Seneca Preps

La Salle-Peru junior Kiely Domyancich placed fifth and Ottawa junior Juliana Thrush sixth to earn medals at IHSA Girls Wrestling State Finals on Saturday at Grossinger Motors Arena in Bloomington.

Plainfield Central’s Alicia Tucker and Lockport’s Claudia Heeney each claimed championships at Saturday's IHSA Girls Wrestling State Finals on Saturday at Grossinger Motors Arena in Bloomington.

The opening day of the IHSA Girls Wrestling State Finals was contested Friday morning, with Ottawa's Juliana Thrush, La Salle-Peru's Kiely Domyancich, and Seneca's Catalina Pacheco and Sammie Greisen advancing to the final day.

The 2025 spring season opened in the area Thursday with the Ottawa girls track and field team competing in an indoor meet in Sycamore.

Princeton got 25 points from its top two guns, Noah LaPorte (13) and Jordan Reinhardt (12), but got contributions from many sources in Wednesday’s 54-47 regional semifinal win over Mendota. Seneca was detailed oriented in its 74-59 win over Sandwich.

The Woodland and Somonauk boys basketball teams fell in Class 1A regional semifinals on Wednesday, while Fieldcrest advanced to a 2A title shot in the Times area roundup.

Ottawa's Juliana Thrush, La Salle-Peru's Kiely Domyancich, Streator's Lily Gwaltney and Seneca's Cattalina Pacheco and Sammie Greisen will compete at the IHSA girls wrestling state tournament this weekend.

After Watseka-Milford opened the Class 2A Herscher Sectional semis Tuesday with a 14-0 run over Reed-Custer before never looking back, Bishop McNamara used a second-half outburst to down Seneca and set up Thursday's championship.

Bishop McNamara broke a tie at halftime with a second-half run to end Seneca's season in the 2A Herscher Sectional semifinals.

Bishop McNamara claimed a 51-30 victory over Seneca in the IHSA Class 2A Herscher Sectional semifinal on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025.

Two brothers, Judah and Justus Heeg, won state championships while wrestling for Lemont and Providence Catholic, respectively

The Serena, Newark and Somonauk boys basketball teams all claimed postseason victories in Class 1A regional openers on Monday, while Leland saw its season come to a close in the Times area roundup.

A total of 21 Herald-News area wrestlers placed between third and sixth to earn medals at the IHSA boys state wrestling finals at the University of Illinois on Saturday.

Sandwich's Cooper Corder and Seneca's Jeremy Gagnon dropped semifinal matchups at the IHSA State Wrestling meet, while Streator's rally came up short in a regular season capper in boys basketball. That and more in Friday's Times roundup.

Seneca never trailed Friday, storming to the Class 2A Beecher Regional title 50-34 over Manteno.

The Marquette boys basketball team, led by 36 points from Alec Novotney, topped Seneca 57-51 in overtime to finish out the Tri-County Conference and regular seasons at Bader Gymnasium on Friday night.

Marquette pulled out a overtime win over Seneca 57-51 on Friday, Feb. 21, 2025 in Bader Gym at Marquette Academy.

Sandwich’s Cooper Corder and Seneca’s Jeremy Gagnon both started 2-0 to earn berths into their respective weight classes' championship semifinals at the IHSA Boys Individual State Finals held in Champaign on Thursday. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

Newark's Dylan Long scored 40 points, including his 1,000th career point and Somonauk was a winner over Marquette in Wednesday's roundup.

Seneca and Serena both won girls regional semifinals, while Ottawa and Streator's boys both suffered road losses, plus more in The Times Tuesday Roundup.

A total of 73 Herald-News area wrestlers will take part in the boys individual state finals at University of Illinois' State Farm Center

The Flanagan-Cornell/Woodland girls basketball team used a huge fourth quarter to pull off an upset in the Class 1A Heyworth Regional semifinals on Monday to advance to Thursday's championship game. Plus more results from around the Times area.

More from the sidelines on Streator, Ottawa, Marquette, Seneca, Woodland and more in this week's edition of The Times Boys Basketball Notebook.

