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Wilmington pitcher Kyle Farrell did not allow a hit for the first 6 1/3 innings Wednesday, finishing with a one-hit shutout for the Wildcats in the IHSA Class 2A Coal City Regional semifinals, and more in Wednesday's Daily Journal Roundup

Bridget Bertrand's two-run homer highlighted a three-run McNamara ninth inning as the Fightin' Irish outlasted Manteno in an instant classic Class 2A Coal City Regional semifinal that started Tuesday and ended Wednesday.

Coal City scored 12 times in the final three innings Wednesday to beat Joliet Catholic 14-4 in an IHSA Class 2A Coal City Regional semifinal contest.

Coal City got a pair of goals from Ava Meyer in the middle of multiple weather delays before Hayden Francisco added two more to give the Coalers the Class 1A Manteno Regional title over Beecher Tuesday.

Kankakee's girls soccer team beat Morgan Park 6-0 in the IHSA Class 2A Kankakee Regional semifinals Tuesday and the boys volleyball team closed the regular season with a 2-0 win over Crete-Monee.

Herscher claimed its ninth regional title in a row with an 8-0 win over Bishop McNamara on Tuesday, getting four goals from Gianni Jaime, three from Sophie Venckauskas and one from Gianna High.

As this year's softball regionals begin this week, Beecher will continue riding the arms of Ava Lorenzatti and Taylor Norkus as the Bobcats look for the program's eighth trip to state.

Rhaya DePaolo and Bishop McNamara held off Reed-Custer's upset attempt in softball regional quarterfinal action and more in Monday's Daily Journal roundup.

Lincoln-Way Central's Alex Panos threw a four-hit shutout Monday to lead the Knights to a 3-0 SouthWest Suburban Conference win against Bradley-Bourbonnais, keeping the Knights' conference title hopes alive.

Storylines to watch for in the 2025 baseball postseason, including intriguing potential matchups between local Class 2A teams and a Bradley-Bourbonnais team looking to recapture some of last season's playoff magic.

From Beecher battling through a challenging Class 2A Seneca Sectional to Bradley-Bourbonnais looking for a regional four-peat in 4A, here are some storylines to look for as the 2025 postseason gets underway.

The Bishop McNamara and Herscher girls soccer teams both won their regional semifinal games Saturday to set up a matchup in the regional championship and more in Saturday's Daily Journal Roundup.

Defending track pro late model champion Austin McCarty scored his biggest single-race payday, Braiden Keller made it a double feature sweep and more from Kankakee County Speedway's night of racing Friday.

Nolan Canfield escaped a fifth-inning jam with a two-run lead that grew late into a 6-1 Manteno win at Bradley-Bourbonnais Saturday.

The Bradley-Bourbonnais softball team dropped a close SouthWest Suburban Conference game to top-ranked Lincoln-Way Central and more in Friday's Daily Journal Roundup.

Peotone's Sophie Klawitter and Wilmington's Molly Southall are currently ICE Conference rivals. Once the juniors reach college, they'll square off in the ACC, with Klawitter headed to Louisville and Southall to NC State.

The Coal City baseball team extended its winning streak to four games with a nonconference win at Kankakee and more in Thursday's Daily Journal Roundup.

After Bella Pusateri's miraculous diving catch preserved a 2-1 Bradley-Bourbonnais lead through six innings, Lydia Hammond's late insurance gave the Boilermakers a 3-1 win at Manteno in Thursday's well-played, high-energy affair.

The Kankakee girls track and field team led the local charge on the first day of the postseason and more in Wednesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Herscher junior Keira Ahramovich homered twice and tripled Wednesday as the Tigers picked up a home win over Central in the final days of the regular season.

Dom Panozzo threw a no-hitter as the Bishop McNamara baseball team downed Hope Academy 10-0 to give both teams a split of the Chicagoland Christian Conference.

Tristin Woods hit a home run and had five RBIs for the Bradley-Bourbonnais softball team in their SouthWest Suburban Conference win over Stagg, and more in Tuesday's Daily Journal Roundup.

Sparked by Bryn Provost's two-out infield single, Bishop McNamara's seven-run second inning came with two outs, fueling the Fightin' Irish to an All-City win over Kankakee.

