Adam Tumino

Bishop McNamara pulled off an improbable comeback win in Friday's IHSA Class 2A Seneca Sectional championship against Yorkville Christian, outscoring the Mustangs 37-10 down the stretch to erase a 14-point deficit and win 69-56 in overtime.

With a pair of 2,000-point scorers in Addison Lucht and Dierks Neukomm, and a pair of 1,000-point scorers in Lauryn Hamrick and Seth Walder, the Cissna Park basketball class of 2026 made their way into school record books.

Kankakee erased a late 10-point deficit to beat East Peoria 59-53 in Wednesday's IHSA Class 3A Ottawa Sectional semifinal, advancing to the championship game against Morton on Friday.

Kankakee erupted for a season-high 93 points in Friday's IHSA Class 3A Geneseo Regional championship game against Plano, winning 93-41 to claim its third straight regional title.

Manteno's winningest season in program history came to an end Thursday with a heartbreaking, 46-44 loss to Pontiac in the IHSA Class 2A Pontiac Sectional championship, ending the Panthers' season at 27-7 just short of their first sectional title.

Wilmington beat Bridgeview 84-55 and St. Anne beat Bowen 71-58 in regional semifinal action, with both teams advancing to regional title games on their home floors, and more in Wednesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Bishop McNamara will play for its second straight regional title Friday after beating Herscher 71-42 in Wednesday's IHSA Class 2A Herscher Regional semifinal.

Cissna Park had its season come to an end with a 54-35 loss to Heyworth in the IHSA Class 1A Iroquois Sectional, finishing 26-3 and seeing a four-year run with an 111-23 record come to an end.

After five years of racing at Kankakee County Speedway, and a lifetime of attending races, Evan Eckhoff has become the speedway's new promoter with the goal of keeping local racing alive for the Kankakee-area racing community.

The Beecher, Gardner-South Wilmington and Cissna Park boys basketball teams all opened up the postseason with wins in their regional quarterfinals games and more in Monday's Daily Journal roundup.

Herscher opened up the postseason with a 56-51 win over Reed-Custer on Monday, advancing to play on its home floor in Wednesday's IHSA Class 2A Herscher Regional semifinals against Bishop McNamara.

Coal City's Aidan Kenney, Brock Finch and Cade Poyner and Wilmington's Logan Van Duyne will all wrestle for state titles after winning their semifinal matches and more in Friday's Daily Journal roundup.

Joliet Central wrapped the regular season with a 49-46 road win over Bradley-Bourbonnais on Friday, with a late steal from Bernal Fox helping seal the win for the Steelmen.

Clifton Central fell to Roanoke-Benson 49-25 in the IHSA Class 2A Clifton Central Regional championship game, ending its winningest season in nine years, and more in Thursday's Daily Journal roundup.

Bishop McNamara beat Joliet Catholic 52-45 in the IHSA Class 2A Bishop McNamara Regional championship game on Thursday, securing a second straight regional title and avenging a 55-33 loss to the Angels on Feb. 11.