Lincoln-Way East Preps

The road map for football teams was laid out by the IHSA on Thursday. Here's a closer look at what lies ahead for Herald-News area squads.

Meet the 2022 Herald News All-Area softball team.

Meet the 2022 Herald News All-Area softball team.

Meet the 2022 Herald News All-Area baseball team.

Several local baseball players were honored with All-State selections by the Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Association.

A total of 28 area softball players earned some sort of All-State recognition from the the Illinois Coaches Association.

The Griffins could not overcome five home runs by the Redhawks and finished with a 27-3 record

Gavin Swartz and Danny Dorsey led an impressive team effort as Glenbard West skipped past Lincoln-Way East 25-16 25-18 to the program's fourth state championship.

Danielle Stewart threw a two-hit shutout and went 2 for 3 with a home run and two RBIs in the Griffins' 3-0 win over the Knights

Lincoln-Way East softball secure its place in the Class 4A Sandburg Sectional title game with a 2-0 win over Shepard on Tuesday. This along with other results in softball, girls lacrosse in boys volleyball in Tuesday's roundup.

Joliet West baseball walked into a regional semifinal win in extra innings Friday. Plus results from boys state track, boys state tennis and more in Friday's roundup.

The Lincoln-Way West doubles squad of Jacob Sternin and Milan Miskovic were the lone area qualifiers to advance out of the first round of the IHSA Boys State Class 2A Tennis meet during Thursday’s opening round. Plus more postseason results in Thursday's roundup.

With an army of highly seeded qualifiers, Minooka should make a strong run at team hardware at the IHSA State Meet this weekend. But the Indians are far from the only potential success story the area might see.

Martin Kowalczyk had six kills and was a force on defense with six blocks to lift Lemont to a 25-21, 25-15 win over Richards on Tuesday at the Chicago Brooks Regional semifinal. Plus more postseason results in softball and girls soccer.

Lincoln-Way East put forth a dominant performance at its own tennis sectional Saturday sending both of its singles players and both of its doubles squads to next weekend's state meet.