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The Herald-News prep sports schedule for Sept. 28-Oct. 4, 2025

Providence Catholic's Broden Mackert (24) rushes the ball during the non-conference game against St. Francis on Friday, SEP. 26, 2025, at New Lenox.

Monday, September 29

Girls volleyball: Morris at Plainfield South, 5:30 p.m.; Lincoln-Way Central at Beecher, 6 p.m.; Putnam County at Gardner-South Wilmington, Seneca at Hinckley-Big Rock, Somonauk at Dwight, 7 p.m.

Boys soccer: Benet at Plainfield East, 4:30 p.m.; Morris at La Salle-Peru, Rich at Reed-Custer, 6 p.m.

Girls tennis: Joliet Catholic at Joliet, Lincoln-Way Central at Oswego, Oak Forest at Lemont, Plainfield Central at West Chicago, Pontiac at Morris, St. Bede at Coal City, 4:30 p.m.

Girls flag football: Joliet Central at Plainfield South, Plainfield East at Romeoville, Yorkville at Plainfield North, Bolingbrook at Minooka, 6 p.m.; Plainfield Central at Joliet West, 6:45 p.m.

Tuesday, September 30

Girls golf: Lincoln-Way East, Joliet Township, Minooka, Lincoln-Way Central, Lincoln-Way West in 2A Rich Township Regional (Deer Creek, University Park); Bolingbrook, Lemont, Lockport, Romeoville in 2A Hinsdale South Regional (Carriage Greens, Darien); Plainfield Central, Plainfield East, Plainfield South, Plainfield North in 2A West Aurora Regional (Bliss Creek, Sugar Grove); Joliet Catholic, Providence in 1A Providence Regional (Woodruff, Joliet); Seneca in 1A St. Bede Regional (Spring Creek, Spring Valley)

Girls volleyball: Bolingbrook at Romeoville, Joliet Central at Oswego East, Lincoln-Way Central at Andrew, Morris at Rochelle, Oswego at Minooka, Plainfield Central at Plainfield East, Plainfield South at Plainfield North, Yorkville at Joliet West, 5:30 p.m.; Stagg at Lincoln-Way West, 5:45 p.m.; Coal City at Lisle, De La Salle at Providence, Gardner-South Wilmington at Grace Christian, Joliet Catholic at Carmel, Lemont at Oak Lawn, Reed-Custer at Streator, 6 p.m.; Wilmington at Peotone, 7 p.m.

Boys soccer: Coal City at Peotone, Joliet West at Oswego East, Minooka at Plainfield Central, Plainfield East at Plainfield North, Plainfield South at Yorkville, Providence at Aurora Central Catholic, Streator at Wilmington, 4:30 p.m.; Bolingbrook at Lyons, Lockport at Stagg, 4:45 p.m.; Bradley-Bourbonnais at Lincoln-Way West, Richards at Lemont, Romeoville at Joliet Central, 5 p.m.; Reed-Custer at Herscher, 5:30 p.m.; Sandburg at Lincoln-Way East, 6:15 p.m.

Boys cross country: Dwight, Seneca at TCC Meet, 4 p.m.; Morris at El Paso-Gridley Invitational, 4:15 p.m.

Girls cross country: Dwight, Seneca at TCC Meet, 4 p.m.; Morris at El Paso-Gridley Invitational, 5 p.m.

Girls tennis: Bolingbrook at Plainfield East, Plainfield North at Minooka, Plainfield South at Romeoville, Sycamore at Morris, 4 p.m.; Bradley-Bourbonnais at Lincoln-Way East, Lemont at Bremen, Lincoln-Way West at Sandburg, Oswego at Joliet, Princeton at Coal City, Stagg at Lincoln-Way Central, Wheaton St. Francis at Providence, 4:30 p.m.

Girls swimming: Argo, Lemont at Shepard, 4:30 p.m.

Girls flag football: Plainfield North at Oswego, 5 p.m.; Naperville Central at Joliet West, 6:45 p.m.

