Gardner South Wilmington Preps

Lockport earned a decisive SouthWest Suburban Conference crossover win on the road in Bradley on Tuesday, taking down Bradley-Bourbonnais, 25-11, 25-21.

Minooka blanked Brother Rice 3-0 on the road in Chicago on Saturday to secure a PepsiCo Showdown victory.

Minooka blanked Brother Rice 3-0 on the road in Chicago on Saturday to secure a PepsiCo Showdown victory.

Nico Espinoza put on a clinic for Lincoln-Way Central as the Knights trounced Aurora Central Catholic 8-0 at home in New Lenox on Tuesday.

Plainfield North survived a tough home matchup with Minooka on Monday to pick up a narrow 2-1 victory in Southwest Prairie play.

Lockport volleyball picked up a home win its season opener Tuesday, taking down Lemont, 25-23, 25-16. Plus more local results in volleyball, boys soccer, golf and girls swimming.

The Herald News All-Area Softball Team is revealed.

Sage Mardjetko put together a postseason gem for Lemont on Tuesday, striking out 17 while allowing just one run on two hits in a 3-1 Class 3A Sectional Semifinal win over Providence at home in Lemont.

Plainfield South’s baseball team found itself in a hole early but rallied to avoid an upset in its Class 4A regional final against visiting Romeoville on Monday.The second-seeded Cougars won, 12-6, after spotting the 10th-seeded Spartans a 6-0 lead after an inning and a half.