Lemont didn't miss many chances to capitalize on what it was given on Saturday as a 10-run seventh inning broke open a close game and led to a 15-4 victory over Lincoln-Way Central.

Emma Best threw a complete game with five strikeouts and clubbed a three-run homer in Minooka's 12-2 win over Lincoln-Way Central.

Lockport’s Claudia Heeney is the 2026 Herald-News Girls Wrestler of the Year

See who made the cut for the 2026 Herald-News Girls Wrestling All-Area team.

Maggie Lambert of Plainfield Central got her second soccer shutout of the season and more in Thursday's Herald-News Roundup

Junior linebacker Derrick Pomatto became a two-way threat for Joliet Catholic in 2025, rushing for three touchdowns after taking on the role halfway through the season. Pomatto will be a player to watch as the Hilltoppers look to bounce back from a rare losing season.

Here are the top girls basketball players The Herald-News had to offer during the 2025-26 season.

Providence's Landrie Callahan led the Celtics to the Class 3A supersectional and was named 2025-26 Herald-News Player of the Year

Steve Danielson & Roger Powell Sr. first met in the fall of 1972 on the campus of ISU. Steve, who is white, was a farm boy from rural Wyanet; Roger, was a young black man from the inner city in Joliet. They struck up a lasting friendship that lasted 55 years until Powell’s death