Dwight Preps

There's still a lot of consistency in the year-to-year playoff field's qualifiers. But there's also been some recently injected variability into the equation which makes trying to projected the 2024 field even more chaotic.

Here is a look at The Herald-News area girls volleyball teams for this season

Here are some of the interesting storylines for girls cross country in The Herald-News coverage area for the 2024 season.

Can Seneca run to a third-straight postseason? Can Marquette make the playoffs for the 12th consecutive year, or St. Bede for the fourth time in-a-row, or the Dwight co-op for second straight time? Team breakdowns, players to watch and more in the Chicagoland Prairieland preview.

What does the 2024 season have in store for girls volleyball in the Herald-News area? Here are five story lines to watch

Dwight/Gardner-South Wilmington looking for its first back-to-back playoff appearances since the 1980s.

Despite a pushed-up start time due to the wet forecast and increasing rainfall throughout, the mood was light, informal and fun Tuesday evening as the Streator Bulldogs visited the Dwight Trojans for a scrimmage-like 7-on-7.

Eight prep baseball standouts were named all-state in 4A, three in 3A, two in 2A and one in 1A from the Herald-News area.

It wasn’t easy with so much great talent to choose from, but here is the stacked 2024 Herald-News All-Area Baseball Team.

The Tri-County Conference has released its all-league softball teams for the 2024 season, with the Illinois Valley area dominating the selections.

The Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Association has released its small-school IHSBCA All-State Teams for the 2024 season, with numerous area standouts receiving honors.

In an area strong with softball talent, it should come as no surprise the Illinois Valley was well-represented on the 2024 Illinois Coaches Association (ICA) All-State Teams, released over the weekend with the completion of the school season.

The top eight 4x800 teams in the 3A race posted season-best times, and the top four – three of them from the Herald-News area – had performances that rank in the top 14 in the nation this season, highlighting a good day for the area at the IHSA State Meet.

Serena's softball club finished with one fewer hit than Dwight on Tuesday, but managed the difficult conditions brought on by the 40-mph winds howling toward the third-base line a little better than the Trojans for a 5-0 sectional semifinal victory.

Serena defeated Dwight 5-0 in the Class 1A Sectional semifinal game on Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at Woodland High School. The Huskers advance to the Sectional final game on Friday.

Plainfield South's Josh Cygan seeks the gold while Minooka's Nate George balances double duty.

Plainifeld South's Jahnel Bowman has qualified in Class 3A in four individual events, while Seneca will attempt to defend its Class 1A title

Morris' Todd Kein and Dwight's Jerry McDowell have posted big numbers this season

Woodland/Flanagan-Cornell softball recorded a 3-2 senior-day victory Monday over Dwight, led by seniors Kaiden Connor and Shae Simons.

Minooka, notorious for slow starts and strong finishes, has won 11 in a row en route to an 12-1-1 record

A look at the 2024 outdoor boys track and field season across the Herald-News coverage area as things get running.

Here's a look at the 2024 outdoor girls track and field season across the Herald-News coverage area as things get running.

Here are five storylines to watch in the 2024 season for Times-area softball teams.

Here are the varsity prep sports on tap for the Herald-News coverage area this coming week.

Meet the 2023-24 Herald-News All-Area Boys basketball team, featuring standouts from across the area.

Season preview capsules for baseball

The spring sports season gets going this week. Check out the local sports schedule for opening week.

With softball season set to begin Monday – weather permitting, of course – here is a look at teams across the Herald-News coverage area.

After another winter where our area was well-represented at the IHSA State Finals, here is the 2023-24 Herald-News All-Area Boys Wrestling Team.

Everett Willis missed two free throws but snared the rebound after the second attempt and made the putback at the buzzer to pull out a 47-45 win over Dwight in Mondays’s Class 1A Somonauk Regional quarterfinal.

Three new Senior Night starters shined early to lead Marquette to a running-clock win over Dwight on Friday.

Joliet West hosts a Class 4A sectional, while Joliet Central, Lincoln-Way West and Plainfield South are 4A regional hosts. Morris and Providence Catholic each host a 3A regional as well

It’s high school wrestling postseason time, with teams across the Herald-News coverage area reporting to packed gyms all across the northern third of the state. Here’s a look at the paths awaiting our area’s top matmen and matwomen.

Three Joliet West wrestlers won titles at the Southwest Prairie Conference Tournament, while Plainfield North's Maddox Garbis notched a title and his 100th career win

Junior Brent Taylor and sophomores BJ Powell and Karson Thomas give opponents a 'pick your poison' challenge, plus postseason assignments and more across the Herald-News coverage area.

The Ottawa wrestling squad picked up an I-8 win against Kaneland, while both the Pirates and Knights defeated Dwight in Thursday's triangular in Love Gymnasium.

St. Bede senior center Ali Bosnich led the Bruins with 22 points as the Bedans bested visiting Dwight.

Joliet West will host a Class 4A girls basketball sectional, while Plainfield South, Joliet Central and Lincoln-Way West will each host a regional

The Serena and Flanagan-Cornell boys basketball teams pick up quarterfinal wins over Dwight and Marquette, respectively, during Wednesday's Marquette Christmas Tournament.

Tournament week got underway Tuesday, Dec. 26, with action at Marquette, Amboy and St. Bede all in full swing.

Meet the Herald-News Fall 2023 All-Area Football Team.

Here is the 2023 Herald-News Boys Golf All-Area Honor Roll, recognizing the accomplishments of our area’s state qualifiers this past season.

The Seneca football team rolled to a 45-0 victory over Dwight/Gardner-South Wilmington in Friday's opening-round Class 2A playoff game.

Seneca shut out Dwight-Gardner-South Wilmington 42-0 in the first round of the Class 2A football playoffs on Friday, Oct. 27, 2023 in Seneca.

Fifteen area teams have qualified for the playoffs. Here's a look at their first-round matchups

What Marquette Academy’s 27-26 nail-biter of a victory over Dwight/Gardner South Wilmington lacked in beauty, it made up for in sheer drama.

While teams such as Morris, Joliet Catholic, Lincoln-Way East, Seneca and Joliet West have already wrapped up their postseason berths, they still have plenty to play for, while others around the extended Joliet area will be competing for their playoff lives in Week 9.

While Seneca, Amboy-LaMoille, Princeton, Marquette and FCW have locked up playoff spots, a number of other NewsTribune and Times area football teams are still alive and trying to win their way in this Friday.

Kaneland’s Wesley Hollis tied for ninth place overall Monday at the Class 2A Freeport Boys Golf Sectional with a 76 to qualify for this weekend’s IHSA State Finals. That and more in Monday's roundup.

The St. Bede boys and Seneca girls won team titles at Wednesday's Tri-County Conference golf tournament at Wolf Creek Golf Club in Pontiac, while the Bruins’ Luke Tunnell and Roanoke-Benson’s Addy Heineke claim individual titles.