Wilmington Preps

Travis Ivanoff has been coaching soccer at Wilmington since 2016 and was at Peotone before that. Now he enters the final season of his coaching career ... for now, at least.

Brendan Henderson had three hits for Plainfield North, Donovan Moleski struck out six for Lemont and more in the roundup.

The Daily Journal 2024-25 All-Area girls basketball team.

The Bradley-Bourbonnais boys track and field team competed in the SouthWest Suburban Conference Boys Indoor Meet, placing ninth as a team, and more in Friday's Daily Journal Roundup.

Reed-Custer and Wilmington win in baseball, Coal City and Joliet Central win in softball. That and more in Friday's roundup.

Morris and Joliet West each lost and more.

Here are some of the storylines to follow throughout the Herald-News area as prep softball season gets into full swing.

A roundup of the Herald-News area's few high school sporting events to take place on a stormy Wednesday night.

The Kankakee baseball team lost its season opener on Tuesday as St. Anne-Donovan's Carter Ponton flirted with a no-hitter, and more in Tuesday's Daily Journal Roundup.

Morris softball improved to 2-0 with a 4-3 win over JCA, plus more area action in Tuesday's Herald-News Roundup

Dom Panozzo and Callaghan O'Connor combined to one-hit defending Class 2A third-place Wilmington in Monday's season opener.

Morris beats Bolingbrook and more in The Herald-News roundup.

Jacob Onnen had the go-ahead RBI single and earned the win on the mound and more in Monday's Daily Journal Roundup.

Bishop McNamara's Dom Panozzo and Callaghan O'Connor combined for 14 strikeouts and a shutout effort in a 3-0 opening day over a talented Wilmington team Monday.

Division I soccer commits, record breakers, and more. There’s no shortage of girls soccer talent in the Herald-News area this season. Here’s five in particular to keep an eye on.

Here’s a look at how girls soccer teams in the Herald-News area are poised to do as the 2025 season gets underway.

The 2024-25 Daily Journal All-Area wrestling team.

The Herald-News area is always loaded with top-flight softball players. Here are five of the best heading into this season

A look at Herald-News area softball teams for the 2025 season

A preseason look at the 2025 prep baseball season across the Herald-News coverage area.

Four Bolingbrook players were named to the Southwest Prairie All-Conference Team, while a host of other locals made all-conference teams as well.

Bolingbrook boys win home tri and more.

Lemont won a boys basketball regional, Joliet Catholic and Coal City advanced at state team wrestling, plus swimming and girls wrestling in Friday's Herald-News Roundup.

Behind Ray Lee's 37 points, Manteno got past rival Peotone in double overtime while Bishop McNamara earned a regional championship rematch and more in Wednesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Regional host Joliet Catholic rolled past Westmont and into the regional finals, while Lemont and Lincoln-Way East also won in Wednesday's The Herald-News sports roundup.

Sectional action in boys dual team wrestling and girls basketball in Tuesday's Herald-News Roundup

Providence and Peotone were among the boys basketball teams winning regional openers, while Joliet Central was among those whose seasons ended in Monday's Herald-News roundup.

As the winter season begins to make way for spring sports, Daily Journal sports editor Mason Schweizer looks ahead to next fall with a handful of local players to keep an eye on.

Joliet West finished second at the IHSA Girls State Bowling Meet, while Plainfield boys qualified for state swimming in seven events at the Neuqua Valley Sectional. That and more in the Herald-News weekend roundup.

Cooper Morris and Brody Widlowski earned state silver to lead Coal City, who saw a program-record six wrestlers finish on the podium of the IHSA Class 1A Boys Individual Wrestling State Finals Saturday.

Coal City wrestlers Cooper Morris and Brody Widlowski advanced to the state championship matches in their weight classes and more in Friday's Daily Journal Roundup.

Lockport and Providence Catholic led the way among area qualifiers at state wrestling. Plus more scores from around the area in Friday's Herald News Sports roundup.

Coal City's Cooper Morris, Brody Widlowski, Aidan Kenney and John Keigher are the area's four boys wrestling state semifinalists and more in Thursday's Daily Journal roundup.

Providence wins regional championship in girls basketball, Lincoln-Way West wins boys basketball and state wrestling results. That and more in Thursday's roundup.

Mason Schweizer previews the local boys basketball scene ahead of regional play, which begins with quarterfinal action Monday.

Bolingbrook girls track and field got an indoor home victory, Dwight boys basketball picked up a "W" plus more in the Herald-News Wednesday Roundup.

The Manteno and Watseka-Milford girls basketball teams advanced to the title game of their regionals and more in Tuesday's Daily Journal Roundup.

Lockport falls to Bradley-Bourbonnais and more in Tuesday's Herald-News Roundup.

Behind 20 points from Abby Dulinsky, Joliet Catholic Academy held off a furious second-half comeback by Wilmington to secure a 36-33 semifinal win in the Class 2A Coal City Regional.

Check out from photos of the IHSA Class 2A Coal City Regional semifinals Tuesday, including Reed-Custer's upset of top-seed Coal City and Wilmington's matchup with Joliet Catholic Academy.

A total of 73 Herald-News area wrestlers will take part in the boys individual state finals at University of Illinois' State Farm Center

The IHSA Boys Wrestling Individual State Finals get underway Thursday, and 25 wrestlers representing five local teams will be among the competitors.

The Lincoln-Way West and Lincoln-Way East girls basketball teams both won, setting up a regional title matchup Thursday, plus other area action in Monday's Herald-News Roundup

Morris boys basketball falls to Freeport and more.

Check out photos from Saturday's IHSA Class 1A Coal City Boys Wrestling Sectional.

The Coal City wrestling team hosted sectionals over the weekend and had 13 wrestlers advance to state, seven with first-place finishes. Reed-Custer advanced five and Wilmington and Seneca three.

The Coal City wrestling team hosted sectionals over the weekend and had 13 wrestlers advance to state, seven with first-place finishes, to lead a handful of area teams.

Lemont and Seneca boys hoops both win conference titles. Providence, Reed-Custer and Gardner-South Wilmington also won, plus wrestling results and more scores from around the area in Friday's The Herald-News sports roundup.

Seneca and Gardner-South Wilmington won in girls basketball and more results in The Herald-News roundup.

Who will be the last Herald-News team standing in the girls basketball postseason? That and more postseason storylines to watch.