Providence Preps

Historic win for Providence Catholic girls basketball. That plus more scores from around the area.

Peotone's girls trailed after one quarter, but it was all Blue Devils from there, as Peotone rolled to a 56-21 win to remain unbeaten at 23-0; plus more from around the Herald-News area.

If seed meetings were still held, there'd probably be pretty lengthy discussions in how the Bolingbrook Class 4A Sectional should be seeded. That and area McDonald's All-American nominations as well as some notable coaches milestones reached in the Boys Basketball notebook.

If seeding meetings were still held, there'd probably be pretty lengthy discussions on how the Bolingbrook Class 4A Sectional should be seeded. That and area McDonald's All-American nominations as well as some notable coaches milestones reached in this Boys Basketball Notebook.

The paths to the boys basketball state tournament for Herald-News area squads look extremely similar to those of last year. Plus more from around the Herald-News area.

Bolingbrook handed Lemont its first loss of the season with a 53-50 win during quarterfinal play at the Jack Tosh Holiday Classic. Plus many more holiday tournament results in Wednesday's local roundup.

Bolingbrook used a huge first half run to collect a win over Highland Park in the opening round of the Jack Tosh Tournament on Monday. That and other results from the opening rounds of various boys and girls holiday basketball tournaments.

Joliet West, Lockport and Plainfield North will play at the Pontiac Tournament, while Bolingbrook, Lemont and Minooka will take part in the 32-team Jack Tosh Tournament

Meet the Herald-News Fall 2022 All-Area Football Team.

Girls basketball storylines from Coal City, Bolingbrook, Lincoln-Way West, Morris and plenty more from across the Herald-News coverage area.

Joliet West wins cross-town girls basketball battle with Joliet Central. That and more from boys basketball, boys and girls bowling and more.

Many different things needed to go right for Nazareth to go from 2-4 to winning a Class 5A state title, but one of the most important was the need for the players to believe that it could happen. Plus more notes on Mount Carmel, Loyola and Providence.

True Cinderella stories have been shut down from reaching Champaign this season. In fact, all 16 remaining teams have made at least one championship game appearance since 2014. Steve Soucie dives into what we learned from this past weekend's semifinal round.

Providence’s Kaden Nickel took a screen pass from quarterback Lucas Proudfoot and turned it into a 26-yard TD with just four minutes left, and the Celtics continued their improbable playoff run with a 17-14 win over St. Francis in the Class 4A semifinal in Wheaton.

The boys basketball season tips off this week. Here's a look at the Herald-News Area basketball squads as we enter what should be an entertaining campaign.