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Rolling Meadows' Dalia Grandberry, right, is among the Mustangs players celebrating their 49-42 victory over Fremd during the Class 4A girls basketball Schaumburg sectional final on Thursday. Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
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Dalia Grandberry and her Rolling Meadows teammates were just one of the area girls basketball teams celebrating Thursday night after winning a sectional championship and advancing to Monday’s supersectional round — just one win away from the state tournament.

Girls basketball

Girls basketball: Rolling Meadows’ remarkable run continues with win over Fremd for sectional championship
Feb 26, 2026 10:12 pm - Talk about a magical run. Rolling Meadows lost its previous games to the two teams it faced in the Schaumburg Class 4A sectional by a combined 53 points. Yet what happens in the Mustangs' two biggest games of the season? They stunned top-seeded Prosp
 
 

Waubonsie Valley 45, Benet 37

Girls basketball

Girls basketball: Waubonsie Valley’s defense rises to occasion late as Warriors beat Benet in sectional final for third straight year
Feb 26, 2026 10:32 pm - Syncere Williams would have seemed the most unlikely hero in the latest edition of Waubonsie Valley’s playoff rivalry with Benet. For starters, she had no history in it. The Waubonsie Valley guard transferred from West Aurora before her junior season
 
 

St. Charles East 53, Glenbard West 28

Girls basketball

Girls basketball: Schilb’s big second half leads St. Charles East over Glenbard West for sectional title
Feb 26, 2026 10:38 pm - Brooklyn Schilb was anything but satisfied with how her first half went in Thursday’s Class 4A Bartlett sectional final. The sophomore, who’s been a driving force for St. Charles East all season long, finished with only two points to her name. She wa
 
 

Loyola 48, Maine South 32

Girls basketball

Girls basketball: Loyola’s pressure too much for Maine South in sectional setback
Feb 26, 2026 9:05 pm - With two minutes, 24 seconds to play and both teams at their benches during a timeout, Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin’” blared over the loudspeakers at Maine South. Sure, Maine South trailed top-seeded Loyola Academy 42-32, but for a team built on re
 
 

Carmel 38, Libertyville 35

Girls basketball

Girls basketball: Carmel edges Libertyville to claim 4A sectional crown
Feb 26, 2026 9:27 pm - Thanks to their abilities to rally from an eight-point second quarter deficit and then the strength to hold off a furious late charge, second-seeded Carmel joyfully celebrated a hard-fought 38-35 triumph over No. 1 seed Libertyville at the Class 4A R
 
 

Geneva 43, Crystal Lake South 33

Girls basketball

Girls basketball: Geneva controls the glass, knocks off Crystal Lake South in Class 3A sectional final
Feb 26, 2026 9:39 pm - Geneva’s Emma Peterson ripped a potential rebound away from Crystal Lake South’s Tessa Melhuish during the closing moments of Thursday’s Class 3A Crystal Lake Central cectional girls basketball championship. The 6-foot sophomore’s effort was symbolic
 
 

St. Viator 43, Grayslake Central 38

Girls basketball

Girls basketball: Strong finish sends St. Viator past Grayslake Central, onto 3A supersectional
Feb 26, 2026 10:00 pm - It was a fight to the finish, but the St. Viator girls basketball team was able to weather the storm to capture the Class 3A sectional championship 43-38 over host Grayslake Central Thursday night with some great play down the stretch. It was the sec
 
 

St. Edward 53, Johnsburg 38

Girls basketball

Girls basketball: St. Edward hands 34-0 Johnsburg first loss, wins 2A sectional title
Feb 26, 2026 9:31 pm - St. Edward knew it had a tall task in trying to take down unbeaten Johnsburg on Thursday night. The Green Wave, though, weren’t intimidated. “We knew what we had to come in here and do,” said junior Savannah Lynch, who scored eight of her team’s firs
 
 

Nazareth 53, Downers Grove North 28

Girls basketball

Girls basketball: Downers Grove North can’t solve Nazareth in sectional final
Feb 26, 2026 10:33 pm - tarting freshman Mia Gage wasn’t rattled by two fouls during the first quarter of the Class 4A Hinsdale Central Sectional final against Downers Grove North. “I have to stop hacking,” Gage said. “When I’m not doing good it doesn’t matter because my te
 
 
Before the girls get back on the court Monday, there’s plenty of boys basketball regional championship games to look forward to Friday night. Kevin Schmit writes about several of them.

Boys basketball

Schmit: Time for some great regional final boys basketball matchups
Feb 26, 2026 5:40 pm - Wednesday night came and went like a flash. Just like that, we’ve reached the regional finals in the IHSA boys basketball season. I have to admit … I’m still not accustomed to playing both semifinal games on the same night. While there weren’t a slew
 
 
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