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.

Minooka boys basketball and Joliet Central and Morris girls basketball were winners in Saturday's Herald-News sports roundup.

Minooka's team took third place at the Morris Reindeer Rumble girls wrestling tournament, while Bolingbrook's Alejandra Flores won the 115-pound bracket to lead Herald-News area wrestlers at the event.

Seth Cheney scored 21 and Molly Knight scored 28 as Providence boys and girls hoops win, plus more boys and girls hoops and wrestling results from around the area in the Herald News Sports Roundup.

Morris led JCA by just one point in Friday's pool play game in the Ottawa Holiday Classic, but a strong defensive effort in the second half led to a 59-35 win

Minooka wins girls basketball, Joliet Central wins boys wrestling. That and more in Thursday's roundup.

Reed-Custer boys basketball wins behind 24 points from Jacob Reardon, Lockport and Providence girls teams both win, plus more scores from around the area in Wednesday's The Herald-News Sports Roundup.

Bolingbrook scored 25 points in the third after scoring just 24 in the first half to trigger a running clock in the fourth.

Lincoln-Way Central's Korey Cagnolatti hit a shot at the buzzer to give his team a 44-42 win over Lincoln-Way East. That and more in Tuesday's Herald-News Roundup.