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The Herald-News prep sports schedule for Jan. 4 through Jan. 10, 2026

Plainfield Central’s Zion Finch puts up a shot against Lincoln-Way West on Saturday, Jan 3, 2026 in New Lenox.

Sunday, January 4

Boys basketball: Romeoville vs. Perspectives-MSA in Hyde Park Classic at Malcolm X College, 11 a.m.

Monday, January 5

Girls basketball: Joliet Central at Joliet Catholic, Wheaton North at Plainfield East, 6:30 p.m.; Momence at Gardner-South Wilmington, 6:45 p.m.

Boys bowling: Joliet Central at Oswego, Plainfield Central at Bolingbrook, Plainfield East at Minooka, Yorkville at Plainfield North, 4 p.m.; Joliet West at Romeoville, Lockport at Joliet West, 4:30 p.m.

Girls bowling: Morris at Yorkville, Plainfield North at St. Charles East, 4 p.m.

Tuesday, January 6

Boys basketball: Bolingbrook at Plainfield Central, Lincoln-Way West at Lincoln-Way East, Minooka at Joliet West, Oswego at Plainfield South, Oswego East at Joliet Central, Plainfield North at Romeoville, Plainfield South at Oswego, Stagg at Lockport, Yorkville at Plainfield East, 6:30 p.m.; Herscher at Coal City, Indian Creek at Wilmington, Peotone at Bishop McNamara, Serena at Reed-Custer, 6:45 p.m.; Lexington at Dwight, Morris at Manteno, Providence at Nazareth, 7 p.m.; Gardner-South Wilmington at Illinois Lutheran, TBD

Girls basketball: Lincoln-Way East at Lincoln-Way West, Lockport at Stagg, Providence at T.F. North, 6 p.m.; Joliet Central at Oswego East, Joliet West at Minooka, Plainfield Central at Bolingbrook, Plainfield East at Yorkville, Romeoville at Plainfield North, 6:30 p.m.; Lincoln-Way Central at Mother McAuley, 7 p.m.

Boys wrestling: Peotone, Plano, Putnam County at Seneca, 5:30 p.m.

Boys swimming: Benet at Lincoln-Way East, Lincoln-Way Central at Lincoln-Way West, 5 p.m.

Boys bowling: Lincoln-Way East at Joliet Central, 4 p.m.; Argo at Lemont, Joliet West at Lincoln-Way West, 4:30 p.m.

Girls bowling: Bolingbrook at Oswego East, Minooka at Romeoville, Oswego at Plainfield East, Plainfield Central at Plainfield North, Yorkville at Joliet Central, 4 p.m.; Lemont at Argo, Plainfield South at Joliet West, Streator at Peotone, 4:30 p.m.

Wednesday, January 7

Boys basketball: Crete-Monee at Joliet Central, Minooka at East Aurora, 6:30 p.m.

Boys wrestling: Plano, Sandwich at Reed-Custer, 5:30 p.m.

Girls wrestling: Homewood-Flossmoor, Lincoln-Way Central, Seneca, Westinghouse at Joliet West, 5 p.m.

Boys bowling: Naperville Central at Plainfield East, 4 p.m.; Lincoln-Way Central at Joliet Central, Plainfield South at Lockport, 4:30 p.m.

Girls bowling: Lincoln-Way East at Bradley-Bourbonnais, Morris at Plainfield East, 4:30 p.m.

Thursday, January 8

Boys basketball: Oak Lawn at Lemont, 6:30 p.m.; Plano at Morris, 7 p.m.

Girls basketball: Lemont at Oak Lawn, Unity Christian at Providence, 6 p.m.; Homewood-Flossmoor at Lincoln-Way East, Joliet West at Plainfield Central, Minooka at Bolingbrook, Plainfield South at Joliet Central, Romeoville at Plainfield East, Sandburg at Lincoln-Way Central, Yorkville at Plainfield North, 6:30 p.m.; Lisle at Reed-Custer, Manteno at Coal City, Tri-Point at Gardner-South Wilmington, Wilmington at Streator, 6:45 p.m.; Herscher at Peotone, Roanoke-Benson at Seneca, St. Bede at Dwight, 7 p.m.

Boys wrestling: Joliet Catholic at Lincoln-Way West, Lincoln-Way Central at Stagg, Lincoln-Way East at Bradley-Bourbonnais, Plainfield South at Joliet Central, Romeoville at Plainfield East, 5 p.m.; Coal City, Peotone, Wilmington at Lisle; Herscher, Reed-Custer, Streator at Manteno; Morris, Sandwich at Rochelle, Wilmington at Lisle, 5:30 p.m.; Minooka at Bolingbrook, Plainfield North at Yorkville, 6 p.m.; .; Joliet West at Plainfield Central, 7 p.m.

Girls wrestling: Plainfield South, Plano, York at Lincoln-Way Central; Romeoville at Plainfield East, 5 p.m.; Minooka at Batavia Duals, Morris, Sandwich at Rochelle, Coal City, Peotone, Wilmington at Lisle, 5:30 p.m.

