Kankakee and Crete-Monee clash for the Southland Athletic Conference, Wilmington and Coal City square off for the Illinois Central Eight championship and more in the Daily Journal's Week 9 football previews.

Manteno picked up an 8-0 win in the IHSA Class 1A Momence Regional semifinal, Peotone won 5-0 in the Class 1A Chicago Christian Regional semifinal and more in Tuesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Herscher and St. Anne are set to meet in the championship match of the IHSA Class 1A Herscher Regional after both picked up semifinal wins Tuesday, with the host Tigers beating Bishop McNamara and the Cardinals besting Clifton Central.

Herscher shut out Bishop McNamara 6-0 and St. Anne defeated Clifton Central 5-2 in the IHSA Class 1A Herscher Regional semifinal games on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025.

Bradley-Bourbonnais, Bishop McNamara and St. Anne earned wins recognized statewide, Manteno held on for one of the most unbelievable Rumble on Route 50 finishes of all time and more in this week's Daily Journal 2-Minute Drill.

Coal City's boys soccer team picked up a 7-0 win in the IHSA Class 1A Illinois Lutheran Regional semifinals, with seven different players scoring, and more in Monday's Daily Journal roundup.

With one regular season remaining, eight Daily Journal area schools have clinched playoff berths, two more have qualified with five wins and three more are hoping to win in Week 9 and miraculously find a way in at 4-5.

Bishop McNamara kicked past Iroquois West in regional quarterfinal action, cross country teams took part in conference races and more in Saturday's Daily Journal roundup.

Bishop McNamara dispatched with Hope Academy in a battle of unbeaten Chicagoland Christian Conference teams on Friday to get in strong position for conference title, Kankakee picked up its sixth straight win and more football results in Friday's Daily Journal 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.

Join hosts Mason Schweizer and Steve Soucie as they preview Week 8 in Kankakee County high school football

Bradley-Bourbonnais and Bishop McNamara head north for massive conference games, the Rumble on Route 50 renews, I8FA standouts meet in Milford and more in the Week 8 Daily Journal football previews.

Kankakee's looking more like a state contender each week, seven area teams have officially punched their playoff tickets and more in this week's Daily Journal 2-Minute Drill.

With just two weeks of the regular season remaining, seven of the Daily Journal area’s football teams have clinched postseason opportunities. Here is where teams stand heading into Week 8.

Herscher got its fifth win in dramatic fashion, Logan Natyshok totaled five touchdowns for Coal City and more in Friday's Daily Journal football roundup.

Bradley-Bourbonnais sophomore Kyler Savini led the Boilermaker boys to a narrow All-Area win Wednesday while sophomore Klarke Goranson and her Manteno teammates claimed the girls title.

Bishop McNamara visits Wheaton Academy for a primetime matchup, Kankakee returns home for the first time since Week 1, and more in the Daily Journal's Week 7 football previews.

Reed-Custer's Tristan Randall came through in the clutch against Peotone to create even more parity in the Illinois Central Eight Conference, Bishop McNamara is the area's last undefeated team and more in the Daily Journal 2-Minute Drill.

Bishop McNamara's Cassidy Novak and Iroquois West's Kaia Kimmel advanced to stats on the girls side, Beecher's Peyton Serafin advanced on the boys side and more in Monday's Daily Journal roundup.

Seven of the Daily Journal area's 15 prep football teams are 5-1 or better through six weeks, with 12 teams at 3-3 or better.

A wild 20-second stretch in the second quarter and a key sequence as time wound down in the fourth provided the big plays the Herscher Tigers needed to hand host Streator a 28-14 defeat

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.

Coal City was on the right side of a one-goal thriller with Herscher on the Coalers' home turf Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025.

Coal City got a late goal from sophomore Carter Hollis to pick up a 2-1 win over Herscher in Illinois Central Eight Conference play, the latest of a series of close battles between top ICE teams.

Bradley-Bourbonnais, Manteno, Herscher, Coal City, Wilmington and Iroquois West advanced individual golfers to the sectional round and more in Wednesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Bradley-Bourbonnais brings its undefeated record to Lincoln-Way Central, Clifton Central visits Westville in a battle of Vermilion Valley unbeatens and more in this week's Daily Journal football previews.

St. Anne volleyball swept rival Momence, Manteno stayed undefeated in the Illinois Central Eight Conference and more in Tuesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Bishop McNamara, Bradley-Bourbonnais and Clifton Central all improved to 5-0 last week. They're three of the teams highlighted in this week's Daily Journal 2-Minute Drill.

Herscher ended the opening set on a 5-0 run and opened the second set on a 22-7 run to pick up a home win over Clifton Central on Monday, their first home win of the season.

Herscher defeated Clifton Central in girls volleyball on Monday, Sept. 29, 2025.

Manteno's boys soccer team won a close Rivals Cup match with Bremen, Coal City picked up a 9-0 win over Clifton Central and more in Thursday's Daily Journal roundup.

Coal City shot past Beecher in a marquee matchup at the Rivals Cup and more in the Daily Journal's Wednesday roundup.

Bishop McNamara heads to Aurora Christian for a Chicagoland Christian Conference clash, Bradley-Bourbonnais return to their conference schedules and more in the Daily Journal's Week 5 football previews.

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.

Daily Journal sports editor Mason Schweizer looks back at Week 4 of the local prep football schedule, which saw a third of local teams improve to 4-0.

Manteno girls golf won the Illinois Central Eight Conference Tournament for the first time, Iroquois West swept the boys and girls Iroquois County titles and more in the Daily Journal's Monday roundup.

Cedric Terrell III caught a pair of touchdowns and had a last-minute pick six to seal a comeback win at Normal, Bradley-Bourbonnais stayed unbeaten and more in Friday's Daily Journal football roundup.

Luis Parra scored five goals for Herscher in a win at Bishop McNamara, Wences Baumgartner had a hat trick in Beecher's win at Manteno and more in Wednesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Join hosts Mason Schweizer and Steve Soucie as they preview Week 4 in Illinois high school football in Kankakee County

Kankakee visits Normal, Bradley-Bourbonnais heads to Millikin University for an out-of-state matchup and Bishop McNamara welcomes a defending state champion for homecoming. Those games and more in the Week 4 Daily Journal football previews.

Kankakee's boys soccer team came from behind in the second half to win their conference opener, Coal City picked up another shutout victory and more in Tuesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Daily Journal sports editor Mason Schweizer recaps Week 3 of the prep football season.

Bradley-Bourbonnais got a balanced effort to score a conference win, the Cissna Park girls volleyball team moved to 10-0 and more in Monday's Daily Journal roundup.

Herscher's defense came up with a huge goal-line stop on the final play Friday to beat Manteno 28-23, improving to 1-0 in ICE play and beating the Panthers for the first time since 2018.

Herscher picked up a 28-23 conference win on the road over Manteno on Friday, Sept 12, 2025.

The Bradley-Bourbonnais boys soccer team matched last year's win total already with a 4-0 win at home against Herscher on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025.

After assisting Fransisco Adrian's goal at the end of the first half, Bennett Dykstra scored two of the Boilermakers' three second-half goals to help Bradley-Bourbonnais pull away from Herscher.

Hosts Mason Schweizer and Steve Soucie break down Week 2 in Kankakee County high school football and preview Week 3

Herscher has a rivalry matchup for the second straight week, Bradley-Bourbonnais and Bishop McNamara look to move to 3-0 at home, Kankakee looks for its first win and more in the Daily Journal's Week 3 football previews.

Mason Schweizer looks back at some of the area's biggest prep football headlines from Week 2.