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Minooka was the team runner-up at a Class 3A Minooka Sectional that saw plenty of area advancers to next weekend's IHSA State Finals.

Lincoln-Way East ran to an easy victory in the team competition with 217 points to Lincoln-Way West’s 152. Joliet West was third with 140 points. But the major object of this meet, rescheduled from Friday because of rain, was as a litmus test for May’s major meets.

LIV Golf will hold a tournament at Bolingbrook Golf Club on Sept. 13-15.

A look at the 2024 outdoor boys track and field season across the Herald-News coverage area as things get running.

Here's a look at the 2024 outdoor girls track and field season across the Herald-News coverage area as things get running.

Lemont's Quinton Peterson won the Class 3A 60-meter hurdles, Lincoln-Way East's Dedrick Richardson the Class 3A long jump and Joliet Catholic's Symone Holman the Class 2A long jump on Saturday at the Illinois Top Times meet in Bloomington.

The Providence girls basketball team hung with Butler Prep early in Tuesday's sectional semifinal but ultimately lost 65-34.

Lincoln-Way Central climbed from 10 points behind in the final 11 minutes, 30 seconds to score a 36-33 victory over Stagg in the Class 4A Andrew Regional championship game.

Providence built a huge early lead and cruised to a 61-43 win over Southland Prep on Senior Night.

Tierra Abner came off the bench to score a season-high 18 points, and Plainfield South ended the first half on a 13-point run and went on to a 68-43 win over Joliet Catholic.

Providence center Kyle Lipke, a 6-foot-6 senior, was noticeable from start to finish, scoring 15 points and pulling down 11 rebounds Thursday in a 63-51 nonconference win over Morris.

Plainfield South made just enough plays down the stretch to fend off Joliet Catholic for a 60-56 nonconference win on Wednesday.

Joliet Catholic raced back from a six-point deficit to take a 47-46 lead on Marian Catholic three minutes into the third quarter, but the Spartans answered back with a 12-2 run on their way to the Saturday victory.

B.J. Powell, Brenden Sanders and Karson Thomas accounted for a bevy of steals Friday night and hit host Lockport with a hard first punch en route to a 52-39 Lincoln-Way East victory on Veterans Night.

Cesar Chavez's blocked extra point in the second overtime was the difference, as all-state running back Aaron Ball and St. Laurence rallied from four deficits to beat Wheaton Academy 31-30 in the Class 4A semifinal and end the Warriors' longest-ever playoff advancement.