Herscher senior Payten Young no-hit Peotone on Tuesday, outdueling the Blue Devils' Josh Barta and giving the Tigers a 1-0 win in what was the Illinois Central Eight Conference finale for both teams.

Bishop McNamara's Dom Panozzo and Callaghan O'Connor both have their futures planned as NCAA Division I pitchers. But first, they're making sure to enjoy their high school days as Fightin' Irish teammates.

Cody Freitas hit two home runs to lead Bradley-Bourbonnais to an 18-7 win in SouthWest Suburban Conference play and more in Monday's Daily Journal Roundup.

With Monday's 9-0 win over Crete-Monee, Kankakee finished Southland Conference play 11-1 this season and tied atop the conference standings with Bloom, earning the program it's first-ever conference title.

With three-hit days from Jaz Manau and Macy Iwanus leading the way, Manteno pulled away late at Coal City to secure at least a share of the Illinois Central Eight Conference crown Monday.

Bishop McNamara softball's longstanding Purple Day cancer fundraiser has evolved into Strikeout Cancer Night with Bradley-Bourbonnais, the first of which was held when the All-City rivals met last week.

A look back at the last week in sports in the Northwest Herald by photographers Gregory Shaver, and Patrick Kunzer for the Shaw Local News Network

A look back at the last week of high school sports in the Northwest Herald by photographers Gregory Shaver, Patrick Kunzer for the Shaw Local News Network, and Ryan Rayburn for the Shaw Local News Network.

The Bishop McNamara softball team swept a doubleheader to finish Chicagoland Christian Conference play with a perfect 14-0 record and more in Saturday's Daily Journal Roundup.

Kendyl Christon hit a walkoff two-run single to give the Kankakee softball team a huge conference win over Bloom and more in Friday's Daily Journal Roundup.

Thanks to a gem from Jacob Lotz and hits from nine different players, Bishop McNamara won 13-0 at Kankakee to snap a 10-year All-City title drought Friday.

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.

The Wilmington baseball team held Kankakee to just one hit in a 12-0 win, the Wildcats third shutout win in a row, and more in Thursday's Daily Journal Roundup.

Lydia Hammond continued her sizzling streak in the circle while Suttyn Hop homered against her former school to lead Bradley-Bourbonnais past Bishop McNamara in All-City action Thursday.

Bishop McNamara came back from an early 3-0 deficit to beat crosstown rival Bradley-Bourbonnais 6-3 in an All-City matchup on Thursday.

Beecher's Taylor Norkus threw a no-hitter to escape a pitchers' duel with Peotone's Sophie Klawitter and more in Wednesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Behind Kylee Cunningham's no-hitter and home run, Kankakee blew out Thornridge at home Wednesday to improve to 13-1 in Southland Athletic Conference play.

Reed-Custer recognized former two-time state champion baseball coach Jerry Cougill with a pregame ceremony ahead of Tuesday's game against Coal City.

The Bishop McNamara baseball team got another shutout win to sweep St. Edward in a Chicagoland Christian Conference series and more in Tuesday's Daily Journal Roundup.

Following Alex Bielfeldt's two-run double to tie it, Reed-Custer's Collin Monroe drove Bielfeldt in on a squeeze bunt for the eventual game-winning run in the Comets' win over Coal City Tuesday.

A seven-run second inning helped fuel Manteno's 8-7 win over Herscher on Tuesday and gave the Panthers an ICE series split with the Tigers.

The Landis sisters, Kate and Margaret, have returned to their alma mater, Beecher High School, as assistant coaches for the same softball program they once won state championships with as players.

Jacob Vinardi tossed a no-hitter in the first game of Kankakee's doubleheader with Thornridge and more in Monday's Daily Journal roundup.

The senior battery of pitcher Ava Peterson and catcher Jazmine Manau helped Manteno beat 4-1 on Monday, which was the Panthers' seventh ICE win in a row.

After escaping a bases loaded jam in the top of the first, Wilmington pitcher Taryn Gilbert allowed just one hit the rest of the way and saw the Wildcats string clutch hits together for a 2-0 win over Peotone Monday.

The state-of-the-art 315 Sports Park opened this weekend with 50 boys' travel baseball teams calling the $47-million complex home for a weekend.

Five events on the boys side of the Herscher Invite were won by area athletes on Friday as the end of the outdoor track and field season nears its final stretch.