Rob Oesterle

Ron Lear has been part of Plainfield North High School since it opened, but he has retired after 20 years at the school.

With the Independence Day holiday come and gone, it was time Tuesday for another summer tradition. The Morris football team hosted its first 7-on-7 competition, featuring teams from Plainfield Central, Romeoville and Dwight.

Joliet boxer JoJo Awinongya won another national title recently and is preparing for international competition in Germany

Jason Held has been an assistant girls basketball coach for six years and will take over as the head coach this season

Here is a look at some of the best softball players the area had to offer in the 2025 season, the 2025 Herald-News All-Area Softball Team.

Lisabella Dimitrijevic of Lincoln-Way Central earned her second straight Herald-News Softball Player of the Year honor after going 23-1 with a 0.47 ERA and 349 strikeouts against 29 walks.

Lauren Dellangelo and Aniya Poindexter of Plainfield North were a part of two Class 3A state championship relay teams and are the 2025 Herald-News Girls Track and Field Athletes of the Year.

Matthew Muehlnickel of Lincoln-Way East chose volleyball over baseball in sixth grade. The decision was a good one, and the Lindenwood-bound Muehlnickel has been named Herald-News Boys Volleyball Player of the Year

Here is the 2025 Herald-News Boys Volleyball All-Area Team.

After 10 years in the program, Matt Adler will enter his first season as the Joliet Catholic Academy girls basketball coach.

The 32-team Morris Boys Shootout, scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday, has been canceled due to the expected heat

Morris won the title of its own Ladies Shootout for the first time in the event's 28 years

Former Joliet West basketball standout and 1984 Olympic gold medalist Cathy Boswell has returned to the area and will be an assistant girls basketball coach at Minooka.

Providence Catholic fell 3-2 in eight innings to Chatham Glenwood in the Class 3A state championship softball game, but still produced the best finish in program history

Barrington scored the first run against Lockport in the postseason and advanced to the Class 4A title game with a 1-0, 10-inning win