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Bishop McNamara will be adding boys and girls swimming to its slate of athletics this fall.

The Beecher Muskies went 3-1 in their games over the last week, improving to 21-7 on the season overall.

Chase Holland earned a payday in the modified feature, Austin McCarty won his fifth straight pro late model feature and more result from the Kankakee County Speedway's July 18 races.

The Chicago Bears will start their first training camp under new head coach Ben Johnson this week. Shaw Local's Michal Dwojak and Joe Aguilar preview camp and the major storylines they're looking at over the next six weeks

Justus McNair, 19, is the founder of the Joliet-based Justus League Hoop Inc., which supports mental health in student-athletes.

President Donald Trump wants Washington’s football franchise and Cleveland’s baseball team to revert to their former names

This month’s Friends of the Hennepin Canal hike will be Sunday, July 20, and will be on the feeder canal from Bridge 59 to Bridge 62.

J.T. Pedelty, Eddie Carifio and Sam Ramirez react to the IHSA football schedule getting released in the latest Friday Night Drive podcast, and break down games in DeKalb and La Salle counties, along with the Sauk Valley region

Steve Soucie and Josh Welge preview the 2025 IHSA high school football schedule, including games to watch and more in the latest Friday Night Drive podcast

Friday Night Drive’s Josh Welge and Joel Boenitz discuss what the IHSA football schedule will look like in the western suburbs for the 2025 season, games they are looking forward to, and more

Steve Soucie and Mason Schweizer discuss the upcoming IHSA football schedule release and how it affects teams in Kankakee County on the latest Friday Night Drive podcast

Kankakee Community College pitcher Peyton Niksch signed with the Milwaukee Brewers as an undrafted free agent this week after wrapping a stellar season with the Cavaliers.

The Bradley-Bourbonnais All Stars 12u team and ACBA All Stars Pinto team ended their seasons over the weekend.

Hits are common at a baseball park, but a microburst storm hit the 315 Sports Park late last week causing significant damage.

With temperatures rising worldwide, scientists warn that staging the World Cup and other soccer tournaments in the Northern Hemisphere summer is getting increasingly dangerous for both players and spectators

Herscher's Drew Rogers and Kankakee's Nevaeh Lowe and Jayon Morrow all put their talent on display in the 2024-24 college cross country and track and field seasons.

The Beecher Muskies picked up three wins over the last week, improving their record to 18-6 and extending their winning streak to five games.

Register online now for Princeton Youth Soccer League through July 31.

Fresh off of a fourth-place finish at the inaugural IHSA State Finals last year, the Bradley-Bourbonnais girls flag football made an early statement as a state contender yet again in 2025 this week

Former White Sox first-rounder Kris Honel left the game of baseball behind for several years after retiring in 2012. But the Bourbonnais native and former Providence Catholic star has been revitalized on and off the field after joining the Beecher Muskies last year.

Reed-Custer is turning to Joe Turek as its new head football coach, who brings more than a decade of program-building experience from Lincoln-Way East to his new role with the Comets.

Longtime Central girls track and field and girls basketball coach Rebecca Swigert-Fenton had her team with the Comets come to and end this spring as she takes a step back from coaching duties.

There were plenty of fireworks in the sky and on the track on Friday night for some Fourth of July racing at the Kankakee County Speedway, where Austin McCarty picked up his fourth straight pro late model feature win.

Former Kankakee star and current Michigan player Jyaire "Suga" Hill hosted his second annual Suga Summer Camp at Kankakee High School on Saaturday.

Wintrust Crossroads Sports Complex is a $70 million, 31-field complex at the crossroads of Interstates 355 and 80, next to Silver Cross Hospital, 45 minutes southwest of Chicago.

Anchored by strong athletes both on the track and in the field, check out this year's Daily Journal All-Area Boys Track and Field team.

From dominant freshmen to speedy seniors and everything in between, there's plenty of state pedigree on this year's Daily Journal All-Area Girls Track and Field Team.

It was a busy day for football at Bradley-Bourbonnais Wednesday, as former quarterback Ethan Kohl returned to coach the quarterback camp he used to attend at the same time as the final day of girls flag football summer camp.

The Supreme Court agreed Thursday to hear a case over state restrictions on which school sports teams transgender students can join

Kankakee graduate and Kankakee Community College volleyball standout Aniya Lewis is making the jump from KCC to the SEC, signing Tuesday to play volleyball at the University of Mississippi.

After developing into one of the state's most feared long jumpers in the state, Bradley-Bourbonnais' Malachi Lee is the Daily Journal Boys Track and Field Athlete of the Year.

Princeton’s historic Red Covered Bridge has entered the next phase of rehabilitation after sustaining heavy damage when the driver of a semitractor-trailer tried to pass through it.

After completing arguably the most prolific career in the sport's local history, Kankakee's Naomi Bey-Osborne is the 2025 Daily Journal Girls Track and Field Athlete of the Year.

With their unique mix of younger and older players, the Beecher Muskies are once again being propelled to a strong season in the Chicago Suburban Baseball League by a large crop of local baseball talent.

The Lee J. Hall Memorial was held at Kankakee County Speedway last Friday, where Braiden Keller and Nick Seplak won the main races and big paychecks that came with them.

Still swingin' away: Cold or gloomy weather preventing you from visiting the golf course? Need help on improving your game? There's plenty of green to play through on simulator video screens that can be custom-designed by a Galena business, both in the home and on the back yard.

The martial art of jiu jitsu is more than just taking people to the ground, there are abundant life lessons to learn from engaging in it, and an Ogle County club teaches it all.

Drag racing and Arnie Beswick were born around the same time – one on the dry lake beds of California and the other in Morrison – and they’ve both found fame through the years, with drag racing attracting legions of fans and “The Farmer” becoming a legend in his field.

After powering the Boilermakers to back-to-back regional championships against some of the best teams in the state, Bradley-Bourbonnais' Cody Freitas is the Daily Journal Baseball Player of the Year.

Lydia Hammond capped off one of the best pitching seasons in the state with a Class 4A postseason run for the ages, earning the title of Daily Journal Softball Player of the Year.

Whether at the plate, on the mound or in the field, top-tier players abound on this year's Daily Journal All-Area Baseball Team.

With 27 all-state standouts and several more all-conference selections that helped fuel spostseason runs, the Daily Journal All-Area Softball Team is as good as it gets.

Take a look back at the drama, excitement and all-out effort put forth by the hundreds of high school spring sports athletes from throughout the Sauk Valley who competed in 2025.

Roy Cordes retired this spring after 17 years announcing for Kankakee Community College Athletics, becoming know as the "Voice of the Cavaliers" during his time there.

One of the oldest Little League organizations in the United States is making plans for its next 74 years with the help of the Joliet Slammers, Rotary Club of Joliet, and other local businesses and organizations.

A pair of Bourbonnais natives and defending track champions won the feature races in their respective classes and more from last Friday night's action at Kankakee County Speedway.

With Wilmington's Kyle Farrell having his high school sports career come to an end, it also brings an end to the time he and his father Chad Farrell have spent representing the Wildcats together as player and coach.

From goalkeeper to forward and everywhere in between, this year's Daily Journal All-Area girls soccer team features some of the state's top stars.

One of four local all-state players and the leader of a Peotone team that was two wins away from a trip to state, Allie Werner is this year's Daily Journal Girls Soccer Player of the Year.

The Illinois Hall of Fame held its inaugural induction ceremony last weekend, where longtime Bishop McNamara football coach Rich Zinanni and Beecher Muskies manager Fred LeSage attended as two of six inductees with local ties.