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Boys basketball: Balanganayi scores 27, helps Palatine hand Fremd its first loss
Dec 19, 2025 10:35 pm - Tony Balanganayi scored 27 points, Abram Williams added 11, and Palatine took down previously undefeated Fremd with a 53-37 home victory in the Battle of the Tracks on Friday evening. “It was just Tony being Tony,” said Pirates coach Eric Millstone.
 
 

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Boys basketball: Hersey stays perfect with hard-fought win over Rolling Meadows
Dec 19, 2025 10:43 pm - It wasn't easy, but the Hersey boys basketball team managed to remain undefeated in the 2025-26 season Friday night against visiting Rolling Meadows despite a late rally by the pesky Mustangs. The Huskies (8-0, 2-0) had their lead cut to 50-48 on two
 
 

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Boys basketball: Balgro, Mikuta, Coviello step up, lead Neuqua Valley past Waubonsie Valley
Dec 19, 2025 10:04 pm - Talk to any Illinois boys basketball expert, and they’ll say Cole Kelly and Mason Martin are the two players who make Neuqua Valley a state championship contender. If they really know their stuff though, they’ll say anyone on the roster can step up
 
 

Girls basketball

Girls basketball: Hersey’s defense dominates again
Dec 19, 2025 9:36 pm - Allowing Rolling Meadows just 7 points in the game's first 12 minutes was hardly a surprise to followers of Hersey's girls basketball team. "That's what we do," said Huskies third-year coach Courtney Ludois. "That's (defense) our strength. And our of
 
 

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Basketball: Geneva girls stymie Batavia; Geneva boys survive Bulldogs in double OT
Dec 19, 2025 11:40 pm - Keira McCann knew that Geneva’s last two games against Batavia were a bit rough. After dropping both games to their heated rival last season, McCann knew that they wanted things to turn things around. And Friday night, she did just that. McCann put u
 
 

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Girls basketball: Libertyville handles Mundelein in battle for NSC lead
Dec 19, 2025 10:30 pm - Quickly canning two 3-pointers during the first minute of play, Libertyville jumped out to an early 6-0 lead over Mundelein and never looked back for a 51-29 North Suburban Conference win Friday night. With the victory, the Wildcats took sole possess
 
 

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Boys basketball: Mobley's 3 at buzzer lifts Hoffman over Schaumburg
Dec 19, 2025 10:15 pm - Friday night's battle for first place in the Mid-Suburban East between Schaumburg and Hoffman Estates came down to the visiting Hawks’ ability to rally several times in the second half before finally emerging on top 53-50 on senior guard Chris Mobley
 
 

Boys basketball

Boys basketball: Clutch free throw shooting sends Wheaton Warrenville South past rival
Dec 19, 2025 10:25 pm - Zach Rogers had been playing a solid game for Wheaton Warrenville South Friday night against visiting Wheaton North, especially on the defensive end, but through three quarters he hadn’t made a big impression on the scorebook. As a matter of fact, wi
 
 

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Girls basketball: Hendricksen scores career-high 19 points, drives Glenbard West to win at Lyons
Dec 19, 2025 10:53 pm - For those opponents who don’t know it yet, Glenbard West junior guard Nina Hendricksen is left-handed. And yes, she loves to drive to the basket with her left hand, regardless of who is in the way. “I do it any chance I get,” Hendricksen said. “It’s
 
 

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Boys basketball: Huntley edges Hampshire to snap three-game skid
Dec 19, 2025 11:41 pm - Isaac Muze makes it a point to not lament, even if he doesn’t score a point. So after Huntley’s resilient sophomore guard picked up two fouls in the first four minutes of Friday night’s Fox Valley Conference game against visiting Hampshire, he never
 
 
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