Clifton-Central's Payton Temple was crowned sectional champion and will be joined at state by Bradley-Bourbonnais Sophia Domont. The Boilers' Kayden Roach is also state-bound on the boys side, girls regional basketball action began and more in Saturday's Daily Journal roundup.

Coal City became the only team in Illinois to have all 14 wrestlers punch their tickets to the state finals, while seven more area teams had 12 additional wrestlers advance out of the IHSA Class 1A Coal City Sectional.

Gardner-South Wilmington took third place over Momence in the River Valley Conference Tournament, Beecher won a thriller at Tri-Point for fifth and more in Friday's Daily Journal roundup.

St. Anne secured its second straight River Valley Conference Tournament title with a 60-49 win over Clifton Central in Friday's championship game, which also clinched a second straight unbeaten RVC season for the Cardinals.

After Eiden Kubilius helped Lincoln-Way West keep pace in an early back-and-forth battle at Bradley-Bourbonnais, Aidan Bach and Drake Been made big plays down the stretch that allowed the Warriors to escape with a 51-44 win Friday night.

About 200 Kankakee High School students participated in a walkout in protest of national immigration policies and Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. See photos from the march.

When Henry Hines left his role of Clifton Central girls basketball coach more than a decade ago, he never thought he'd return to the bench. But that's exactly where he's found himself this season, and he couldn't be happier.

Ava Johnson exploded for 30 points and Malea Harrison set the school's single-game assist record as part of her triple-double to help the Kays to a two-point win over Crete-Monee, and more in Thursday's Daily Journal roundup.

Morris' Cami Pfeifer made three 3-pointers in the second half and Lily Hansen scored her 1,000th career point among a team-high 23 in a 56-45 win over Manteno