Check out how every boys golf team in the area is expected to fare this season.

In a league that is down to just four teams, but three reached the playoffs last season, Seneca looks to be the favorite again in the Chicagoland Prairie Conference. But the Irish will have tons of fight from Dwight, Marquette and St. Bede this fall.

Will Lemont return to the state tournament? How does Lockport reload? Those boys soccer storylines and more to watch in The Herald-News area in 2025.

While the number of referees in Illinois has declined in nearly every year since 2012, a trend accelerated by the pandemic, at the same time, the IHSA has seen substantial growth in the number of referees ages 17-19 over the past decade

The 2025 girls volleyball season promises to be another banner year for The Herald-News area

Morris advanced to the Class 5A semifinals last season, and captains Logan Sparrow, Caeden Curran and Chase Bachert are ready to start a new season.

Lincoln-Way East is 93-7 in its last 100 games, with five of those losses coming to Loyola. The hope in Frankfort is that this year the Griffins will get over that hump for the program's first state title since 2019.

Emily Brown, who was a member of JCA's first state volleyball champion in 2003, returns as the Angels' head coach this season.

What will Jonas Williams and company do for a last hurrah? Will JCA take back the state title record? That and more storylines to watch for this football season.