Wisconsin Basketball Yearbook

8th Annual Wisconsin vs. Illinois Border Battle
January 31, 2026
The Prairie School (Racine)
Schedule

9:45 a.m. -- Milwaukee South (WI) vs. Prospect (IL)

11:15 a.m. -- Oak Creek (WI) vs. Buffalo Grove (IL)

12:45 p.m. -- New Berlin West (WI) vs. Niles North (IL)

2:15 p.m. -- Kenosha St. Joseph (WI) vs. Chicago St. Francis de Sales (IL)

3:45 p.m. -- Racine Lutheran (WI) vs. Warren Township (IL)

5:15 p.m. -- Milwaukee Marquette (WI) vs. Chicago St. Ignatius (IL)

6:45 p.m. -- West De Pere (WI) vs. Yorkville Christian (IL)

8:15 p.m. -- The Prairie School (WI) vs. Unity Christian (IL)

2025 WI vs. IL Border Battle Results
Waubonsie Valley (IL) 67, Mukwonago (WI) 53
New Berlin West (WI) 88, Buffalo Grove (IL) 62
Northridge Prep (IL) 68, Kenosha St. Joseph (WI) 67
Slinger (WI) 59, Prospect (IL) 50
Milwaukee Academy of Science 91, Warren Township (IL) 85, OT
DeKalb (IL) 57, Waunakee (WI) 52
Chicago St. Francis de Sales (IL) 81, The Prairie School (WI) 78

2024 WI vs. IL Border Battle Results
Burlington (WI) 58, Antioch (IL) 22
Prospect (IL) 63, West Allis Central (WI) 49
Waubonsie Valley (IL) 61, The Prairie School (WI) 40
Buffalo Grove (IL) 75, Kenosha St. Joseph (WI) 68
Mukwonago (WI) 68, Fremd (IL) 63
Milwaukee Academy of Science (WI) 82, Niles North (IL) 64
Wisconsin Lutheran (WI) 65, Deerfield (IL) 28
Chicago Brother Rice (IL) 91, Verona (WI) 83

2023 WI vs. IL Border Battle Results
Saint Mary's Springs (WI) 80, Northridge Prep (IL) 40
Racine St. Catherine's (WI) 46, Batavia (IL) 44
Deerfield (IL) 52, Madison Edgewood (WI) 49
Franklin (WI) 71, Chicago Mount Carmel (IL) 68
Buffalo Grove (IL) 84, The Prairie School (WI) 59
Saint Thomas More (WI) 63, Prospect (IL) 62
New Trier (IL) 63, Lakeside Lutheran (WI) 59
Sussex Hamilton (WI) 66, Wheaton Warrensville South (IL) 59, OT

2022 WI vs. IL Border Battle Results
Northridge Prep (IL) 70, Winnebago Lutheran (WI) 60
Prospect (IL) 60, The Prairie School (WI) 38
Homestead (WI) 74, Sheboygan North (WI) 68 *
(New Trier dropped out due to a late scheduling conflict)
Ashwaubenon (WI) 50, Rock Island (IL) 48
Kimberly (WI) 82, Buffalo Grove (IL) 56
Westosha Central (WI) 73, Deerfield (IL) 34

2021 WI vs. IL Border Battle Results
Event canceled due to COVID-19

2020 WI vs. IL Border Battle Results
New Trier (IL) 62, Brookfield Academy (WI) 55
Winnebago Lutheran (WI) 74, Chicago Steinmetz (IL) 53
Marian Catholic (IL) 62, Madison East (WI) 50
The Prairie School (WI) 79, Chicago Perspectives MSA (IL) 55
Brookfield Central (WI) 70, Deerfield (IL) 51
Sun Prairie (WI) 77, Antioch (IL) 44
La Crosse Central (WI) 74, DeKalb (IL) 41

2019 WI vs. IL Border Battle Results
The Prairie School (WI) 74, Liberty (IL) 59
Waupun (WI) 85, Chicago Providence-St. Mel (IL) 73
Madison La Follette (WI) 87, Niles North (IL) 70
New Trier (IL) 57, Racine Case (WI) 55
Sussex Hamilton (WI) 54, Loyola Academy (IL) 41
Marian Catholic (IL) 72, Kaukauna (WI) 70
Deerfield (IL) 47, Neenah (WI) 42

2018 WI vs. IL Border Battle Results
Cambridge (WI) 63, University of Chicago Lab School (IL) 41
Grafton (WI) 81, North Fond du Lac (WI) 54
Note: Chicago Leo dropped out of the event in late January.
Chicago Providence-St. Mel (IL) 69, Oak Creek (WI) 57
Westosha Central (WI) 76, Deerfield (IL) 67, OT
Niles North (IL) 71, Racine St. Catherine's (WI) 68, 2OT
New Trier (IL) 68, Racine Park (WI) 49
The Prairie School (WI) 90, Chicago DeLaSalle (IL) 70

Wisconsin leads the series, 27-21