Reed-Custer won home track meets for the boys and girls.

The Herald-News area saw plenty of representation in girls basketball All-State and All-Conference teams

Lincoln-Way West improved to 3-1 with a 16-5 boys water polo win over Bremen in Monday's Herald-News Roundup

Here’s a look at what to expect from the area’s girls soccer teams in 2026.

Minooka softball opens season with a win over Normal and more in the Herald-News Saturday roundup.

Take a look at the boys and girls wrestlers named to the Daily Journal All-Area team for the 2025-26 season,

After going 41-4 on the season and finishing second at the IHSA Class 1A State Finals, Wilmington senior Logan Van Duyne has been named the Daily Journal Boys Wrestler of the Year for the 2025-26 season.

Lincoln-Way West boys water polo falls to Metea Valley in Thursday's Herald-News sports roundup.

See how each team throughout the area is expected to fare this season in baseball.

Before the prep baseball season begins Monday, check out some notable names from the Daily Journal area to keep an eye on.

Check out preview capsules for the Daily Journal area's softball teams for the 2026 season.

Minooka's 4x800-meter relay team ran the second-best indoor time in school history in Tuesday's Herald-News Roundup

Here is a look at the 2026 Herald-News-area softball teams, including ballclubs from across the greater Will and Grundy county area.

After overcoming a pair of two-run deficits earlier in the game, Wilmington took an 8-7 opening-day loss to Homewood-Flossmoor in walk-off fashion Monday.

As the prep softball season begins Monday, here are five storylines from the Daily Journal area to keep an eye on.

Here are five storylines to watch during the 2026 softball season across The Herald-News area.

Bishop McNamara's boys basketball team held Wilmington to a season-low 24 points and turned 17 offensive rebounds into 18 second-chance points in Tuesday's Class 2A Seneca Sectional semifinal win.

Bishop McNamara defeated Wilmington 61-24 in the IHSA Class 2A Seneca Sectional semifinals on Tuesday, March 3, 2026.

An entire lineup of nine standouts return to the diamond from last year's Daily Journal All-Area softball team.

Lincoln-Way East’s Nate Jackson finishes fourth in diving at the IHSA State Meet, and more in Saturday’s roundup.

Lockport girls wrestling moves three into the semifinals at state. Providence and Coal City boys wrestling move into team semifinals. Lemont and Providence basketball win regionals, Plus more results in Friday's Herald News Sports roundup

Lincoln-Way East downs Sandburg in 4A regional semifinals and more in the Herald-News roundup.

Wilmington beat Bridgeview 84-55 and St. Anne beat Bowen 71-58 in regional semifinal action, with both teams advancing to regional title games on their home floors, and more in Wednesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Coal City defeated Manteno by a 45-37 final in the IHSA Class 2A Manteno Regional quarterfinals Monday, Feb. 23, 2026.

Gardner-South Wilmington, Romeoville and Coal City were among boys basketball regional winners in Monday's Herald-News Roundup

Meet this week's Daily Journal Athlete of the Week, Wilmington senior boys wrestler Logan Van Duyne.

Providence sophomore Justus Heeg won his second state title on Saturday at State Farm Center in Champaign, and was one of three Celtics to reach the top of the awards stand.

Joliet West finished second at the state bowling meet and more in Saturday's Herald-News roundup.

Wilmington senior Logan VanDuyne, who lost his coach Nick Dziuban the day after regionals, put up a spirited fight in taking second place at the IHSA state wrestling meet in leading area medalists. "He wrestled probably the match of his life there."

Coal City, Providence, and Joliet Catholic advanced multiplier wrestlers to the state finals, plus many more scores in Friday's Herald News Sports Roundup

Coal City's Aidan Kenney, Brock Finch and Cade Poyner and Wilmington's Logan Van Duyne will all wrestle for state titles after winning their semifinal matches and more in Friday's Daily Journal roundup.

Clifton Central fell to Roanoke-Benson 49-25 in the IHSA Class 2A Clifton Central Regional championship game, ending its winningest season in nine years, and more in Thursday's Daily Journal roundup.

Manteno's girls basketball team won its second regional title in the last three years and fourth in program history with a 50-37 win over Wilmington in the IHSA Class 2A Seneca Regional championship Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026.

In a matchup of teams looking to add on to their program single-season wins records, Manteno avenged last week's loss to Wilmington with a 50-37 victory in Wednesday's IHSA Class 2A Seneca Regional championship.

Providence advanced seven wrestlers and Coal City moved six into the semifinals at state wrestling. Wilmington boys basketball sets season wins mark. Plus more scores in Thursday's Herald News Sports Roundup,

Morris, Joliet Catholic and Dwight all scored boys basketball wins in Wednesday's Herald-News Roundup

See what to expect from local teams this boys basketball postseason, which begins Monday.

Lockport's Justin Wardlow, JCA's Jason Hampton and Coal City's Brody Widlowski are all searching for their fourth state medal this weekend in Champaign

Manteno had a red-hot first quarter from the 3-point line, but visiting Wilmington took total control over the middle quarters to stay in the Illinois Central Eight Conference hunt with a 25-point win at Manteno on Tuesday.

Lincoln-Way Central upset T-F South to advance to the regional finals, Lockport, Bolingbrook and Lincoln-Way East also earned wins, plus more scores in Tuesday's Herald-News sports roundup.

Wilmington outscored Manteno 60-35 at Manteno High School on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026.

Joliet Catholic's Abby Dulinsky scores her 1,000th career point as the Angels breezed into a Class 2A regional title game with a win over Beecher. Plus more girls basketball regionals in The Herald-News Monday Roundup.

For the third consecutive time Wilmington's Keeley Walsh stepped to the free throw line with a chance to win her team the game in the waning seconds and for the third straight time she delivered as the Wildcats captured a 47-46 win over Seneca at the Seneca Class 2A Regional.

Providence claimed seven boys wrestling champs at sectionals and more in the JHN Saturday roundup.

Coal City became the only team in Illinois to have all 14 wrestlers punch their tickets to the state finals, while seven more area teams had 12 additional wrestlers advance out of the IHSA Class 1A Coal City Sectional.

Gardner-South Wilmington took third place over Momence in the River Valley Conference Tournament, Beecher won a thriller at Tri-Point for fifth and more in Friday's Daily Journal roundup.

Joliet West girls bowling won a sectional title, Minooka and Lincoln-Way West also qualified for state, and more scores from around the area in Friday's Herald-News sports roundup.

Coal City rallied for a win over Manteno in the Illinois Central Eight. Plus more scores in Thursday's Herald-News sports roundup.

Peotone bested Cissna Park in boys basketball and more in the Monday prep roundup.

Providence is a No. 1 sectional seed in Class 3A, while Minooka is a No. 2 seed and Bolingbrook No. 4 in Class 4A as the IHSA girls basketball postseason is set to begin.