Mason Schweizer previews the area's two super-sectional girls basketball games Monday night, as Bishop McNamara and Cissna Park both eye trips to state.
For the second time in three years, the Coal City wrestling team is the top wrestling team in IHSA's Class 1A, as the Coalers took home the gold at the IHSA Boys Wrestling Dual Team State Finals Saturday.
Images from the 2025 IHSA dual team boys wrestling state championships in Bloomington on Saturday, March 1, 2025.
Images from the 2025 IHSA girls wrestling state championships in Bloomington on Saturday, March 1, 2025.
Payton Temple earned silver at the IHSA Girls Wrestling State Finals and Charlie Short's four events at the IHSA Boys Swim & Dive State Finals were highlighted by a bronze in the Daily Journal Saturday roundup.
The Bishop McNamara boys basketball team won the IHSA Class 2A Fieldcrest Regional championship game on Friday, beating the host Knights 61-45 to avenge last season's loss to Fieldcrest in the regional finals.
Despite Ray Lee's pair of first-half buzzer beaters and a halftime lead, Manteno's bid for back-to-back regional titles came up short to Southland College Prep, who won its first-ever regional Friday.
Payton Temple's headed to the state semifinals in girls individual wrestling and Coal City's in the semis for boys team wrestling in Friday's Daily Journal roundup.
Behind 31 points from Lincoln Williams and 21 more from Kenaz Jackson Jr., the Kays made it back-to-back regional titles with an 85-50 win over Sterling in Friday's Class 3A Morris Reigonal championship.