Bishop McNamara and Clifton Central won at the Watseka Holiday Tournament semifinals in boys basketball, the Iroquois West Holiday Hoops Tournament began on the girls side and more in Saturday's Daily Journal roundup.

Clifton Central boys basketball won its sixth straight game, Watseka and Herscher snapped five-game skids and more in Friday's Daily Journal roundup.

The bracket for the 2025 Seneca Shipyard Showdown boys basketball holiday tournament has been released, opening with two games for each of the 16 teams in attendance.

The Kays scored their fourth double-digit win and third win by at least 25 points, Peotone won a rivalry tilt with Manteno, Reed-Custer topped Herscher in overtime and more in Tuesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Taylor Panozzo went for 21 points and 18 rebounds to lead Grant Park to a 50-point win, Watseka/Milford held off Iroquois West behind 21 points and 14 boards from Christa Holohan, and more in Monday's Daily Journal roundup.

Here are the players selected for the 2025 Daily Journal Girls Volleyball All-Area Team.

The Bishop McNamara boys basketball team moved to 6-0, Bradley-Bourbonnais was on the wrong side of a one-point final and more in Friday's Daily Journal roundup.

Trailing by five points entering the fourth quarter, Kankakee rallied for a 45-38 win over Lincoln-Way West on Wednesday, led by 20 points from Ava Johnson, and more in Wednesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Bishop McNamara's girls basketball team improved to 4-2 on the season with a 55-52 win over Pontiac, led by 19 points from Trinitee Thompson, and more in Tuesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Kankakee got a 33-point outburst from Ava Johnson and a total of five scorers in double figures, Manteno began its defense of the Illinois Central Eight Conference with a win, Grace Christian allowed just four points and more in Monday's Daily Journal roundup.

Check out preview capsules for the Daily Journal area's 22 prep boys basketball teams.

Bishop McNamara head coach Adrian Provost picked up his 200th career win with the Fightin' Irish's 67-39 victory over Reed-Custer, moving the Irish to 3-0 on the year, and more in Friday's Daily Journal Roundup.

Bradley-Bourbonnais fell 55-46 to Plainfield Central at the WJOL Thanksgiving Tournament, its first loss of the season, and more in Wednesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Bishop McNamara opened the boys basketball season with a win at the Herscher Thanksgiving Tournament, beating the host Tigers 53-36, and more in Tuesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Coal City got 17 points from Carter Nicholson in a 44-39 win over Gardner-South Wilmington and Morris fell to Southland Prep in the Coal City/Manteno Thanksgiving Tournament

Kankakee ran away with a 64-17 win over a shorthanded Wilmington team in the championship game of the Reed-Custer Comet Classic on Friday, improving to 4-0 on the season.

Check out preview capsules for the Daily Journal area's 20 prep girls basketball teams.

Kankakee and Wilmington cruised to wins in the Reed-Custer Comet Classic to set up a meeting in Friday's tournament championship game and more in Thursday's Daily Journal roundup.

Here is a look at the boys basketball teams in the Herald-News area for the 2025-26 season

Cissna Park got 25 points from Addison Lucht and Watseka/Milford got 20 points from Noelle Schroeder, with each player leading their team to comfortable wins in the Timberwolf Tipoff, and more in Wednesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Bishop McNamara, Kankakee and Reed-Custer each picked up their second win in as many days and more in Tuesday's Daily Journal roundup.

A preseason look at the girls basketball teams across the greater Will/Grundy county area.

Cissna Park won its third straight regional title and Beecher claimed its first regional crown since 2022 while both Kankakee and Gardner-South Wilmington came up short in their respective regional championships.

Watseka and Grant Park advanced to face each other in Thursday's IHSA Class 1A Grant Park Regional championship while Cissna Park and Gardner-South Wilmington also advanced to the championship of their respective regionals.

Reed-Custer's season came to an end and more in the Herald-News Monday roundup.

The Kankakee boys soccer team beat Rich Township 4-1 in its regular season finale, finishing off an unbeaten conference season with an 8-0 record, and more in Thursday's Daily Journal roundup.

Beecher, Gardner-South Wilmington and Grant Park earned RVC Tournament quarterfinal sweeps and more in Tuesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Beecher senior Wences Baumgartner scored a pair of goals to break the IHSA all-time scoring record, now at 178 career goals, and more in Thursday's Daily Journal roundup.

The host Warriors were crowned tournament champs in the Daily Journal's Saturday roundup.

Herscher and Beecher wowed at the Rivals Cup, Bradley-Bourbonnais and Bishop McNamara teed off at their boys golf conference tournaments and more in the Daily Journal Tuesday roundup.

Coal City's boys soccer and Cissna Park's girls volleyball both improved to 9-0 on the season, and more in Thursday's Daily Journal roundup.

Manteno held on to beat Wilmington in a nail-biter of an ICE matchup, Cissna Park opened up conference play with its seventh straight win and more in Tuesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Herscher's Luis Parra followed a productive weekend with six more goals, St. Anne's reacged double figures for the second straight game and more in Monday's Daily Journal roundup.

Bradley-Bourbonnais' boys golf team picked up a win over Andrew, with Max LaMore's 37 making him a medalist for the third time this week, and more in Thursday's Daily Journal roundup.

Kankakee's boys soccer team fell in the semifinals of the Windy City Classic, Illinois Central Eight Conference play began in girls volleyball and boys soccer and more in Tuesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Team-by-team previews of the Daily Journal area's girls volleyball teams for the 2025 season.

Here is a look at girls volleyball teams in The Herald-News coverage area for the 2025 season.

The 2025 girls volleyball season promises to be another banner year for The Herald-News area

Mason Schweizer looks at a handful of storylines to keep an eye on during the upcoming girls volleyball season.

Whether at the plate, on the mound or in the field, top-tier players abound on this year's Daily Journal All-Area Baseball Team.

With 27 all-state standouts and several more all-conference selections that helped fuel spostseason runs, the Daily Journal All-Area Softball Team is as good as it gets.

Here is a look at some of the best softball players the area had to offer in the 2025 season, the 2025 Herald-News All-Area Softball Team.

See if your favorite player made the 2025 Herald-News All-Area Baseball Team, featuring the best of the best across the Will/Grundy County area.

The Daily Journal coverage area once again boasted some of the state's best softball talent this spring, earning a total of 27 Illinois Softball Coaches Association All-State nods.

A look at the area baseball and softball athletes that were named to All-River Valley Conference and All-Iroquois County teams this season.

The Serena softball team - with senior pitcher Maddie Glade allowing just two hits and striking out 10 in a complete game effort - defeated Gardner-South Wilmington 4-0 in the Friday's championship game of the Class 1A Serena Regional on Friday.

Serena defeated Gardner-South Wilmington to win the Class 1A Regional title on Friday, May 23, 2025 at Serena High School.

Wilmington pitcher Kyle Farrell did not allow a hit for the first 6 1/3 innings Wednesday, finishing with a one-hit shutout for the Wildcats in the IHSA Class 2A Coal City Regional semifinals, and more in Wednesday's Daily Journal Roundup

In a 6-1 victory, Gardner-South Wilmington freshman Case Christensen pitched a seven-inning, complete-game victory over WFC to send the Panthers into Wednesday’s Class 1A Dwight Regional semifinals.

Storylines to watch for in the 2025 baseball postseason, including intriguing potential matchups between local Class 2A teams and a Bradley-Bourbonnais team looking to recapture some of last season's playoff magic.