball Player of the Year.

Here are the best boys soccer players across The Times coverage area, The 2024 Times All-Area Boys Soccer Team.

The Serena girls basketball won at Putnam County on Saturday, while the Streator and Seneca boys squads suffered losses.

The Ottawa girls basketball team used a 16-1 second-quarter advantage in defeating Morris 59-39 in the championship game of the Ottawa Holiday Tournament on Saturday at Kingman Gym.

Paxton Giertz poured in 30 points to help Seneca top Midland on Friday, while Somonauk, Serena and Fieldcrest also earned wins. Streator girls capture first win of the season. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

Mary Stisser scored a career-high 19 points and Ottawa forced 26 first-half turnovers in a 53-18 win over Newark

The Serena girls basketball team defeated Marquette on Thursday, while Somonauk/Leland earned a comeback win. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

We are proud to present The Times 2024 All-Area Football Team, with 22 first-team selections and 22 more honored as second-teamers from area teams Marquette, Seneca, Streator, Sandwich, Ottawa, Fieldcrest and Flanagan-Cornell/Woodland.

Seneca's Alyssa Zellers scored a game-best 18 points to help the Fighting Irish defeat host Serena on Wednesday. Plus more results from around the Times area.