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Fremd boys, Lake Park girls among conference basketball champs

Several boys and girls basketball conference races are being decided this week. Fremd boys and Lake Park girls each clinched no worse than a share for first with their respective wins Thursday night.

Boys basketball

Boys basketball: Fremd rallies past Rolling Meadows, maintains MSL West lead
Feb 05, 2026 9:51 pm - Fremd survived Rolling Meadows slower pace and deliberate style Tuesday. The Vikings rallied from a three-point deficit late in the third quarter for a 41-38 victory in Rolling Meadows. The victory clinches a share of the MSL West title for Fremd (21
 
 
Craig Brueske looked at more races in his weekly DuPage County and Fox Valley boys basketball notes.

Boys basketball

DuPage County and Fox Valley boys basketball notes: Glenbard North takes DuKane lead with double OT win; DVC, UEC also feature tight races
Feb 04, 2026 6:33 pm - February is a time for groundhogs, valentines, and down-to-the-wire high school boys basketball conference races. One of the area’s most competitive races is the DuKane, where four teams are battling for the top spot. With two weeks remaining, Glenba
 
 
Here’s this week’s boys basketball notes in Cook and Lake County.

Cook County

Boys basketball

Cook boys basketball notes: Fremd sectional promises to be a battle
Feb 04, 2026 6:51 pm - With state seeding and pairings taking place next week, it’s time for area teams to put the finishing touches on their resume. Here are the sectionals they are headed to along with key wins they hope will get them attention from voting coaches. C
 
 

Lake County

Boys basketball

Lake County boys basketball notes: Warren, Wauconda lead respective conference races heading into home stretch
Feb 04, 2026 12:16 pm - There is no slowing down for the Warren Township boys basketball team. The Blue Devils started the week 21-2 overall and were leading the North Suburban Conference at 9-0. Warren, which has won 4 in a row, was ranked fifth in a recent Class 4A Associ
 
 
In other sports, Kevin Schmit has some fun with the Olympics getting underway.

Boys basketball

In honor of the Olympics, it’s time for some real IHSA winter sports
Feb 05, 2026 2:51 pm - Unlike the NHL, the IHSA winter sports aren’t taking a three-week break for the Olympics. Not that there’s any reason to take a break, but we digress. Ticking through the IHSA’s main seasonal offerings — boys and girls basketball, boys swimming and d
 
 

Boys wrestling

Thursday was a big night for boys wrestling teams. Barrington and Warren both won dual sectional titles to advance to the team state tournament Feb. 27.

Boys wrestling

Boys dual team wrestling: Barrington, Wheeling avenge last year’s sectional disappointments
Feb 05, 2026 9:35 pm - This is story about second chances — and how Barrington and Wheeling took full advantage Thursday night in dual-team sectional action. Last year at this time the two clubs missed out on their chance to advance into the dual-team state tournament. Giv
 
 
Marmion and Montini’s boys wrestling teams also advanced to state.

Boys wrestling

Boys wrestling: Marmion, Montini advance to state
Feb 05, 2026 11:01 pm - It was a bittersweet night for Vincenzo Testa and the Marmion seniors. On one hand, it was the chance to send the Cadets back downstate for a chance to defend their team title. On the other, it marked the last time wrestling in their home gym. But wh
 
 

Girls gymnastics

The past week was a busy one for girls gymnastics teams competing at regionals. St. Charles co-op capped the week by winning the Fremd regional to advance to next week’s Conant sectional.

Girls gymnastics

Girls gymnastics: St. Charles co-op edges Fremd to win regional
Feb 05, 2026 9:56 pm - The Fremd IHSA girls gymnastics regional was a good one Thursday night as the host Vikings squared off against St. Charles co-op for a berth to the Conant sectional next Monday at stake. The North Stars/Saints lineup was missing a key piece with inju
 
 
Jolee Waddington led Palatine to a regional championship over runner-up Prospect.

Girls gymnastics

Girls gymnastics: Palatine hits season high, advances to Conant sectional
Feb 04, 2026 9:53 pm - The pressure was on Wednesday night when four teams lined up for the Palatine girls gymnastics regional meet with a berth to the Conant sectional next week on the line. Prospect put together a solid effort with 135.1 points, but it was not enough to
 
 
Conant also won a regional title.

Girls gymnastics

Girls gymnastics: Conant edges Hersey to win regional crown
Feb 03, 2026 10:01 pm - The pressure was on Tuesday night when Hersey hosted the second of four IHSA girls gymnastics regionals that feed into the Conant sectional next Monday. Hersey’s team scoring got a huge lift with the return of sophomore standout Maria Reyes from a kn
 
 
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