Tim Cronin – Shaw Local News Network correspondent

18-year-old Evan Cooley's run Saturday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s road course ended early.

Plainfield North finished with 147 points to Oswego East’s 119.5, with host Minooka third at 116 in the Southwest Prairie Conference Meet on Wednesday.

Lincoln-Way West easily won its home meet Friday with 219 points to Lincoln-Way Central’s 154.5. Lincoln-Way East, with its squad spread across three meets on Friday, was third with 64 points. Providence (39.5) took sixth.

As outdoor season revs up, here is a look at the 2025 boys track and field season across the Herald-News area.

As outdoor season begins in earnest, here is a look at the 2025 girls track and field season across the Herald-News area.

Lincoln-Way East’s boys basketball team took its 74-67 Class 4A regional final loss at home to Rich Township hard.

Lucas Andresen scored 10 points and pulled down 11 rebounds, and all five Lincoln-Way Central starters scored in double figures as the Knights beat Joliet Catholic 80-52 for their 20th win of the season.

The final score doesn’t really tell the story of how dominating East St. Louis was in beating Richards 48-0 on Saturday to win its 6A semifinal game and set up a championship showdown with Geneva next weekend.

Richards faces East St. Louis in the semifinals of the 2024 Class 6A IHSA football playoffs. Friday Night Drive correspondent Tim Cronin will have live updates, scores and news from the game

Could Marist’s offense hang with Loyola’s high-octane attack? The answer: For three quarters, it could. After that, thanks to a couple of major miscues, the Ramblers took just enough command to eke out a 24-20 victory.

Loyola faces Marist in Round 2 of the 2024 Class 8A IHSA football playoffs. Friday Night Drive correspondent Tim Cronin will have live updates, scores and news from the game.

The dominance added up to a 58-6 victory for the Hilltoppers (7-3) over overmatched Jacksonville (6-4) in their opening 5A playoff game.

Jacksonville faces Joliet Catholic in Round 1 of the 2024 Class 5A IHSA football playoffs. Friday Night Drive correspondent Tim Cronin will have live updates, scores and news from the game

Lincoln-Way East – the top-ranked and top-seeded team in 8A – scored a 42-0 victory over outmatched Niles West in their opening-round encounter, with QB Jonas Williams reaching 100 career touchdown passes.

Niles West faces Lincoln-Way East in Round 1 of the 2024 Class 8A IHSA football playoffs Friday Night Drive correspondent Tim Cronin will have live updates, scores and news from the game