Saturday's preps slate featured multiple key conference games, close finishes and standout games and matches from multiple area athletes

Central Illinois has become synonymous with great high school basketball over many decades. Two reasons why met again on Friday night.

Manual took down Peoria High in a crosstown heavyweight hoops battle while several other top area teams were in action on Friday.

East Peoria pulled off a huge win and Peoria Notre Dame was also victorious in an abbreviated slate.

Normal Community's Caden Correll and Washington's Mazzy O'Brien are the most recent winners of CSM Winter Athletes of the Week.

Many holiday tournaments came to a close featuring multiple winners and more area schools clinched championship berths.

Among Friday's highlights: Washington’s Avery Tibbs surpassed 1,000 points and Princeville coach John Gross got his 900th career victory.

Tri-Valley girls basketball has been off to a strong start with junior and recent 1,000-point scorer Addy Freihaut leading the way.

Over a dozen area holiday tournaments featuring 50+ area teams kicked off. Check out scores and recaps from them all in one place!

Fieldcrest lost multiple contributors from last season's 33-2 but haven't missed a beat this year with an unbeaten start.

Fieldcrest's Macy Gochanour had a performance for the ages and five area squads picked up victories.

Vote for this week's nominees for CSM Winter Athletes of the Week, featuring star basketball players, wrestlers and swimmers.

Manual's Nyanna Payton and Morton's Clay McKee won CSM Winter Athletes of the Week.

Our boys basketball holiday tournament primer breaks down 9 big events with dates, teams, outlooks and our picks to win each tournament.

A huge day of preps action featured lots of shootout contests and holiday tournaments in basketball, wrestling and swimming.

Our girls basketball holiday tournament primer breaks down 10 big events with dates, teams, outlooks and our picks to win each tournament.

East Peoria used a strong defensive effort in the second half and big contributions from a trio of players to win against Washington.

Conference games from the Mid-Illini, Big 12 and HOIC headlined a big slate of pre-holiday hoops in the area.

Elmwood's Bo Windish is starring for the Trojans' basketball team after an all-state season on the gridiron.

A variety of girls basketball matchups highlighted Thursday's action, plus a crosstown clash between Manual and Richwoods boys.