Plainfield Central Preps

With schools finding it increasingly difficult to locate officiating crews, the Southwest Prairie Conference has elected to move its Week 3 and Week 4 games to Thursday nights this fall.

Plainfield Central won more games last season than it did in the previous seven seasons combined. The Wildcats now set out to prove it was a breakout and not a fluke.

Downers Grove South hosted a 7 on 7 football tournament on Saturday, July 16, 2022.

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.

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.

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 Central's Marla Hayes finished her high school track career with a flourish, winning the Class 3A Discus title to lead a day full of medal winning performances for area athletes at the IHSA State Track Meet on Saturday.

Lincoln-Way Central’s Marla Hayes turned in a strong performance in the preliminary round of the IHSA Girls State Track and Field Meet. Read Friday's roundup for results from state track along with postseason baseball, softball and girls soccer.

Lincoln-Way East won its third consecutive SWSC Blue Conference crown by rallying to defeat Homewood-Flossmoor, plus results in girls soccer, boys and girls lacrosse, boys track and field, boys volleyball and softball in Wednesday's roundup.

Lincoln-Way East is looking to defend its Class 3A Girls State Track team title and looks to have the pieces in place to possibly do so in what should be a fiercely competitive battle for hardware at this weekend's IHSA State Track Meet in Charleston.

Sage Mardjetko drilled a solo home run over the center field fence to give Lemont a walk-off victory over state power Marist, 2-1, in eight innings Tuesday afternoon. Plus more results in baseball and girls soccer.