Washington and Dee-Mack lead tightly-bunched groups of the top girls basketball teams in the area through three weeks.

Canton dedicated its new court at the Alice Ingersoll Gym to Little Giants and Illinois Fighting Illini basketball legend Dave Downey on Friday night.

Big 12 hoops and multiple 30-plus point outings highlighted a busy night of basketball in Central Illinois.

High-scoring girls basketball performances and Mid-Illini wrestling highlighted Thursday action across Central Illinois.

Washington and Canton earned notable victories in boys hoops while Bloomington, Elmwood and East Peoria also picked up wins on Wednesday.

Normal Community's Intercity title and multiple wins from Richwoods and Dee-Mack highlighted Tuesday's busy preps slate.

Brimfield and Normal U-High won big tournament games in boys hoops and Canton, Eureka and IVC were among multiple winners in girls hoops.

Boys hoops games began on Monday with buzzer-beaters, big career milestones and more

A busy day of girls hoops featured many squads wrapping up Thanksgiving tournaments while El Paso-Gridley football fell in the 2A state semis.

Blowout wins and Intercity action headlined Friday's schedule of girls basketball

Four HOIC squads picked up wins, Manual and PND stayed hot, Washington opened its season with a win and Metamora's Michaela Hurst reached a coaching milestone.

Five area girls hoops teams were victorious on Saturday, including Dee-Mack, Canton and Illini Bluffs.

Morton's Jamie King and Dunlap's Kevin Metzger both won their first games under new head coaches, plus several area stars had double-doubles, set new records and reached big milestones.

The first day of games in the girls basketball season featured wins from 12 area teams, including PND, Manual, Tremont, Canton, Richwoods and more.

A college commitment from Washington's Becca McDougall, several recent milestones and a trio of Week 8 football games to watch lead Friday's Starting Lineup.