Wednesday, October 1

Boys golf: Lincoln-Way East, Joliet Township, Lockport, Lincoln-Way Central, Lincoln-Way West in 3A Lincoln-Way Central Regional (Green Garden, Frankfort); Minooka in 3A Pekin Regional (Lick Creek, Pekin); Bolingbrook, Plainfield East, Romeoville in 3A Naperville Central Regional (Naperbrook Golf, Plainfield); Plainfield Central, Plainfield North, Plainfield South in 3A Plainfield Central Regional (Wedgewood, Plainfield); Joliet Catholic, Lemont, Providence in 2A Joliet Catholic Regional (Inwood, Joliet); Reed-Custer, Dwight, Seneca, Wilmington in 1A Dwight Regional (Dwight CC, Dwight); Reed-Custer, Coal City, Dwight, Peotone, Wilmington in 1A Dwight Regional (Dwight CC, Dwight)

Girls volleyball: Bolingbrook at Lockport, Hinsdale South at Providence, Joliet Central at Yorkville, Lincoln-Way West at Oswego East, 5:30 p.m.; Gardner-South Wilmington at Kankakee, 7 p.m.

Boys soccer: Joliet Catholic at Benet, Yorkville at Minooka, 4:30 p.m.; Morris at Ottawa, 6:15 p.m.

Girls cross country: Bolingbrook, Joliet Catholic, Joliet Central, Joliet West, Lincoln-Way East, Lockport, Plainfield Central, Providence, Romeoville at Will County Invitational, 4:30 p.m.

Girls tennis: Yorkville at Plainfield North, 4 p.m.; Homewood-Flossmoor at Lockport, Tinley Park at Joliet Catholic, 4:30 p.m.

Girls flag football: Plainfield East at Plainfield Central, Plainfield South at Romeoville, Oswego East at Minooka, Bolingbrook at Yorkville, 6 p.m.

Thursday, October 2

Girls volleyball: Homewood-Flossmoor at Lincoln-Way Central, Joliet West at Plainfield South, Oswego East at Bolingbrook, Plainfield East at Oswego, Plainfield North at Plainfield Central, Romeoville at Minooka, Sandburg at Lockport, 5:30 p.m.; Lincoln-Way East at Stagg, 5:45 p.m.; Herscher at Wilmington, Morris at Kaneland, Reed-Custer at Manteno, Streator at Coal City, T.F. South at Lemont, Tri-Point at Gardner-South Wilmington, Wheaton Warrenville South at Joliet Catholic, Woodland at Seneca, 6 p.m.; Dwight at Midland, Lisle at Peotone, 7 p.m.

Boys soccer: Bolingbrook at Plainfield South, IC Catholic at Providence, Joliet Central at Joliet West, Lincoln-Way East at Lockport, Manteno at Peotone, Oswego East at Plainfield East, Plainfield Central at Romeoville, Plainfield North at Oswego, 4:30 p.m.; Plainfield South at Batavia Tournament, Tinley Park at Lemont, 5 p.m.; Wilmington at Reed-Custer, 6 p.m.; Lincoln-Way Central at Homewood-Flossmoor, Lincoln-Way West at Sandburg, 6:15 p.m.; Herscher at Coal City, 7 p.m.

Girls tennis: Bolingbrook at Plainfield Central, Oswego East at Plainfield South, Plainfield East at Minooka, 4 p.m.; Joliet at Romeoville, Joliet Catholic at Carmel, Lemont at Hillcrest, Lincoln-Way Central at Lincoln-Way West, Lincoln-Way East at Sandburg, Morris at Mendota, 4:30 p.m.

Girls swimming: Blue Island Eisenhower, Lemont at Bremen, 4:30 p.m.; Lincoln-Way East at Homewood-Flossmoor, Lincoln-Way West at Andrew, Lockport at Lincoln-Way Central, 5 p.m.

Girls flag football: Romeoville at Shepard, 4:30 p.m.; Danville at Bolingbrook, 6 p.m.; Joliet West at Joliet Central, 6:45 p.m.

Friday, October 3

Football: Lemont at T.F. North, 6 p.m.; Naperville Central at Lockport, 6:15 p.m.; Coal City at Manteno, Joliet Central at Bolingbrook, Joliet West at Oswego, Lincoln-Way West at DeKalb, Metea Valley at Lincoln-Way East, Peotone at Reed-Custer, Plainfield Central at Minooka, Plainfield East at Plainfield North, Plainfield South at Yorkville, Rochelle at Morris, Romeoville at Oswego East, Seneca at Ottawa Marquette, Thornton at Wilmington 7 p.m.; Bradley-Bourbonnais at Lincoln-Way Central, Marist at Providence, Niles Notre Dame at Joliet Catholic, 7:30 p.m.

