Scoring in bunches, Kaneland delivered an early knockout punch at Plano on Friday night, overwhelming the Reapers, 75-39.

Lexi Carlsen's 3-pointer in overtime give the NIU women the lead for good against Idaho State in win, DeKalb tops Naperville Central and more in the roundup.

A look at basketball and wrestling results from across the area.

Sycamore boys basketball rolled to a win, plus more scores from around the area in Wednesday's Daily Chronicle sports roundup.

Brooke Stonebreaker finished with 18 points and nine rebounds, while Sycamore and Kaneland lost nonconference games against undefeated teams.

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.

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

The Durand-Pecatonica co-op will join the Big Northern Conference for football, boys soccer and girls soccer in the 2026-2027 school year, the league announced in a statement Tuesday.

Genoa-Kingston takes down No 1 seed Newman at the Forreston tournament, Kaneland wins home wrestling meet and more basketball and wrestling results in the roundup.