Seneca junior Piper Stenzel and Dwight senior Isabella Dinelli both advanced to this weekend's state finals out of Monday's Class 1A Pontiac Girls Golf Sectional at Wolf Creek Golf Club.

Manteno emerged victorious to claim the IHSA Class 1A Dwight Regional at the Dwight Country Club on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025. Competing schools included Beecher, Bishop McNamara, Cissna Park, Coal City, Donovan, Dwight, Iroquois West, Grant Park, Manteno, Momence, Peotone, St. Anne/Clifton Central, Reed-Custer, Watseka and Wilmington.

Manteno's girls golf team had its top four golfers finish in the top 19 of the IHSA Class 1A Dwight Regional on Tuesday, propelling the Panthers to the program's first-ever regional championship.

The Lincoln-Way East girls golf team won the 2A Rich Township Girls Regional with a score of 296. Junior Sophia Klapper was the individual champion with a score of 70.

Oswego Co-Op sophomore Alli Wiertel shot a 4-under par 68 for an 11-shot victory at the Southwest Prairie Conference meet on Wednesday at Blackberry Oaks, leading her team to a 25-stroke win over runner-up Plainfield North with Plainfield East third.

La Salle-Peru's Mary Craven carded a solid 44, which included a string of seven bogies and a par, to not only earn medalist honors but also help the Cavaliers grab the triangular win over Coal City and Ottawa on Monday at Deer Park Golf Course.

Coal City, L-P and Ottawa girls golfers competed on Monday, Sept. 8, 2025 at Deer Park Golf Club in Oglesby.

Here is a look at the girls golf teams in the Herald-News area

Here are five girls golfers to keep an eye on throughout the season

We’re proud to present the 2024 Herald-News All-Area Girls Golf Team.

Taylor Miller finished second at regionals, 29th at state and broke multiple school records as a freshman. She is the Herald-news 2024 Girls Golfer of the Year.

A look at the Herald-News area's entrants in the IHSA State Finals golf tournaments being held downstate this weekend.

Joliet Township sends three golfers to sectionals and more local action to keep an eye on for next week.

The Seneca girls golf team, as well as Fieldcrest's Jessica Schultz, St. Bede's Anna Cryocki, and the Princeton trio of Reese Reviglio, Hanna Claiborne and Halli Peterson, all advanced out of Tuesday's Class 1A Seneca Regional at Morris Country Club.

The Streator boys golf team, led by individual champion sophomore Jack Studnicki, won the Illinois Central Eight Conference meet for the second straight year on Monday at Wolf Creek in Pontiac. Coal City and Coalers senior Kylee Kennell captured the girls titles.

The girls golf season is underway. Here are previews of teams from around the Joliet Herald-News coverage area.

There are many storylines from the Herald-News coverage area to keep an eye on as we enter the new year. With that in mind, let’s take a look at five stories we’ll have our eyes on when the local players hit the links.

Lincoln-Way West senior Kaylee Dwyer finished with an even-par 144 over two rounds to win the Class 2A state championship by two strokes. Lemont's boys team finished as the state runner-up in Class 2A.