Coal City had 11 wrestlers place first and all 14 advance to sectionals in a dominant Class 1A Coal City Regional performance, Kankakee advanced six wrestlers out of the 2A Oak Forest Regional and more in Saturday's Daily Journal roundup.

The Joliet Catholic dance team won the IHSA Class 1A state title, Lockport's boys bowling team finished second in the state and more in Saturday's Herald-News Roundup.

Reed-Custer beat Illinois Central Eight Conference opponent Coal City for its seventh straight win, Milford downed Schlarman in an overtime Vermilion Valley Conference thriller, and more in Friday's Daily Journal roundup.

Minooka girls wrestling won three individual titles to claim the Southwest Prairie Conference title. Lincoln-Way West leads the way at state in boys bowling, plus more in Friday's Herald News sports roundup.

Wilmington emerged victorious over Herscher with a 52-50 win in the Illinois Central Eight Conference battle on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026.

Wilmington came out on top of a back-and-forth Illinois Central Eight Conference battle with Herscher at home on Thursday, beating the Tigers 52-50.

Madelyn Kiper scored 20 breaking her single season scoring record as Minooka won its 20th game of the season. Plus more area scores in Thursday's Herald News Sports Roundup,

Joliet Catholic (3A), Providence (2A) and Coal City (1A) are all highly ranked heading into the boys wrestling postseason

Cameron Gray's 19 points led Gardner-South Wilmington in a double overtime thriller over Herscher, Reed-Custer's Eddie Bryan and Cissna Park's Addison Lucht each broke the 20-point mark and more in Wednesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Bolingbrook beats Plainfield North in boys basketball and more in the Herald-News roundup.

St. Anne beat Tri-Point 66-30 to clinch an unbeaten River Valley Conference season, Kankakee beat Bloom 67-47 to improve to 8-0 in Southland Athletic Conference play and more in Tuesdays' Daily Journal roundup.

Lockport knocked off Homewood-Flossmoor. Jayden Armstrong scores 35 as Joliet Catholic upsets St. Ignatius and KJ Miller scores 33 for Plainfield East. Plus more area results in Tuesday's Herald News Sports Roundup.

Watseka/Milford girls basketball reached the 20-win mark and stayed undefeated in the Vermilion Valley, Gardner-South Wilmington earned its second win in its last three games and more in Monday's Daily Journal roundup.

Gardner-South Wilmington and Reed-Custer scored girls basketball wins and more in Monday's Herald-News Roundup

Here's a look back at the top prep sports action from the weekend across the Herald-News coverage area, led by Lockport boys basketball honoring veterans (and scoring a win), conference wrestling, sectional competitive dance and more.

Lockport's competitive dance team won the Class 3A Champaign Central Sectional title, and more in Saturday's Herald-News roundup.

The Boilermaker dance team is headed to state, Bishop McNamara's Tristin Golden is a conference champion on the mats and more in Saturday's Daily Journal roundup.

The host Coalers won all but two individual championships on their way to yet another team championship at the Illinois Central Eight Conference Wrestling Tournament Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026.

Brothers Luke and Jake Munsterman were two of 12 Coal City wrestlers to win individual titles at the Illinois Central Eight Conference tournament on Saturday, where the Coalers ran away with a team title with 276.5 points.

Wilmington head coach Jeff Reents has spent the last three decades building the Wildcats into one of the state's premier football programs, and after winning his fourth state title in 2025, he is the Daily Journal Male Sports Citizen of the Year.

A strong defensive effort lifted Wilmington to a 47-42 overtime win over Coal City as Ryan Kettman had 14 points and eight rebounds

Gardner-South Wilmington, Dwight and Reed-Custer boys basketball were among the winners in the Herald-News Friday Roundup.

Brady Pettigrew scored 26 points as Bolingbrook rolled at Oswego. That and more in Thursday's Herald-News roundup.

Seneca's girls and Reed-Custer's boys posted wins on the basketball court and more in Wednesday's Herald-News Roundup

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.

Reed-Custer picked up the double overtime win over Wilmington in Illinois Central Eight action. Plus more scores from around the area in Tuesday's Herald News Sports Roundup.

Lincoln-Way Central and Bolingbrook's girls basketball teams scored wins at Benet, Joliet Catholic boys basketball lost down in Bloomington, plus more in the Herald-News Monday Roundup.

A look back at the top action from the weekend across the Herald-News coverage area, led by Lincoln-Way West and Minooka boys bowling both bringing back regional team titles.

Reed-Custer hosted over 25 teams across the region for its Comet Classic Wrestling Invite on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026.

Reed-Custer hosted the Comet Classic Invite on Friday and Saturday, where 28 teams from across the state got a vital tuneup for the upcoming postseason.

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.

David Brunner led Joliet West to a second-place boys bowling regional finish, Eli Phillips and Cade Styrsky paced Providence in boys hoops and more in Saturday's Herald-News roundup.

Powered by 24 points from Braden Campbell and some clutch second-half 3-pointers from Dylan Polito, Manteno went to Wilmington and knocked off the Illinois Central Eight co-leaders on Friday.

Minooka and Lincoln-Way West bowling advances to sectionals. Plus more results in Friday's Herald News Sports roundup.

Watseka/Milford, Cissna Park and Iroquois West, three of the top four girls basketball teams in the Vermilion Valley Conference, continued their hot stretches of play and more in Thursday's Daily Journal roundup.

Behind 23 points from Ryan Crane, Lemont remained perfect in the South Suburban Conference. Plus more scores from around the area in Thursday's Herald News sports roundup.

Minooka's Madelyn Kiper, Providence's Landrie Callahan and Lincoln-Way East coach Jim Nair all reached career milestones

Wilmington's boys basketball team improved to 12-4 with a win over Gardner-South Wilmington and more in Wednesday's Herald-News 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.

Five Kankakee players scored in double figures as the Kays picked up a 59-51 Southland Athletic Conference win over Rich Township and more in Tuesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Drake Been sank nine 3-pointers, tying a school record to lead Lincoln-Way West to the win. Plus more scores from around the area in Tuesday's Herald News Sports roundup.

Reed-Custer girls basketball beats Coal City and more in the Herald-News Monday Roundup.

A look back at the top action from the weekend across the Herald-News coverage area, led by exciting wins for Providence and Joliet Catholic boys basketball and a tough loss for Bolingbrook.

The Lockport boys basketball team won by 40, plus more results in Saturday's The Herald-News roundup.

Coal City's banner season on the mats continued at the Princeton Invitational and more in Saturday's Daily Journal roundup.

Brady Pettigrew's 26 points led Bolingbrook to a 70-53 win over Minooka, and more in Friday's Herald-News Roundup

Some pretty second-half shooting and transition play allowed Wilmington's boys basketball team to flip a three-point halftime deficit into a 13-point victory over the Streator Bulldogs on Friday.

Brady Hairald's 13 points led Minooka to a 52-46 win over East Aurora and more in Wednesday's Herald-News Roundup

Bolingbrook defeats Plainfield Central in boys basketball and more in the Herald-News Tuesday roundup.

Gardner-South Wilmington downs Momence in the Herald-News Monday roundup