Check out how teams in the Southwest Valley Conference are expected to fare this season.

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

Plainfield East and JCA's girls golf teams each picked up wins. That and more in Tuesday's Herald-News Roundup

The Herald News breaks down each area soccer team, the top players and more.

Here is a look at the girls golf teams in the Herald-News area

The 2025-26 high school sports season opened Thursday at golf courses around the area, with wins recorded by Lincoln-Way East and Seneca's girls as well as Morris' boys.

Check out how every boys golf team in the area is expected to fare this season.

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

What will Jonas Williams and company do for a last hurrah? Will JCA take back the state title record? That and more storylines to watch for this football season.

Lincoln-Way West's Conor Essenburg gets drafted in the fifth round, Jack Wheeler goes high and more big things from 2025 MLB Draft.

Conor Essenburg, the back-to-back Herald-News Baseball Player of the Year, has been selected in the fifth round of the MLB draft by the Atlanta Braves.

Will Jack Bauer go in the first round? Will CJ Deckinga hear his name called? Five big questions ahead of next week's MLB draft.

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.

Lincoln-Way West's Conor Essenburg was the Herald-News Baseball Player of the Year last season and improved in almost every statistical category, making him an easy choice to repeat in 2025.

Here is the 2025 Herald-News Boys Volleyball All-Area Team.

Lincoln-Way East and Lincoln-Way West each had five players make the All-Conference team in baseball for the Southwest Suburban Conference. See who else made their all-conference teams here.

Lemont advanced to the sectional title game, while Lockport's season came to an end in the Herald-News Thursday Roundup.

Providence Catholic thumped Tinley Park 20-4 to advance to the Class 3A Ottawa Sectional championship game. That and more in Tuesday's Herald-News Roundup

Lincoln-Way Central's Bella Dimitrijevic threw a one-hitter with 16 strikeouts and teammate Teagan Berkshire put the finishing touches on a 5-0 win over Lincoln-Way West with a two-run homer.

Lockport senior Nolan Lamoureux used a ferocious kick to become the Class 3A champion in the 800-meter run at the IHSA state meet in Charleston, while Dwight sophomore Graham Meister repeated as Class 1A shot put champ in leading area medalists.

Wilmington won its second straight Class 2A sectional baseball title, while Lockoort, Lemont, Providence Catholic and Lincoln-Way Central won regional crowns. That and more in The Herald-News Saturday roundup.

Lincoln-Way West, Lockport and others advanced multiple competitors to the 3A state finals on Saturday. That and more in the Herald-News Friday Roundup.

Wilmington baseball makes sectional final, local runners compete at the IHSA State Finals Meet, and more in Thursday's roundup.

Justin VanderTuuks RBI single in the bottom of the ninth lifted Lockport into the Class 4A regional final, Lincoln-Way West, East and Central also were baseball winners. Plus more softball and baseball state tournament scores in Wednesday's Herald News Sports Roundup.

Providence's girls soccer team beat Evergreen Park 4-0 to advance to the Class 2A Kankakee Sectional championship, and more postseason soccer, softball and volleyball action in Tuesday's Herald-News Roundup

Lincoln-Way East scored four goals in the first half before eventually beating Lincoln-Way West 4-1 to advance to the Joliet West Sectional Finals.

Plainfield South beat Pekin to open the Class 4A playoffs, while Plainfield East and Joliet Central were also playoff winners in baseball. Plus more in the Herald-News Monday Roundup.

Several Herald-News area athletes are among the top 10 qualifiers in their respective events entering this weekend's state boys track and field championships

Lincoln-Way East's tennis team dominated its own sectional, and more in Saturday's Herald-News Roundup

Plainfield North will lead a large contingent of track and field athletes in the finals on Saturday after a strong showing in Friday's prelims, plus more in the roundup.

Coal City, Peotone win baseball, Lockport, Morris win softball. That and more in Thursday's roundup.

Lincoln-Way West finished second as a team at the Lockport Sectional, but Lincoln-Way East, Lincoln-Way Central and Lockport will all be represented at state.

Tessa Krull throws a perfect game as Seneca softball advances. Lincoln-Way East and Joliet West clinch baseball conference titles and Morris advances multiple track and field runners to state, plus more scores from around the area in Wednesday's Herald News Sports Roundup.

Joliet West fell to Homewood-Flossmoor to end its season 15-9, while Lincoln-Way West dominated Thornwood Tuesday to reach the Class 3A Lincoln-Way West Regional final.

Lincoln-Way West, Lincoln-Way Central and Lockport were among area winners in the girls soccer postseason. That and more in Tuesday's Herald-News Roundup.

Taking a look at possible medalists and stories to watch for in The Herald-News area at the girls track and field state meet this weekend at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston.

Minooka baseball tops Bolingbrook, Plainfield South baseball downs Joliet Central and more in the Herald-News Monday Roundup.

Lemont baseball sweeps a doubleheader against Romeoville and more in the Herald-News Saturday Roundup.

Lincoln-Way Central and Lincoln-Way East softball both win, as did Lockport baseball. That and plenty more in the Herald-News Friday Roundup.

As Lockport's leadoff hitter, RJ Slavicek is supposed to get on base for the hitters behind her. She did that and then some Friday in a 4-1 win over Lincoln-Way West.

Lincoln-Way West led Lincoln-Way Central 6-4 in the sixth when play was paused due to a dust storm. The game picked up 40 minutes later, but the score never changed as the Warriors earned a massive conference win.

Coal City, Gardner-South Wilmington win baseball, Plainfield East, Joliet West win softball. That and more in Thursday's roundup.

Minooka's girls track and field team won the title at the Class 3A Rock Island Sectional, and more in Wednesday's Herald-News Roundup

Joliet West, Minoona and Plainfield Central were among baseball winners. That and more in Tuesday's Herald-News roundup.

Joliet Catholic baseball beat Benet, Coal City boys tennis got a sweep over St. Bede and more in the Herald-News Monday roundup.

JCA and Lemont each scored baseball shutouts and more in Saturday's Herald-News Roundup

Nolan Lamoureux runs state best 800 meters at Bill Jackson Invite. Plus more scores and results from around the area in Friday's Herald News Sports Roundup.

Abby Brueggmann threw a three-hit shutout while Reese Rourke drove in a run and played sparkling defense at shortstop to lead Lincoln-Way West to a SouthWest Suburban Conference win over Bradley-Bourbonnais Friday.

Lemont girls track wins the South Suburban Blue, Lemont baseball, softball and girls soccer also win. Plus more scores from around the area in Thursday's Herald News Sports Roundup.