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Kankakee had four players score between 14 and 20 points in a conference win over Thornridge, its 11th in a row overall, and more in Tuesday's Daily Journal roundup.
Coen Demack went for 30 points to lead Bishop McNamara to victory, Kankakee's Lincoln Williams had 27 points in a Kays win and more in Saturday's Daily Journal roundup.
Bradley-Bourbonnais' boys bowling team advanced through the IHSA LaSalle-Peru Regional, as did Kankakee's Carson Meister and Reed-Custer's Mason Vasil. That and more in Friday's Daily Journal roundup.
Manteno got a pair of double-double efforts to take down Seneca, Cissna Park's Addison Lucht exploded for 25 points against Chrisman, the Iroquois West boys earned their first win and more in Wednesday's Daily Journal roundup.
St. Anne held on for a 52-45 home win over Gardner-South Wilmington Tuesday night in a battle between teams that were unbeaten in River Valley Conference play – a win that put the Cardinals in the driver's seat for a conference title.
St. Anne earned a 52-45 win over Gardner-South Wilmington to remain undefeated in River Valley Conference play on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026.
Grant Park held Illinois Lutheran to just two points in girls hoops, Momence scored a one-point win over Gardner-South Wilmington and more in Monday's Daily Journal roundup.
Gardner-South Wilmington bested Momence while St. Anne put away Beecher to keep both boys basketball teams tied atop the River Valley Conference. Those games and more in Friday's Daily Journal roundup.
Host St. Anne held off Clifton Central during a River Valley Conference boys basketball game Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026.
Host St. Anne took an early 18-4 lead, and although Clifton Central recovered to tie things up multiple times in the second half, the Cardinals prevailed in Tuesday's River Valley Conference boys basketball thriller.
Beecher doubled up Grace Christian and then some, Grant Park dropped Illinois Lutheran by more than 70 points, Gardner-South Wilmington bested Momence and more in Monday's Daily Journal roundup.
Manteno had its hopes of a Kankakee Holiday Tournament blue division three-peat dashed with a 65-52 loss to Christ the King in Sunday's championship game.
After Clifton Central's upset bid against blue bracket top seed Christ the King came up a bit short Saturday night, the host Kays closed out the second day of the Kankakee Holiday Tournament by reaching their seventh maroon bracket championship game in the last eight tournaments.
Kankakee earned a blowout win in its Kankakee Holiday Tournament opener in the maroon bracket while Manteno downed rival Peotone 60-49 in the blue bracket, where St. Anne, Clifton Central, Momence and Grant Park also saw tournament action.
Bishop McNamara rode a dominant second half to claim its fifth straight Watseka Holiday Tournament title, and third tournament title so far this season, with a 62-41 win over Clifton Central.
The host Raiders and Wilmington won on the winners' side of the Iroquois West Holiday Hoops bracket, Herscher and Clifton Central won on the consolation side and more in Monday's Daily Journal roundup.
Bishop McNamara and Clifton Central won at the Watseka Holiday Tournament semifinals in boys basketball, the Iroquois West Holiday Hoops Tournament began on the girls side and more in Saturday's Daily Journal roundup.
Take a look at the players selected for the 2025 Daily Journal All-Area Football Team.
Coal City's Owen Petersen's milestone win was the highlight of an overpowering night on the mats for the Coalers, four local schools won at the Watseka Holiday Tournament and more in Thursday's Daily Journal roundup.
St. Anne got a total team effort to win its fifth straight game and end Momence's three-game winning streak on Tuesday.
Taylor Panozzo went for 21 points and 18 rebounds to lead Grant Park to a 50-point win, Watseka/Milford held off Iroquois West behind 21 points and 14 boards from Christa Holohan, and more in Monday's Daily Journal roundup.
Kankakee scored a big win at the Chicago Elite Classic, Bishop McNamara won the Toyota of Danville Classic and more in Saturday's Daily Journal roundup.
