Wilmington Preps

Lemont, Bolingbrook win boys basketball, Plainfield South wins girls basketball. That and more in Friday's roundup.

Despite a rough shooting night, Manteno buckled down in its 2-3 zone in Thursday’s home Illinois Central Eight Conference showdown with Wilmington, earning a 27-17 win.

Lockport, Plainfield North, Reed-Custer win girls basketball, Joliet Central wins boys bowling. That and more in Thursday's roundup.

Wilmington wins boys hoops season opener, Joliet Catholic improves to 2-0 plus more from girls hoops and boys and girls bowling the Herald News sports roundup.

Plainfield North, Plainfield East and Bolingbrook all opened the Southwest Prairie Conference season with victories. That and more in Tuesday's Herald-News Roundup.

Here is a look at the boys wrestling teams in The Herald-News area for the 2024-25 season

Joliet Central's boys bowling team set a program record, while Lockport and Morris remained unbeaten in girls basketball. That and more in Monay's Herald-News Roundup

Minooka, Lincoln-Way West and Joliet Central all won on the final day of the WJOL Thanksgiving Classic, plus more in The Herald-News Saturday Roundup.

Here is Steve Soucie's Herald-News prep football Class 5A championship game preview, featuring Joliet Catholic and Nazareth.

Romeoville loses a tournament game and more.

Lincoln-Way East and Plainfield South win Thanksgiving Tournaments. Joliet West, Plainfield East and Romeoville with early wrestling wins, plus more scores from around the area.

Lockport girls basketball wins a tournament, Joliet Central a wrestling quad and more in Tuesday's Herald-News sports roundup.

Boys basketball season opened for several area teams, with Minooka and Lemont winning in the WJOL Tournament. Plus, girls basketball and boys bowling results in The Herald-News Monday Roundup

Sophomore quarterback Israel Abrams threw four touchdown passes, two each to Santino Florio and CJ Harkins, and Montini beat previously undefeated and defending Class 2A champion Wilmington 42-12 in Saturday's Class 3A semifinal.

Joliet Central finished seventh, Providence Catholic finished fifth, and more.

Montini football hosted Wilmington in a Class 3A state semifinal on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024 in Lombard.

Wilmington faces Montini in the semifinals of the 2024 Class 3A IHSA football playoffs. Friday Night Drive correspondent Scott Schmid will have live updates, scores and news from the game

Lockport and Plainfield North were among the winners in girls basketball action Friday night

As the 2024-2025 boys basketball season gets set to tip off, here are team-by-team previews of teams from around the Herald-News coverage area.

Lockport, Coal City, Lemont and Wilmington win in girls basketball. That and more in Thursday's Herald-News roundup.

Here is Steve Soucie's Herald-News prep football preview for the semifinal round of the IHSA playoffs, featuring key showdowns across the greater Joliet area.

Lincoln Way West and Coal City improve to 2-0, Minooka wins its first game plus more girls basketball scores in the roundup.

Coal City gets a win and more in Tuesday's The Herald-News roundup.

A look at the Herald-News area's girls basketball teams for the 2024-25 season.

Girls basketball season opened Monday night and we have the results in The Herald-News Monday sports roundup.

Here are quarterfinal results and state semifinal matchups for IHSA playoff teams across the Will and Grundy county area.

Wilmington lost a key component of its arsenal on the first play Saturday afternoon in a Class 3A quarterfinal game against Durand-Pecatonica, but instead of wallowing in what they lost a new level of determination took over in a 22-13 win for the Wildcats.

Wilmington faces Durand-Pecatonica in the quarterfinals of the 2024 Class 3A IHSA football playoffs. Friday Night Drive editor Steve Soucie will have live updates, scores and news from the game

The Herald-News prep football preview for the quarterfinal round of the IHSA playoffs, featuring key showdowns across the greater Joliet area.

Here are second-round results and third-round matchups for IHSA playoff teams across the Herald-News area.

Plainfield North's boys finished second in Class 3A at the state cross country meet, while Minooka's girls finished sixth. That and more in The Herald-News Saturday Roundup

Visiting Eureka made an early risky decision that didn't pay off, setting the wheels in motion for a runaway win for host Wilmington in the second round of the Class 3A playoffs on Saturday night.

Dwight/Gardner-South Wilmington defeated Elmwood Brimfield 12-6 on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024 at Dwight High School.

Eureka faces Wilmington in Round 2 of the 2024 Class 3A IHSA football playoffs. Friday Night Drive editor Steve Soucie will have live updates, scores and news from the game

The Wilmington girls volleyball team’s chase for its first sectional title since 2008 came up short on Thursday night. The Wildcats had their season end with a 2-0 loss to Chicago Christian in the IHSA Class 2A Manteno Sectional Championship, losing both sets 25-20.

The Herald-News prep football preview for the second round of the IHSA playoffs, featuring key showdowns across the greater Joliet area.

Wilmington junior running back Ryan Kettman, who ran for 157 yards and two touchdowns on just 14 carries in a 42-7 win over Stillman Valley, is the Friday Night Drive Team of the Week MVP for Week 10. Here is his Q&A with Sports Writer Rob Oesterle.

The Wilmington girls volleyball team last week was able to wrap up its first regional championship since 2015. After a 25-21, 25-15 win over Chicago University in Tuesday’s Class 2A Manteno Sectional semifinal, the Wildcats are now in their first sectional final since that year.

Providence volleyball heads to the sectional finals and more.

Congratulations to these 22 Illinois high school football players who were voted onto Friday Night Drive's Team of the Week for Round 1 of the 2024 IHSA football playoffs

Minooka's girls cross country team won the Normal Sectional to lead state qualifiers, Lemont soccer won a sectional title and more in Saturday's Herald-News sports roundup.

Last year's Class 2A state champions, Wilmington, were moved up to Class 3A for this year's postseason. But the Wildcats are determined to prove that the class differential isn't going to phase them as they cruised to a 42-7 win over Stillman Valley in the opening round Saturday.

Stillman Valley faces Wilmington in Round 1 of the 2024 Class 3A IHSA football playoffs. Friday Night Drive editor Steve Soucie will have live updates, scores and news from the game

Providence Catholic, Lemont, Wilmington, Seneca advance to sectional semifinals in girls volleyball. That and more in Thursday's roundup.

The Herald-News prep football preview for the opening round of the IHSA playoffs, featuring key showdowns across the greater Joliet area.

Lincoln-Way East, Lemont, Lockport boys soccer triumph, volleyball playoff action continues and more in the Herald-News Tuesday Roundup.

Plainfield East and Dwight won volleyball regional matches Monday, while Reed-Custer saw its season come to an end and more in Monday's The Herald-News roundup.

Jessica Kovalcik won her second straight Class 2A state singles tennis title, boys and girls cross country regional results and more in Saturday's Herald-News Roundup

A look at the first-round football playoff pairing for the teams in The Herald-News coverage area

Here’s a look at Week 9 results across the greater Will/Grundy County area.