High School Sports
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Coal City's banner season on the mats continued at the Princeton Invitational and more in Saturday's Daily Journal roundup.
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Watseka/Milford beat Clifton Central 60-49 on Saturday, getting 31 points from Christa Holohan and outscoring the Comets 22-3 in the third quarter to improve to 13-2 on the year.
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Watseka-Milford tallied a 60-49 victory over Clifton Central on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026.
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Kankakee claimed a 67-35 Southland Athletic Conference win over Crete-Monee on Kankakee’s senior night on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026.
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Gardner-South Wilmington bested Momence while St. Anne put away Beecher to keep both boys basketball teams tied atop the River Valley Conference. Those games and more in Friday's Daily Journal roundup.
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Peotone came back for a 51-38 Illinois Central Eight Conference win at home over Herscher on Friday, outscoring the Tigers 27-10 in the second half after trailing at halftime.
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The Kays' starting lineup, comprised of all seniors, scored all 67 of their points in Friday's senior night romp of Crete-Monee.
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Some pretty second-half shooting and transition play allowed Wilmington's boys basketball team to flip a three-point halftime deficit into a 13-point victory over the Streator Bulldogs on Friday.
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The Kankakee girls basketball team made it nine wins in their last 11 games with a 70-27 win over Thornridge at home on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026.
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