Stories about Lockport high school sports
Payton Roberson recorded over 100 tackles for Lockport last year and will be counted on to lead the defense in his final season as the Porters offense gains experience.
The IHSA released the 2024 high school football schedule. What are the top games in Will County for this year?
Belusa Volleyball club won the 18 Classic division title at the AAU national championships as Joliet West's Gabby Piazza was named MVP and Minooka's Ava Valentin was an all-tournament selection
It wasn’t easy with so much great talent to choose from, but here is the stacked 2024 Herald-News All-Area Baseball Team.
Several Division I college commits and All-State selections are included in the 2024 Herald-News All-Area Softball Team
15 players make up the first team with a robust second team showing just how good this year's group was.
Emma Czech had 19 assists as a defender and was an All-American selection for Lockport.
Taylor Mackin threw a two-hit shutout in Minooka's 11-0 win over Belleville East, while Lemont added another softball sectional title with an 11-2 win over Oak Forest and Lemont's baseball team won the sectional with a 1-0 win over St. Rita
Lincoln-Way Central's Josie Jager singled in Isabella Olmos with the winning run in the bottom of the seventh as the Knights topped Lockport 2-1 to win the Class 4A Lincoln-Way Central Sectional title.
Bella Dimitrijevic threw a one-hitter for Lincoln-Way Central in a 4-0 win over Lincoln-Way East, while Ava Swain and Ava Kaspar helped Lockport top Andrew 8-4
Minooka had little trouble advancing in the Class 4A Pekin Sectional downing Bradley-Bourbonnais 10-0 in five innings to secure its place in the sectional title game. That, plus boys volleyball and girls lacrosse sectional results and in The Herald-News roundup.
Bridget Faut fired a four-hit shutout, and Morgan Spodarek hit a three-run homer as Lockport blanked Joliet West 3-0 for the Class 4A Lockport Regional championship.
Lincoln-Way West, Lincoln-Way Central, Plainfield North, Morris, and Lemont won baseball regionals, while Minooka and Plainfield East won softball regionals. That, plus boys volleyball sectional results in The Herald-News roundup
Bolingbrook ran a state-best 7:48.24 4x800 relay to lead state finals qualifiers at the IHSA state track and field meet, Providence's Kailee O’Sullivan and Lincoln-Way Central's Lisabella Dimitrijevic threw no-hitters in regional finals and more in Friday's Herald-News roundup.
Bolingbrook boys volleyball wins first ever regional championship and more in Thursday's The Herald-News roundup.
Kyle Farrell went the distance, striking out 14 as Wilmington baseball advanced to the sectional finals, plus plenty more postseason baseball, softball, lacrosse, girls soccer and boys volleyball around the Herald-News area.
Lockport had won its first 24 games of the season before Plainfield North brought the Porters' campaign to an end with a 2-1 victory in the sectional semifinals on Wednesday.
Lincoln-Way East, Providence Catholic win softball, Minooka wins girls soccer. That and more in Tuesday's roundup.
Though she's a Marquette commit and has been playing soccer most of her life, this has been Kozak's first season as a member of the Porters soccer team. The result? 24 goals, nine assists and nothing but wins so far.
Lincoln-Way West wins baseball, Bradley-Bourbonnais and Lincoln-Way East win softball. That and more in Monday's The Herald-News sports roundup.
Lincoln-Way East and Lemont each captured team titles in their respective tennis sectionals along with results in baseball, softball and soccer in Saturday's sports roundup.
Lockport's Brinlee McNabb had a pair “attitude goals” and fellow senior defender Meghan Mack added one. All of the scores came off corner kicks by Emma Czech. It all added up to a 3-0 victory for the host Porters over Oswego East in the final of the Class 3A Lockport Regional.
Plainfield North scored three consecutive goals in a 3-1 win over Benet to win a regional title; Coal City, Seneca each won regional softball titles and more in The Herald-News roundup
Joliet Central’s new track and the best running day of the year conspired to send a battalion of runners, jumpers and throwers to next weekend’s 3A state championship.
