Joliet West shortstop Avery Houlihan will play her collegiate softball at Notre Dame, an easy choice for the local star.

Lockport beat both Minooka and Yorkville in a Strike Out Cancer softball event, while Lincoln-Way East's boys and girls water polo teams advanced to the state tournament. That and more in the Herald-News Roundup

Some surprising heroes emerged for both sides in Saturday's nonconference showdown between two of the area's top teams, Providence and Lincoln-Way West, as the Celtics collected a 3-1 win over the Warriors.

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New owner Bill Murray attends the Slammer game as they kicked off the 2024 season hosting Evansville. Photos by Adam Jomant for Shaw Local

Romeoville's Tania Miller and Lincoln-Way East's Kyra Hayden both qualified for state in four events at the Class 3A Lockport Sectional, with the Griffins qualifying in 11 of 18 events and taking second to Homewood-Flossmoor in the team race.

Plainfield North advanced eight entries to the Class 3A Girls Track and Field State Meet next weekend at Eastern Illinois. And more results in Friday's Herald-News sports roundup.

Jaelle Hamilton hit two homers and Gracie Anderson homered once, and Minooka got two early runs and never looked back as the softball team took down Plainfield East on Friday.

The Seneca girls track team won its own sectional and more results in Thursday's Herald News roundup.

A local wrestler qualified for the Pan-Am Games, plus spring sports aplenty from all around the Herald-News area in today's Area Roundup.