Bishop McNamara beat Reed-Custer 6-1 for its second win in a row, Beecher scored early and often in a 16-4 win over Kankakee, and more in Tuesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Plainfield North beats Neuqua Valley in baseball and more in the Herald-News Monday Roundup

Bishop McNamara beat Peotone 17-2, scoring nine in the top of the sixth innings to secure its first win of the season, and more in Monday's Daily Journal roundup.

With the boys tennis season upon us, here is a look at the season ahead for a number of teams across the Herald-News area.

Nash Brubaker hit a pair of solo home runs to lead Herscher on the road, Bishop McNamara and Bradley-Bourbonnais both lost by a run, Beecher's Taylor Norkus threw a three-inning perfect game and more in Saturday's Daily Journal roundup.

Lemont stunned defending Class 4A softball champ Oswego, Joliet West baseball won twice in southern Illinois and more in Saturday's Herald-News Roundup.

Take a look at the players named to the Daily Journal All-Area team for the 2025-26 girls basketball season.

Joliet Catholic beats De Smet Jesuit in baseball and more in the Herald-News Friday roundup.

Bradley-Bourbonnais senior Lydia Hammond opened the season with a one-hit shutout of Oak Forest, striking out 10 batters in an 11-0 win for the Boilermakers, and more in Thursday's Daily Journal roundup.

Ryan Cooling threw a no-hitter for Joliet Central in a 12-0 baseball win over East Aurora and more in Thursday's Herald-News Roundup

Coal City softball beats Plainfield South and more.

Reed-Custer won home track meets for the boys and girls.

Lincoln-Way West improved to 3-1 with a 16-5 boys water polo win over Bremen in Monday's Herald-News Roundup

Here’s a look at what to expect from the area’s girls soccer teams in 2026.

Minooka softball opens season with a win over Normal and more in the Herald-News Saturday roundup.

Take a look at the boys and girls wrestlers named to the Daily Journal All-Area team for the 2025-26 season,

Lincoln-Way West boys water polo falls to Metea Valley in Thursday's Herald-News sports roundup.

See how each team throughout the area is expected to fare this season in baseball.

Before the prep baseball season begins Monday, check out some notable names from the Daily Journal area to keep an eye on.

Check out preview capsules for the Daily Journal area's softball teams for the 2026 season.

Minooka's 4x800-meter relay team ran the second-best indoor time in school history in Tuesday's Herald-News Roundup

Here is a look at the 2026 Herald-News-area softball teams, including ballclubs from across the greater Will and Grundy county area.

As the prep softball season begins Monday, here are five storylines from the Daily Journal area to keep an eye on.

An entire lineup of nine standouts return to the diamond from last year's Daily Journal All-Area softball team.

Meet this week's Daily Journal Athlete of the Week, Coal City wrestler Aidan Kenney.

Coal City dominated Vandalia 43-23 for a repeat title in the IHSA Class 1A Dual Team State championship on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026, completing a perfect 40-0 dual team season. See the photos from the meet.

Lincoln-Way East’s Nate Jackson finishes fourth in diving at the IHSA State Meet, and more in Saturday’s roundup.

Coal City, IC Catholic Prep and Marmion Academy won their respective classes at Saturday's IHSA state dual team wrestling meet. St. Charles East took third place in Class 3A

After sending 14 wrestlers to last weekend's individual state tournament, Coal City's boys wrestling team capped off a perfect dual season when the Coalers repeated as Class 1A State champions on Saturday.

Lockport girls wrestling moves three into the semifinals at state. Providence and Coal City boys wrestling move into team semifinals. Lemont and Providence basketball win regionals, Plus more results in Friday's Herald News Sports roundup

Lincoln-Way East downs Sandburg in 4A regional semifinals and more in the Herald-News roundup.

Wilmington beat Bridgeview 84-55 and St. Anne beat Bowen 71-58 in regional semifinal action, with both teams advancing to regional title games on their home floors, and more in Wednesday's Daily Journal roundup.

In a game that saw neither team lead by more than two possessions until the final seconds, Coal City prevailed at Manteno in a Class 2A Regional quarterfinal battle Monday.

Gardner-South Wilmington, Romeoville and Coal City were among boys basketball regional winners in Monday's Herald-News Roundup

Providence sophomore Justus Heeg won his second state title on Saturday at State Farm Center in Champaign, and was one of three Celtics to reach the top of the awards stand.

Joliet West finished second at the state bowling meet and more in Saturday's Herald-News roundup.

Wilmington senior Logan VanDuyne, who lost his coach Nick Dziuban the day after regionals, put up a spirited fight in taking second place at the IHSA state wrestling meet in leading area medalists. "He wrestled probably the match of his life there."

Coal City, Providence, and Joliet Catholic advanced multiplier wrestlers to the state finals, plus many more scores in Friday's Herald News Sports Roundup

Coal City's Aidan Kenney, Brock Finch and Cade Poyner and Wilmington's Logan Van Duyne will all wrestle for state titles after winning their semifinal matches and more in Friday's Daily Journal roundup.

Providence advanced seven wrestlers and Coal City moved six into the semifinals at state wrestling. Wilmington boys basketball sets season wins mark. Plus more scores in Thursday's Herald News Sports Roundup,

Morris, Joliet Catholic and Dwight all scored boys basketball wins in Wednesday's Herald-News Roundup

Lockport's Justin Wardlow, JCA's Jason Hampton and Coal City's Brody Widlowski are all searching for their fourth state medal this weekend in Champaign

Coal City beat Reed-Custer and Peotone fell to Lisle in a pair of Illinois Central Eight Conference games with late-season implications on the ICE standings, and more in Tuesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Lincoln-Way Central upset T-F South to advance to the regional finals, Lockport, Bolingbrook and Lincoln-Way East also earned wins, plus more scores in Tuesday's Herald-News sports roundup.

Joliet Catholic's Abby Dulinsky scores her 1,000th career point as the Angels breezed into a Class 2A regional title game with a win over Beecher. Plus more girls basketball regionals in The Herald-News Monday Roundup.

Providence claimed seven boys wrestling champs at sectionals and more in the JHN Saturday roundup.

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.

Joliet West girls bowling won a sectional title, Minooka and Lincoln-Way West also qualified for state, and more scores from around the area in Friday's Herald-News sports roundup.

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.