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Herscher senior Payten Young no-hit Peotone on Tuesday, outdueling the Blue Devils' Josh Barta and giving the Tigers a 1-0 win in what was the Illinois Central Eight Conference finale for both teams.
Cody Freitas hit two home runs to lead Bradley-Bourbonnais to an 18-7 win in SouthWest Suburban Conference play and more in Monday's Daily Journal Roundup.
With Monday's 9-0 win over Crete-Monee, Kankakee finished Southland Conference play 11-1 this season and tied atop the conference standings with Bloom, earning the program it's first-ever conference title.
The Bishop McNamara softball team swept a doubleheader to finish Chicagoland Christian Conference play with a perfect 14-0 record and more in Saturday's Daily Journal Roundup.
Kendyl Christon hit a walkoff two-run single to give the Kankakee softball team a huge conference win over Bloom and more in Friday's Daily Journal Roundup.
Abby Brueggmann threw a three-hit shutout while Reese Rourke drove in a run and played sparkling defense at shortstop to lead Lincoln-Way West to a SouthWest Suburban Conference win over Bradley-Bourbonnais Friday.
The Wilmington baseball team held Kankakee to just one hit in a 12-0 win, the Wildcats third shutout win in a row, and more in Thursday's Daily Journal Roundup.
Bishop McNamara came back from an early 3-0 deficit to beat crosstown rival Bradley-Bourbonnais 6-3 in an All-City matchup on Thursday.
The softball field at Kankakee High School was renamed in honor of longtime coach Deb Johnston in a pregame ceremony held on Wednesday.
Allan Wills keeps a busy schedule at Gardner-South Wilmington, both as a math teacher and through his involvement in multiple sports and extracurriculars.
Behind Kylee Cunningham's no-hitter and home run, Kankakee blew out Thornridge at home Wednesday to improve to 13-1 in Southland Athletic Conference play.
The Bishop McNamara baseball team got another shutout win to sweep St. Edward in a Chicagoland Christian Conference series and more in Tuesday's Daily Journal Roundup.
A seven-run second inning helped fuel Manteno's 8-7 win over Herscher on Tuesday and gave the Panthers an ICE series split with the Tigers.
Jacob Vinardi tossed a no-hitter in the first game of Kankakee's doubleheader with Thornridge and more in Monday's Daily Journal roundup.
The senior battery of pitcher Ava Peterson and catcher Jazmine Manau helped Manteno beat 4-1 on Monday, which was the Panthers' seventh ICE win in a row.