Girls volleyball: Plainfield East at Belleville East Tournament, 4:30 p.m.; Joliet Catholic, Minooka in ASICS Challenge at Mother McAuley, TBD

Boys soccer: Naperville North at Joliet West, 6:15 p.m.

Girls tennis: Bolingbrook, Lincoln-Way West, Minooka, Plainfield East, Plainfield South at Lincoln-Way West Invitational; Lincoln-Way Central, Lincoln-Way East, Lockport, Plainfield Central, Plainfield North at Lockport Invitational, 3:30 p.m.; Lemont at Hillcrest, 4:30 p.m.

Girls swimming: Joliet, West Aurora at Plainfield; Lincoln-Way West at Fremd Invitational (Diving), 5 p.m.

Girls flag football: Joliet Central at Mother McAuley, 6 p.m.

Saturday, October 4

Football: Dwight at St. Bede, 7 p.m.

Girls volleyball: Plainfield East at Belleville East Tournament, 7:30 a.m.; Joliet Catholic, Minooka in ASICS Challenge at Mother McAuley, TBD

Boys soccer: Fisher at Reed-Custer, Lockport at Lincoln-Way West, Morris at Dixon, Niles Notre Dame at Joliet Catholic, Plainfield South at Batavia Tournament, 10 a.m.; Thornton at Joliet Central, 10:30 a.m.; Andrew at Lincoln-Way East, Lincoln-Way Central at Bradley-Bourbonnais, 11 a.m.; Plainfield Central at Waubonsie Valley, noon

Boys cross country: Bolingbrook, Joliet Central, Joliet West, Lemont, Lincoln-Way Central, Lincoln-Way East, Lincoln-Way West, Lockport, Plainfield East, Plainfield South at Locktoberfest; Joliet Catholic, Peotone at Lisle Invitational; Romeoville at Reavis Invitational; Seneca at La Salle County Invitational, 9 a.m.; Plainfield North at Solorio Sun Warrior Invitational, 10 a.m.; Bolingbrook, Dwight at Peoria Invitational, 11:15 a.m.; Plainfield South at LaVern Gibson Twilight Invitational, 8:30 p.m.

Girls cross country: Lincoln-Way East, Lockport in Falcon Classic at Wheaton North, 8:30 a.m.; Bolingbrook at St. Charles North Invitational; Dwight, Joliet Central, Plainfield South at Peoria Invitational; Joliet Catholic, Peotone, Plainfield East at Lisle Invitational; Seneca at La Salle County Invitational, 9 a.m.; Lincoln-Way Central, Plainfield North at Solorio Invitational, TBA

Girls tennis: Joliet in SPC Meet at Oswego East; Lincoln-Way Central, Lincoln-Way East, Lockport, Plainfield Central, Plainfield North at Lockport Invitational; Lincoln-Way West, Minooka, Plainfield East, Plainfield South at Lincoln-Way West Invitational, 8 a.m.

Girls swimming: Bolingbrook at Warren Township Invitational; Morris at IMSA Invitational, 8 a.m.; Lincoln-Way East in Red Devil Diving at Hinsdale Central, 9 a.m.; Lincoln-Way East at St. Charles East Invitational, Lincoln-Way West at Fremd Invitational, 10 a.m.

Girls flag football: Bremen, Andrew at Joliet Central, noon

Steve Soucie

Steve Soucie

Steve Soucie is the Managing Editor of Friday Night Drive for Shaw Media. Also previously for Shaw Media, Soucie was the Sports Editor at the Joliet Herald News. Prior to that, Soucie worked at the Kankakee Daily Journal and for Pro Football Weekly.

J.T. Pedelty

J.T. Pedelty

J.T. is a graduate of Streator High School, Illinois Valley Community College and Southern Illinois University-Carbondale who is some 26 years into an award-winning sports journalism career and serves as a regional sports editor for Shaw Local Media and Friday Night Drive.