Lincoln-Way East gets a win in boys volleyball and more in Thursday's Herald-News Area Roundup.
The Lincoln-Way East and Seneca track teams each capture sectional titles that and more results from baseball, softball, girls soccer and boys lacrosse in the Herald-News Sports Roundup for Wednesday.
Plainifeld South's Jahnel Bowman has qualified in Class 3A in four individual events, while Seneca will attempt to defend its Class 1A title
Joliet Catholic's softball team defeated Wilmington 6-2 to reach the Class 2A JCA Regional championship. And more postseason results from softball and girls soccer in Tuesday's Herald-News sports roundup.
Nate George hit for the cycle and drove in four runs for Minooka baseball, plus more from around the area in our Herald-News Monday Roundup.
Morris' Todd Kein and Dwight's Jerry McDowell have posted big numbers this season
Lockport beat both Minooka and Yorkville in a Strike Out Cancer softball event, while Lincoln-Way East's boys and girls water polo teams advanced to the state tournament. That and more in the Herald-News Roundup
Romeoville's Tania Miller and Lincoln-Way East's Kyra Hayden both qualified for state in four events at the Class 3A Lockport Sectional, with the Griffins qualifying in 11 of 18 events and taking second to Homewood-Flossmoor in the team race.
Plainfield North advanced eight entries to the Class 3A Girls Track and Field State Meet next weekend at Eastern Illinois. And more results in Friday's Herald-News sports roundup.
The Seneca girls track team won its own sectional and more results in Thursday's Herald News roundup.
A local wrestler qualified for the Pan-Am Games, plus spring sports aplenty from all around the Herald-News area in today's Area Roundup.
West Aurora baseball rallied for a win, Romeoville baseball scored a season-high 19 runs and more results in Tuesday's Herald News roundup.
The Lincoln-Way Central baseball team handed Lincoln-Way West its first loss of the season on Monday that and more baseball, softball, soccer, track and field and lacrosse in Monday's roundup.
Lockport remains undefeated and more notes from the girls soccer season thus far.
Joliet Catholic baseball dominated St. Viator, Wilmington and Lockport baseball both won big and more in Saturday's Herald-News sports roundup.
Emma Czech scored Lockport’s only goal in regulation, and then won the game by scoring in the fifth and final round of the shootout as the unbeaten Porters beat Lincoln-Way East 2-1 in a game that decided the SouthWest Suburban Conference Blue Division championship.
Morris' Nazim Baftiri had a homer and three RBIs, while Brett Bounds struck out 10 in a 4-2 win over Sycamore; Zach Ohlund hits three homers to lead Wilmington baseball past Dwight; plus more from around the Herald-News area.
Several teams have emphasized accuracy over power on serves and attacks
Lisabella Dimitrijevic struck out 16 in a one-hitter as Lincoln-Way Central notched a 1-0 win over Bradley-Bourbonnais, while Lincoln-Way East's boys tennis team capped a perfect conference season.
Check out the results and stats from the action around the Joliet area on Wednesday.
Seneca boys and girls win Tri-County Conference tack titles. Lincoln-Way West baseball stays unbeaten: Herald News Sports roundup for Tuesday.
Lincoln-Way Central, Dwight win baseball, Providence Catholic, Wilmington win softball. That and more in Monday's roundup.
Lincoln-Way West's baseball team won its 20th straight, Joliet Central's badminton team won the Southwest Prairie Conference Tournament, and more in the Herald-News roundup
Lack of early offense might give many teams pause, but not Joliet West. The Tigers were limited to just one hit in the first three innings of Saturday's nonconference matchup with Lockport but erupted for 11 hits over the last four innings allowing them to earn a 10-6 victory.
Lockport's Liliana Janeczko twice drove in a run with the bases loaded in a 5-1 win over Marengo in Saturday's matchup of state-ranked teams.
Lockport girls soccer won again, plus more in Friday's Herald-News Area Roundup.