Stories about Wilmington high school sports
The Herald-News Prep Football Capsules for Week 4, featuring key showdowns across the greater Joliet area.
Lincoln-Way Central's Brady Wall shot a five-under 65 to win the HF golf invite: Plus more scores from around the area in Wednesday's Herald News Sports Roundup,
Kankakee visits Normal, Bradley-Bourbonnais heads to Millikin University for an out-of-state matchup and Bishop McNamara welcomes a defending state champion for homecoming. Those games and more in the Week 4 Daily Journal football previews.
Lemont's volleyball team picked up a South Suburban Blue win over Shepard and more in Tuesday's Herald-News Roundup
Daily Journal sports editor Mason Schweizer recaps Week 3 of the prep football season.
Sophia Podmolik wins medalist honors to lead Joliet Central girls golf, plus more scores from around the area in Monday's Herald News Sports Roundup.
Kankakee and Bishop McNamara each picked up blowout wins in their conference openers and more football results in Friday's Daily Journal Roundup.
Here are the football scores from Friday night in The Herald-News area.
Minooka soccer stays unbeaten, Lincoln-Way East wins third straight plus more scores in Thursday's Herald News Sports Roundup.
The Herald-News prep football preview capsules for Week 3, featuring key showdowns across the greater Joliet area.
Lincoln-Way East shot even par as a team to win the Lockport Invite. Plus more scores from around the area in Wednesday's Herald News Sports Roundup.
Herscher has a rivalry matchup for the second straight week, Bradley-Bourbonnais and Bishop McNamara look to move to 3-0 at home, Kankakee looks for its first win and more in the Daily Journal's Week 3 football previews.
Manteno held on to beat Wilmington in a nail-biter of an ICE matchup, Cissna Park opened up conference play with its seventh straight win and more in Tuesday's Daily Journal roundup.
Lincoln-Way East, Lockport and Morris were among the area volleyball winners. That and more in Tuesday's Herald-News Roundup.
Dwight sweeps Fieldcrest and more in the Herald-News Monday roundup.
Mason Schweizer looks back at some of the area's biggest prep football headlines from Week 2.
Minooka and Lincoln-Way Central picked up soccer wins, while Joliet West volleyball won the Conant Invitational. That and more in Saturday's Herald-News Roundup
Wilmington ran away from Sandwich, Reed-Custer blanked Harvard, Manteno doubled up Plano and more in Friday's Daily Journal football roundup.
Scores and more from around the Herald-News coverage area in Week 2.
Bradley-Bourbonnais' boys golf team picked up a win over Andrew, with Max LaMore's 37 making him a medalist for the third time this week, and more in Thursday's Daily Journal roundup.
Lemont volleyball defeated Richards and more in the Thursday night roundup.
The Herald-News prep football capsules for Week 2, featuring key showdowns across the greater Joliet area.
Bolingbrook, Yorkville, Joliet West and Romeoville won in flag football. Plus more golf, boys soccer and girls volleyball results in Wednesday's Herald News Sports Roundup.
Bishop McNamara visits Herscher, Kankakee has a second straight state champion on the docket and Bradley-Bourbonnais welcomes an explosive offense to town. Those games and more in the Daily Journal's Week 2 football previews.
Kankakee's boys soccer team fell in the semifinals of the Windy City Classic, Illinois Central Eight Conference play began in girls volleyball and boys soccer and more in Tuesday's Daily Journal roundup.
Congratulations to these 22 Illinois high school football players who were voted onto Friday Night Drive's Team of the Week for Week 1 of the 2025 high school football season
Mason Schweizer looks back at Week 1 of the Daily Journal area football season.
There were a number of big games on the Week 1 calendar. Very few of them didn't live up to the billing, Steve Soucie takes a look at what we learned in Week 1.
Results from the Plainfield North Invitational and more in The Herald-News Saturday roundup.
News and scores from Week 1 in the Will and Grundy county areas for the 2025 season
A Quaid Phillips end-around out of the Wildcat with less than a minute to play lifted Morris past Wilmington 27-20 in a much-anticipated matchup of state powerhouses.
Minooka boys soccer gets a 5-1 win and more in the Herald-News Thursday roundup.
Kankakee won at the Windy City Classic again, Reed-Custer's Matthew Kuban made school history and more in Thursday's Daily Journal roundup.
Wilmington enters 2025 having graduated Kyle Farrell, their all-time leading rusher, but Ryan Kettman leads a talented senior class back to the gridiron.
The Herald-News Prep Football Capsules for Week 1, featuring key showdowns across the greater Joliet area.
The Bradley-Bourbonnais girls flag football team best Marist 33-25, improving to 2-0 on the season, and more in Wednesday's Daily Journal Roundup.
Cuyler and Everett Swanson finished 1-2 and the Morris girls and boys teams finished second at the Early Bird cross country invite. Plus golf and volleyball results in Wednesday's Herald News sports roundup,
Join hosts Steve Soucie and Josh Welge as they preview an exciting Week 1 in Illinois high school football on the Friday Night Drive podcast
Kankakee hosts Nazareth for the first of two games with state champions to open the season while Bradley-Bourbonnais and Bishop McNamara also start their seasons at home. Check out previews on those games, as well as the rest of the Week 1 slate for the Daily Journal area.
The wait is over. The many, many questions that teams have for the 2025 season are about to begin getting answered. Steve Soucie takes a look at the games to watch in the first week of the IHSA football season.
Lockport and Minooka were among the winners in area volleyball action and more in Tuesday's Herald-News Roundup.
The rest of the state's fall sports joined golf by kicking off their seasons in Monday's Daily Journal roundup.
Faith Jordan opened her senior year with six kills and three aces to lead Joliet West to a win in the season opener. Plus more volleyball, boys soccer and golf results in Monday's Herald-News Sports Roundup.
Lockport girls golf took first at the Joliet Township Invite, while Minooka beat Morris in girls tennis in the Herald-News Saturday roundup.
Take a look at five Daily Journal area girls volleyball players to watch as the season starts this week.
History tends to repeat itself in regards to the IHSA Football Playoffs, but the new enrollment numbers could lead to a bracket that looks a lot different in the next postseason chase. Here is Steve Soucie's 2025 IHSA football preseason playoff projection.
Team-by-team previews of the Daily Journal area's girls volleyball teams for the 2025 season.
Here is a look at girls volleyball teams in The Herald-News coverage area for the 2025 season.
Plainfield East and JCA's girls golf teams each picked up wins. That and more in Tuesday's Herald-News Roundup
Here is a look at the girls golf teams in the Herald-News area