From Class 1A to 3A, from regional play-ins to state championship games, here are boys basketball postseason schedules for teams across the greater Ottawa/Streator/Seneca area.

Marquette sophomore Alex Schaefer punched his ticket to next weekend’s state Class 1A wrestling finals at the State Farm Center in Champaign after a runner-up finish at 215 pounds on Saturday at the Oregon Sectional. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

Girls wrestlers from Joliet Central, Joliet West, Joliet Catholic, Plainfield Central, Plainfield South, Lincoln-Way Central, Morris and Seneca qualified for state out of the Geneseo Sectional on Saturday.

L-P's Kiely Domyancich, Ottawa’s Juliana Thrush, Streator’s Lily Gwaltney and Seneca’s Catalina Pacheco and Sammie Greisen qualified for the IHSA girls wrestling state tournament out of the Geneseo Sectional on Saturday.

Check out photos from Saturday's IHSA Class 1A Coal City Boys Wrestling Sectional.

It was all Seneca in Friday's de facto Tri-County Conference championship game, as the Irish led from start to finish in a 61-32 victory over visiting Woodland.

The Streator boys basketball team wrapped up the outright Illinois Central Eight Conference regular-season championship with a victory over Lisle on Friday at Pops Dale Gym. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

Seneca defeated Woodland 61-32 on Friday, Feb. 14, 2025 at Seneca High School.

Seneca's Alyssa Zellers scored 27 points to help her team earn a comeback win over Pontiac on Thursday. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

Who will be the last Herald-News team standing in the girls basketball postseason? That and more postseason storylines to watch.

With the girls basketball postseason about to tip off, here are five storylines we're watching across The Times coverage area.

The Ottawa boys basketball team fell short against host Dunlap on Tuesday night, while Fieldcrest topped Flanagan-Cornell in the HOIC. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

Streator's boys basketball team topped a Seneca team missing star player Paxton Giertz on Tuesday with another impressive defensive performance at the Pops.

The Fieldcrest boys and girls each collected wins on Monday while the Flanagan-Cornell/Woodland girls raced to victory. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

Postseason play for girls basketball teams begins Saturday, and several area teams are hoping to add some hardware to their trophy cases

Here are five Herald-News area players to watch for the 2025 season.

The IHSA postseason schedules for girls basketball teams across the greater Ottawa/Streator/Morris area.

A trio of locals advanced on to Class 2A boys wrestling sectionals, a pair of local basketball teams beat Richmond-Burton, and the girls track season got underway, all in The Times Saturday Roundup.

The Ottawa and Streator girls bowling teams each had an individual sectional qualifier, Somonauk competed at state cheer and more results in Friday's The Times roundup.

The Streator girls basketball team fell in Thursday's senior night game, while Seneca's Alyssa Zellers set school records in an Irish win. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

Serena's girls basketball team suffered a rare loss on a light Wednesday night of local sport in The Times area.

Seneca senior guard Paxton Giertz exploded for a career-high 43 points on Tuesday, including a school record 10 3-pointers, while Streator suffered its first Illinois Central Eight Conference loss. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

Princeton got two clutch free throws from junior point guard Camryn Driscoll with 12 seconds to take a 1-point lead and made a defensive stop at the end to hold on for a 56-53 win over Seneca in a nonconference matchup of two of the best teams on the I-80 corridor.

Several individuals and teams are hoping to come home with a state medal. Here's a look ahead at the boys wrestling postseason in The Herald-News area.

Serena defeated Somonauk, while Leland fell to Hinckley-Big Rock at the 106th annual Little Ten Conference Boys Basketball Tournament on Monday. Plus more results from around the Times area.

Somonauk competitive cheer makes it to state, girls basketball wins for Streator, Seneca and Marquette, plus more in The Times Saturday Roundup.

Seneca's Catalina Pacheco, La Salle-Peru's Kiely Domyancich and Ottawa's Juliana Thrush all won championships at Saturday's Metamora Girls Wrestling regional.