Rob Oesterle

Joliet West exploded for a 15-0 win over Joliet Central as the two teams paid tribute to the 2000 Class AA state championship Joliet Township squad.

JCA and Lemont each scored baseball shutouts and more in Saturday's Herald-News Roundup

The 3-4-5 slots in the Seneca lineup had a big day Saturday in a 9-1 win over Morris that kept the Irish unbeaten at 26-0.

Joliet West got the bragging rights after a 26-24, 25-21 win over a scrappy Minooka team.

Todd Kein has spent 26 years at Morris as an English teacher and baseball and basketball coach. He has found a "happy marriage" coaching baseball while teaching literature.

Marina Hristov threw six shutout innings to help Minooka to a 4-2 win over Plainfield South.

Plainfield Central and Joliet West's baseball clubs were among the winners in the Herald-News Tuesday Roundup.

Taylor Lane's bases-loaded triple led Lockport softball to a 5-3, come-from-behind win over Bradley-Bourbonnais.

Lincoln-Way Central and Lemont, state powers in Class 4A and 3A, respectively, enjoy meeting each other on the field. Read about that and more in this week’s The Herald-News softball notebook.

The Morris boys and Lemont girls picked up team titles at the Morris Night of Relays

Bolingbrook's Daniel Kaduthodill handed out 17 assists in a 25-18, 25-13 win over Valley View School District rival Romeoville.

Anna Riva went 3 for 5 with two doubles, a home run and four RBIs to power LaSalle-Peru to an 11-2 win over Morris

Despite trailing 2-0 in the first half, Morris rallied to tie the match, then won in penalty kicks over Ottawa.

Lincoln-Way Central catcher Jamiee Bolduc homered and pitcher Bella Dimitrijevic was 2 for 3 with an RBI and threw a one-hitter with 17 strikeouts in a 5-0 win over Lemont

Sophia Patterson's single in the top of the seventh inning proved to be the game-winner for Plainfield Central in an 8-7 win over Joliet West.