Rob Oesterle

Minooka's baseball team improved to 17-2 with a win over Oswego, plus other area action in Tuesday's Herald-News Roundup.

Morris' Colin Pfeifer hit a go-ahead, two-run homer and struck out nine in five innings in a 14-4 win over Ottawa

Despite losing 10 players to graduation from last year, Lockport's boys volleyball team has gotten out to an 11-7 record, plus more in this edition of the Herald-News Boys Volleyball Notebook.

Plainfield Central's baseball team improved to 12-3 with a big win over Westmont and other area action in Friday's Herald-News Roundup.

Adam Gieser, one of just two returning players for the Lockport volleyball team, helped lead the Porters to a 28-26, 25-16 win over Providence Catholic

Domonic Krejci was the male lead in Plainfield South's school musical, and led the Cougars to a 17-25, 25-19, 25-21 win over Joliet Catholic Academy in his first volleyball match of the season.

After an 0-8 start to the season, the Joliet West softball team scored 13 runs in the first inning and beat Joliet Central 19-1 on Tuesday for its second straight win.

Jalese Hays, who had homered earlier in the game, reached on a dropped third strike in the bottom of the seventh to spark the winning rally for Lincoln-Way Central in a 3-2 win over Marist

The Coalers saw their lengthy winning streak snapped in Saturday's nonconference meeting with Plainfield North.

Plainfield North's Brendan Handerson had a double and three RBIs, while pitcher Jackson Schlott struck out eight in five innings to lead the Tigers to a 10-5 win over Coal City.

After earning back-to-back shutout wins Tuesday and Wednesday, the Coal City softball team was stymied in Thursday's nonconference clash with Plainfield South.

Sparkling defensive play highlighted Plainfield South's 9-3 win over Coal City on Thursday.

Colin Baikie moved from the back row to the front row and led Lincoln-Way West with seven kills in a 25-18, 25-19 win over Providence Catholic.

Minooka collected 15 hits and gunned down the potential tying run to end the game in a 10-9 win over Joliet Catholic Academy

The results of the annual WJOL Softball Tournament showcased the depth and quality of the teams in the area. That and more in Rob Oesterle's Herald-News softball notebook.