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IHSA crowns girls basketball regional champions
Libertyville’s Ella Pawelczyk celebrates with teammates as she comes out of the game in the fourth quarter Thursday of their Class 4A girls basketball regional final win over Mundelein. Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
IHSA crowns girls basketball regional champions

It was a busy night Thursday on the basketball courts for girls basketball teams. Libertyville, Geneva, Naperville Central and Hersey were just a few of the teams who won regional championships and advanced to sectional play next Tuesday while keeping their dreams alive of a trip to the state tournament at Illinois State University.

Libertyville-Mundelein

Girls basketball

Girls basketball: Libertyville’s blistering start sinks Mundelein
Feb 19, 2026 9:43 pm - From the opening tipoff, top-seeded Libertyville never gave No. 4-seeded host Mundelein a chance to breathe in the championship game of this IHSA Class 4A regional Thursday night. The Wildcats defense totally stymied the Mustangs' offense as they bui
 
 

Maine South-New Trier

Girls basketball

Girls basketball: Maine South downs New Trier, heads back home for sectionals
Feb 19, 2026 9:38 pm - March Madness arrived early in Winnetka on Thursday in the IHSA girls basketball Class 4A New Trier regional final. Despite never leading in the game, New Trier gave Maine South all it could handle in the regional semifinal at New Trier High School.
 
 

St. Viator-Lake Forest

Girls basketball

Girls basketball: McCrea’s layup in closing seconds lifts St. Viator to third straight regional title
Feb 19, 2026 8:21 pm - St. Viator went “Navy” to sink Lake Forest 30-29 in the title game of the Class 3A Antioch regional Thursday. St. Viator (19-14) will meet second-seeded Wauconda next Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in the Grayslake Central sectional semifinalsl. Wauconda (26-2
 
 

Hersey-Buffalo Grove

Girls basketball

Girls basketball: Donovan, Hersey nab fourth straight regional crown
Feb 19, 2026 9:35 pm - When it comes to regionals, no one knows more about winning them than Kate Donovan. And while everyone knows she's the one to stop when playing Hersey's girls basketball team, it's one of the hardest tasks for any team in the area. Donovan scored a g
 
 

Prospect-Conant

Girls basketball

Girls basketball: Prospect adds more hardware with regional win over Conant
Feb 19, 2026 9:08 pm - This winter is bringing to the girls basketball program at Prospect the opportunity to have its most successful trophy haul ever. Matt Weber's squad has already captured its first pair of Mid-Suburban honors in taking both the MSL West Division and c
 
 

Rolling Meadows-Lake Zurich

Girls basketball

Girls basketball: Rolling Meadows surges late to win regional over Lake Zurich
Feb 19, 2026 8:35 pm - When Abby Ramel, Rolling Meadows’ leading scorer, fouled out with 6 ½ minutes left, the Mustangs took it as a challenge. Meadows outscored Lake Zurich 14-3 the rest of the way Thursday to win the Class 4A South Elgin regional final, 45-34. No. 5 seed
 
 

Wauconda-Streamwood

Girls basketball

Girls basketball: Wauconda’s record-setting season continues with regional win over Streamwood
Feb 19, 2026 9:59 pm - Ashley Maxwell: Good to the last … quarter. The Wauconda senior forward turned in a caffeinated fourth-quarter performance in Thursday night’s Class 3A Wauconda girls basketball regional final, scoring 8 of her 10 points and grabbing 6 of her 10 rebo
 
 

Geneva-Dixon

Girls basketball

Girls basketball: Geneva’s clutch shooting ousts No. 1 seed Dixon in 3A regional final
Feb 19, 2026 10:30 pm - As Linnea Popp’s 3-pointer arced toward the basket, she thought it looked off. But as it banked off the backboard and through the net, all she could do was smile. “I wasn’t even going to call bank,” she said, “because their student section would’ve t
 
 

St. Charles East-Batavia

Girls basketball

Girls basketball: St. Charles East’s trio proves too much for Batavia
Feb 19, 2026 10:33 pm - Connecting on its first four 3-point attempts, St. Charles East’s built a 21-10 first-quarter lead and didn’t look back on the way to a 54-36 victory over Batavia in Thursday’s Class 4A girls basketball regional championship game. Junior guard Ari Bi
 
 

St. Charles North-York

Girls basketball

Girls basketball: Tomalak’s 3-pointer in OT helps St. Charles North edge York
Feb 19, 2026 10:21 pm - Kaelie Tomalak knew she wanted to leave everything out there for St. Charles North. Coming in for a fouled-out Sydney Johnson with a minute remaining in the fourth quarter of Thursday’s Class 4A regional final against York, the sophomore came in hopi
 
 

St. Edward-Marengo

Girls basketball

Girls basketball: St. Edward turns tables on Marengo to win 2A regional title
Feb 19, 2026 9:27 pm - What a difference two weeks make. On Feb. 5, Marengo defeated St. Edward 52-46 in a nonconference game in Marengo. The Green Wave's stifling defense was on display Thursday during the championship game of the Class 2A Marengo. The host Indians (21-10
 
 

Waubonsie Valley-Plainfield North

Girls basketball

Girls basketball: Mporokoso sets program record in Waubonsie Valley win
Feb 19, 2026 9:41 pm - Danyella Mporokoso became Waubonsie Valley’s all-time girls basketball scoring leader early in the Warriors’ 71-49 Class 4A regional championship win over Plainfield North Thursday night in Aurora. In scoring Waubonsie’s second basket of the game at
 
 

Naperville Central-Naperville North

Girls basketball

Girls basketball: Naperville Central knocks out Naperville North
Feb 19, 2026 8:29 pm - A palpable energy enveloped the court Thursday night at Naperville North. With the Class 4A girls basketball regional championship on the line and a raucous Husky crowd rocking after freshman Lila Zitko buried a left-wing 3-pointer to bring North wit
 
 

Glenbard West-Wheaton Warrenville South

Girls basketball

Girls basketball: Austin leads Glenbard West past WW South
Feb 19, 2026 9:05 pm - Mya Austin is one of only two seniors on the roster this season for Glenbard West, and the only one in the starting lineup. Thursday night against Wheaton Warrenville South, in a Class 4A regional final girls basketball game on the Hilltoppers’ home
 
 

Timothy Christian-Lisle
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