St. Anne Preps

The Bradley-Bourbonnais softball team lost an extra-inning SWSC battle to top-ranked Lincoln-Way Central, Beecher's Ava Lorenzatti and Taylor Norkus were dominant in a doubleheader sweep and more in Tuesday's Daily Journal Roundup.

The Bishop McNamara baseball team scored three runs in the fifth inning to win a Chicagoland Christian Conference contest over Wheaton Academy 3-2, and more in Thursday's Daily Journal Roundup.

Bishop McNamara's Joslynn Dole and Kankakee's Kylee Cunningham both threw no-hitters Wednesday to lead their teams to wins and more in Wednesday's Daily Journal Roundup

The Bishop McNamara baseball team picked up its first Chicagoland Christian Conference win of the season, Peotone's Sophie Klawitter threw another no-hitter and more in Tuesday's Daily Journal Roundup.

Wilmington baseball kept its perfect ICE record in tact, Peotone's Sophie Klawitter threw a perfect game and more in Monday's Daily Journal roundup.

A 12-run fourth inning fueled the Kays in Southland Athletic Conference action and more in Friday's Daily Journal roundup.

Bradley-Bourbonnais senior Nick Allen and Kankakee junior Lincoln Williams made the Illinois Media All-State first teams in their respective classes while four players earned honorable mention.

Beecher pitcher Taylor Norkus threw a perfect game Thursday as the Bobcats improved to 6-0 on the season, and more in Thursday's Daily Journal Roundup.

The Kankakee baseball team blew out Thornton 19-0 at home and more in Tuesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Central outlasted St. Anne-Donovan in a pitchers' duel on Tuesday, improving to 3-5 on the season with the 1-0 win.

Central secured a 1-0 victory over St. Anne-Donovan in the River Valley Conference matchup on Tuesday, April 1. Purchase photos here: https://heraldnews.smugmug.com/April-2025/Central-vs-St-Anne-Baseball

Manteno freshman Klarke Goranson won both the girls Class 2A 800 meters and 1,600 meters at the Illinois Top Times Championships and more in Saturday's Daily Journal roundup.

The Daily Journal 2024-25 All-Area boys basketball team.

Rich Zinanni, Fred LeSage, Irish O'Reilly, Jack Sikma, Ben Zobrist and Michelle Bartsch-Hackley are the six people with local ties that will be inducted into the new Illinois Sports Hall of Fame in June.

St. Anne students flexed their minds and their muscles during the newly-consolidated district's arithmetic-themed Math Madness event.

The Boilermakers improved to 4-0 on the young season behind Lydia Hammond's 14-strikeout effort and more in Wednesday's Daily Journal roundup.

The Bradley-Bourbonnais baseball team won 17-4 in Alabama to improve to 2-1 on the season and more in Tuesday's Daily Journal roundup.

The Daily Journal 2024-25 All-Area girls basketball team.

The Bradley-Bourbonnais boys track and field team competed in the SouthWest Suburban Conference Boys Indoor Meet, placing ninth as a team, and more in Friday's Daily Journal Roundup.

The Kankakee baseball team lost its season opener on Tuesday as St. Anne-Donovan's Carter Ponton flirted with a no-hitter, and more in Tuesday's Daily Journal Roundup.

Jacob Onnen had the go-ahead RBI single and earned the win on the mound and more in Monday's Daily Journal Roundup.

Behind Ray Lee's 37 points, Manteno got past rival Peotone in double overtime while Bishop McNamara earned a regional championship rematch and more in Wednesday's Daily Journal roundup.

The Grace Christian boys basketball team won its first postseason game as IHSA members with Monday's regional victory and more in Monday's Daily Journal Roundup.

Mason Schweizer previews the local boys basketball scene ahead of regional play, which begins with quarterfinal action Monday.

In the final AP Boys Basketball Polls until the postseason, Kankakee tied its highest state ranking of the season while BBCHS, Bishop McNamara and St. Anne all received votes.

After the Bobcats spent the middle quarters methodically crawling back, St. Anne senior Deion Fifer exploded for 17 fourth-quarter points to lead the Cardinals to their first-ever RVC Tournament crown Friday.

Cissna Park finished an undefeated run to the Vermilion Valley Conference girls basketball title and more in Thursday's Daily Journal Roundup.

The St. Anne and Beecher boys basketball teams advanced to Friday's RVC Tournament title game and more in Tuesday's Daily Journal Roundup

The Kankakee girls basketball team dropped a tough game on the road Monday and more in Monday's Daily Journal Roundup.

Sectional qualifiers from the wrestling teams for Kankakee and Bradley-Bourbonnais and more results in the Daily Journal Weekend Roundup.