Boys swimming: Blue Island Eisenhower, Lemont at Bremen, 4:30 p.m.; Joliet at Morris, Lincoln-Way Central at Andrew, Lincoln-Way East at Bradley-Bourbonnais, Plainfield at West Aurora, Sandburg at Lockport, 5 p.m.

Boys bowling: Providence at Lincoln-Way West, 4 p.m.; Andrew at Lincoln-Way West, Lemont at Richards, 4:30 p.m.

Girls bowling: Joliet Central at Bolingbrook, Plainfield Central at Yorkville, Plainfield East at Plainfield South, Plainfield North at Romeoville, 4 p.m.; Joliet West at Minooka, Lockport at Lincoln-Way Central, Richards at Lemont, 4:30 p.m.

Friday, January 9

Boys basketball: Bolingbrook at Minooka, Bradley-Bourbonnais at Lincoln-Way West, Joliet Central at Plainfield South, Lincoln-Way Central at Sandburg, Lincoln-Way East at Homewood-Flossmoor, Plainfield Central at Joliet West, Plainfield East at Romeoville, Yorkville at Plainfield North. 6:30 p.m.; Coal City at Manteno, Lisle at Reed-Custer, Momence at Gardner-South Wilmington, Wilmington at Streator, 6:45 p.m.; Carmel at Joliet Catholic, Henry at Dwight, Herscher at Peotone, Seneca at Midland, St. Rita at Providence, 7 p.m.

Girls basketball: Bradley-Bourbonnais at Lincoln-Way West, 5 p.m.; Kaneland at Morris, 7 p.m.

Boys wrestling: Coal City, Reed-Custer, Wilmington at Princeton Invitational, 4:30 p.m.; Downers Grove North at Lemont, Homewood-Flossmoor at Lincoln-Way East, Lincoln-Way West at Bradley-Bourbonnais, Sandburg at Lincoln-Way Central; Plainfield North at Cheesehead Invitiational, 5 p.m.; Plainfield East at Riverside-Brookfield, 5:30 p.m.

Girls wrestling: Downers Grove North at Lemont, Joliet Central at Lockport, 5 p.m.; Joliet West, Romeoville at Bolingbrook; Plainfield East at Riverside-Brookfield, 5:30 p.m.

Boys bowling: Lincoln-Way Central, Lincoln-Way East, Lincoln-Way West, Lockport at SWSC Conference Meet, 9 a.m.; Lemont at SSC Conference Meet, TBD

Saturday, January 10

Boys basketball: Lockport at Naperville Central, 11:30 a.m.; Grant Park at Wilmington, 1:30 p.m.; Plainfield North at Hinsdale South, 2:30 p.m.; Providence at Ottawa Marquette, Rochelle at Morris, 5:30 p.m.; Argo at Lincoln-Way West, Glenbard East at Lincoln-Way Central, noon; Lemont at Hinsdale Central, 6 p.m.; Dwight at Reed-Custer, 7 p.m.; Bolingbrook vs. Curie at DePaul Prep, Joliet Catholic, Romeoville in After the Game Shootout at St. Ignatius, Lincoln-Way East at Bob Hambric Memorial Shootout, TBD

Girls basketball: Dwight at Herscher, 11 a.m.; Wilmington at Grant Park, 11:30 a.m.; Lincoln-Way East at Richards, Naperville Central at Minooka, noon; Joliet Catholic at Benet, Plainfield Central at East Aurora, Southland College Prep at Providence, 2:30 p.m.; Seneca at Eastland Shootout, TBD

Boys wrestling: Lincoln-Way Central at Glenbard West Invitational, 8:30 a.m.; Bolingbrook, Hinsdale Central, Hoffman Estates at Plainfield East; Coal City, Reed-Custer, Wilmington at Princeton Invitational, Joliet Central, Plainfield Central in Newbill Invitational at Geneva, Lincoln-Way West at Oswego Mega Duals; Morris at Morris Quad, Peotone at Prairie Central, Plainfield North at Cheesehead Invitational, Plainfield South at Morton Invitational, 9 a.m.

Girls wrestling: Joliet West, Naperville Central, St. Charles East at Oswego; Lincoln-Way Central, Lockport, Plainfield Central at Conant Invitational, Wheaton North at Joliet Central, 9 a.m.

Boys swimming: Lincoln-Way West at Hinsdale South College Event Meet, 8 a.m.; Lincoln-Way East, Lockport at Evanston Invite, 1 p.m.

Boys bowling: Providence at CCL Championship, 9 a.m.; Bolingbrook, Joliet Central, Joliet West, Minooka, Plainfield Central, Plainfield East, Plainfield North, Plainfield South, Romeoville in SPC Conference Meet at Romeoville; Lincoln-Way Central, Lincoln-Way East at SWSC Conference Meet, TBD

Girls bowling: Lockport at Prospect Invitational, 7:45 a.m.; Joliet Central, Joliet West, Lincoln-Way Central, Lincoln-Way East, Lincoln-Way West, Minooka, Morris, Plainfield Central, Plainfield East, Plainfield North, Plainfield South in Cougar Invitational at Plainfield South; Romeoville in Matt Clark Invitational at DeKalb, 9 a.m.

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.