Wilmington head coach Jeff Reents has spent the last three decades building the Wildcats into one of the state's premier football programs, and after winning his fourth state title in 2025, he is the Daily Journal Male Sports Citizen of the Year.

Reed-Custer downed Illinois Central Eight Conference opponent Herscher for its fourth straight win, Gardner-South Wilmington improved to 8-1 in River Valley Conference play and more in Friday's Daily Journal roundup.

St. Anne made it eight straight wins in boys basketball, Coal City wrestling stayed perfect on the season and more in Thursday's Daily Journal roundup.

Manteno clinched its second straight 20-win season with a 57-52 road win over Watseka/Milford on Wednesday in a battle between two of the top Class 2A teams in the state.

The Kays earned a one-point win on the mats, Cissna Park stayed perfect in Vermilion Valley Conference girls basketball action and more in Wednesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Luis Maldonado's full-time return to the basketball court as he nears and end of cancer treatments has given the Grant Park community reason to celebrate one of their own.

Alyssa Wollenzein exploded for 30 points, including an 11-0 run of her own to put Reed-Custer on top through three quarters, but host Beecher did just enough to top the Comets by a two-point margin on Tuesday.

Kankakee had four players score between 14 and 20 points in a conference win over Thornridge, its 11th in a row overall, and more in Tuesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Bradley-Bourbonnais saw four girls wrestlers win individual titles on the way to a Rantoul Invite championship, Bishop McNamara's girls basketball team trounced Aurora Christian and more in Monday's Daily Journal roundup.