Stories about Joliet West high school sports
Joliet West, Lemont, Seneca and Wilmington were among softball winners in Tuesday's Herald-News roundup
The Lockport baseball team keeps finding a way, Joliet West's impressive season and more in the Herald-News baseball notebook.
Lincoln-Way East, Providence and Plainfield North were among baseball winners in Saturday's Herald-News Roundup
Minooka baseball defeated Wilmington led by a big game from Joey Rutz, Plainfield Central softball handled Plainfield South, and Dwight and Coal City scored team wins in the Herscher Invitational. That and more in the Herald-News Friday Roundup.
Minooka and Romeoville each recorded walk-off wins in baseball in Thursday's Herald-News roundup
Gardner-South Wilmington wins in baseball and more in the Herald-News Wednesday Roundup.
Minooka blanks Plainfield North in baseball, Morris drops a one-run decision to Rochelle, Joliet Catholic softball edges Nazareth and more in the Herald-News Tuesday roundup.
Gabi Juarez threw a six-hitter with seven strikeouts to lead Joliet West to a 3-1 softball win over Plainfield East and more in Monday's Herald-News Roundup.
Joliet Catholic baseball dominates Carmel in doubleheader plus more in the Herald-News Saturday Roundup.
Providence, Lincoln-Way East and Morris were among softball winners in Friday's Herald-News Roundup.
Coal City beats Bradley in baseball and more in the Herald-News Thursday Roundup
Keegan Schwarting's four-hitter and Brayden Myers' 3 for 3, three-RBI performance sparked Joliet West to a 10-1 win over Plainfield South.
Jocelyn Cushard's shutout powered Plainfield East past Plainfield Central, Hailie Olson had the go-ahead hit for Morris in extras and more in Wednesday's Herald-News roundup.
Joliet West blasted three home runs to earn a 15-2 win over Joliet Central Wednesday.
Joliet West, Plainfield Central and Minooka were among baseball winners in Tuesday's Herald-News Roundup
Lemont dominates Bremen in baseball and more in the Herald-News Monday Roundup
After starting the season 0-3, Wilmington has won its last 12 games. Read about that and more in this week's Herald-News softball notebook.
Joliet West girls track and field won its own Salute to Military Invitational, plus plenty more track, baseball, softball, boys volleyball, girls soccer and more in the Herald-News Saturday Roundup.
Molly Southall went 3 for 4 and Taylor Stefancic was 2 for 4 with two doubles and two RBIs to lead Wilmington past Joliet West 6-1
Minooka's Rhett Harris got away from what worked for him early in Friday's nonconference matchup with Lincoln-Way West. But when it mattered, Harris went with his instincts providing a two-run single that provided the tying and eventually game-winning runs in a 4-3 Indian win.
Bolingbrook, Plainfield Central and Romeoville were among baseball winners in Thursday's Herald-News Roundup.
Joliet West baseball defeated Plainfield North 11-0 on Thursday for the Tigers' third consecutive victory.
Here is a look at boys track and field teams for the 2026 season in The Herald-News area.
Lincoln-Way East edges Lemont in baseball and more in The Herald-News Wednesday roundup.
Joliet West, Minooka, Plainfield Central and Lockport were among baseball winners in Tuesday's Herald-News Roundup.
Providence dominated IC Catholic in baseball and more in The Herald-News Monday Roundup.
Seneca defeats Serena in baseball and more in the Herald-News Saturday Roundup
Conor McCabe's big day at the plate sparked a Lincoln-Way Central baseball win, Joliet Catholic and Lockport baseball each won in their final at bat and Lockport, Lincoln-Way East and Morris softball were also winners Friday.
Kelsie Roeder was 3 for 3 with three doubles and scored the winning run in Providence's 4-3 softball win over Joliet West
Keegan Schwarting fired a four-hitter as Joliet West blanked Minooka and more in Thursday's Herald-News Roundup.
Charles Tillman will be the 11th Chicago Bear to be the featured speaker at Monday's University of St. Francis Brown & Gold Night
Dwight edges Gardner-South Wilmington in baseball and more in the Herald-News Wednesday Roundup
Wilmington beats Herscher in baseball and more in The Herald-News Tuesday Roundup.
Lockport and Morris were among softball winners in Monday's Herald-News roundup.
With standouts from across the greater Will and Grundy county area, see who made the 2025-26 Herald-News All-Area Boys Basketball Team.
Bobby Malinowski delivered an RBI single in the bottom of the ninth to lift Joliet West to its first ever WJOL/Don Ladas Memorial Tournament title with an 8-7 win over Lockport at Duly Health and Care Field on Saturday.
West Aurora's boys volleyball team advanced all the way to the championship match of its own invite Saturday, where it took highly regarded Bolingbrook to the limit before falling 25-18, 18-25, 23-25.
Bolingbrook's boys volleyball team won the title at the West Aurora Invitational, and Lockport took second at the Argo Invitational. That and more in Saturday's Herald-News Roundup
Lockport wins boys volleyball pool at Argo Invite and more in the Herald-News Friday Roundup.
Romeoville edges Burlington Central and more in the Herald-News Thursday roundup.
Minooka entered Thursday undefeated on the season but Joliet West changed that with a 5-4 win at the WJOL Tournament, one of two Joliet West wins on the day.
Alexis VanderTuuk hit a walk-off grand slam to lead Lockport past Providence in the WJOL Softball Tournament semifinals and more in Wednesday's Herald-News Roundup
Lincoln-Way East baseball dominates in out of state tournament and more in the Herald-News Tuesday Roundup.
After finishing under .500 last season, the Porters are off to a 7-1 start to 2026.
Lincoln-Way West won a pair of games in Georgia and remained unbeaten. That and more in Monday's Herald-News Roundup
Lincoln-Way East baseball shut out Maine South, Providence softball remained undefeated and more in Saturday's Herald-News sports roundup.
Maggie Lambert of Plainfield Central got her second soccer shutout of the season and more in Thursday's Herald-News Roundup
Plainfield North, Lincoln-Way East and Morris were baseball winners, while Providence won big on the softball diamond in Wednesday's Herald-News Roundup
Plainfield North beats Neuqua Valley in baseball and more in the Herald-News Monday Roundup
Joliet West and Wilmington had a back-and-forth baseball contest that ended in a 5-5 tie.