Here are the players selected for the 2025 Daily Journal Girls Volleyball All-Area Team.
The Bishop McNamara boys basketball team moved to 6-0, Bradley-Bourbonnais was on the wrong side of a one-point final and more in Friday's Daily Journal roundup.
Kankakee's girls pulled away for another mammoth conference win and more in Thursday's Daily Journal roundup.
Kankakee got a 33-point outburst from Ava Johnson and a total of five scorers in double figures, Manteno began its defense of the Illinois Central Eight Conference with a win, Grace Christian allowed just four points and more in Monday's Daily Journal roundup.
Check out preview capsules for the Daily Journal area's 22 prep boys basketball teams.
Take a look at this year's Daily Journal Boys Soccer All-Area team.
Bishop McNamara head coach Adrian Provost picked up his 200th career win with the Fightin' Irish's 67-39 victory over Reed-Custer, moving the Irish to 3-0 on the year, and more in Friday's Daily Journal Roundup.
Herscher faced Reed-Custer and Bishop McNamara played St. Anne at the Herscher Thanksgiving Tournament on Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025.
In a dramatic night at the Herscher Thanksgiving Tournament, Bishop McNamara pulled away to break a late tie with St. Anne before the host Tigers bested Reed-Custer in overtime.
Meet this year's Daily Journal All-Area Girls Golf team.
Take a look at this year's Daily Journal Boys Golf All-Area team.
Bishop McNamara opened the boys basketball season with a win at the Herscher Thanksgiving Tournament, beating the host Tigers 53-36, and more in Tuesday's Daily Journal roundup.
Bradley-Bourbonnais opened the boys basketball season with a win, Manteno's girls took third at the Beecher Fall Classic and more in Monday's Daily Journal roundup.
Check out preview capsules for the Daily Journal area's 20 prep girls basketball teams.
As the prep boys basketball season tips off Monday, here are five of the top names from the Daily Journal area to keep an eye on.
The girls basketball season tipped off in Monday's Daily Journal roundup.
Ranging from the area's biggest school to the smallest, seven Daily Journal area football standouts made IHSFCA All-State teams.
One of the city's most successful seasons came to a collective end, Wilmington and Coal City marched on, and more in this week's Daily Journal 2-Minute Drill.
The Polo Marcos downed St. Anne in I8FA playoff action on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025 at Polo High School.
Polo fell behind after an early turnover, but bounced back and got the ground game going in soggy conditions for a 46-14 win over St. Anne in their I8FA quarterfinal in Polo.
Kankakee, Bradley-Bourbonnais and Bishop McNamara all clash with CCL/ESCC powers, Wilmington and Coal City face familiar postseason faces and more in the Daily Journal's second-round playoff previews.
The All-City schools made local history, Clifton Central's Brady Shule made school history and more in this week's Daily Journal 2-Minute Drill.
Grant Pomaranski threw for four touchdowns and ran for two scores as St. Anne pulled away in the second half to beat Metro-East Lutheran 39-20 in the first round of the Illinois 8-Man Football Association playoffs.
Bishop McNamara and Herscher meet for the second time this season, Bradley-Bourbonnais and Kankakee also host first-round playoff games, and more in the Daily Journal's first-round playoff previews.
A handful of local volleyball teams earned regional semifinal wins and the Kankakee boys soccer team saw its tremendous season end in sectional semifinal penalty kicks in Tuesday's Daily Journal roundup.
The Daily Journal area's 10 playoff teams come in several classes and made their runs in several different ways, plus a look at some Week 9 highlights in the 2-Minute Drill.
A total of 10 Daily Journal area football teams made the IHSA or I8FA playoffs. Read previews on all 10 teams, as well as their first-round opponents, here.
Herscher had its boys cross country team and boys soccer team both secure regional titles, Manteno's girls cross country team placed second behind Klarke Goranson's win and more in Saturday's Daily Journal roundup.