Lockport beat both Minooka and Yorkville in a Strike Out Cancer softball event, while Lincoln-Way East's boys and girls water polo teams advanced to the state tournament. That and more in the Herald-News Roundup
Plainfield North advanced eight entries to the Class 3A Girls Track and Field State Meet next weekend at Eastern Illinois. And more results in Friday's Herald-News sports roundup.
Jaelle Hamilton hit two homers and Gracie Anderson homered once, and Minooka got two early runs and never looked back as the softball team took down Plainfield East on Friday.
The Seneca girls track and field team won its 12th consecutive Class 1A sectional championship, while Newark placed second in Thursday's wet and cold event in Seneca.
Morris advanced in the 4x200 with a second-place time of 1:50.45 ran by Gisselle Reyes, Ava Conley, Mackenzie Edgar and Ella McDaniel. They edged Galesburg, which took third in 1:50.70, for the final qualifying spot.
The Seneca girls track team won its own sectional and more results in Thursday's Herald News roundup.
Teams from Princeton, Coal City, Morris, Streator and La Salle-Peru all competed in the Class 2A track and field Sectional on Thursday, May 9, 2024 at Princeton High School.
A local wrestler qualified for the Pan-Am Games, plus spring sports aplenty from all around the Herald-News area in today's Area Roundup.
Minooka's duo of Nate George and Dejay Smith shined, while Plainfield South had a few winners as well on Wednesday at the Southwest Prairie Conference Meet.