Welcome to the party… Joliet Central moves into the championship game of the Large School Boys Bracket in their first appearance in the State Farm Holiday Classic. The Steelmen are matched up against Wheaton Warrenville South, who joined The Classic in 2015. Another first… Camp Point Central/Augusta Southeastern makes their first appearance in the championship game. The Lady … [Read more...]

What a difference a year makes? Last year's epic four overtime girls' game between Morton and North Lawndale seemed to be a rare feat at the time, as it set the record for the longest game in tourney history. Well, it stood alone at the top for just a year. On day two, the Rock Island and Mahomet-Seymour boys' matched the feat in yet another four overtime classic. … [Read more...]

Rocky Top Rock Island and Rockford Lutheran schools will be busy on championship day, as both schools’ boys’ and girls’ teams will be playing for trophies. Rock Island’s boys’ team battled back from a 15-point deficit to beat Zion-Benton in overtime and will play for the LSB championship against Normal U-High at 5:45. The Rock Island girls will face off against Chicago North … [Read more...]

Three Point Specialist Madi Fischer of Peoria Christian has led her team in scoring both days, scoring 17 in a first round loss to Prairie Central and 14 in a second round win over El Paso-Gridley. Most impressively, Fischer has scored all of her points on three-pointers (9) and free throws (4). She is currently on pace to break the single tournament three-pointer mark of 16 … [Read more...]