With a pair of 2,000-point scorers in Addison Lucht and Dierks Neukomm, and a pair of 1,000-point scorers in Lauryn Hamrick and Seth Walder, the Cissna Park basketball class of 2026 made their way into school record books.

Kankakee erased a late 10-point deficit to beat East Peoria 59-53 in Wednesday's IHSA Class 3A Ottawa Sectional semifinal, advancing to the championship game against Morton on Friday.

Kankakee's headed to the sectional championship round after defeating East Peoria 59-53 in the IHSA Class 3A Ottawa Sectional semifinals Wednesday, March 4, 2026.

Bishop McNamara's boys basketball team held Wilmington to a season-low 24 points and turned 17 offensive rebounds into 18 second-chance points in Tuesday's Class 2A Seneca Sectional semifinal win.

An entire lineup of nine standouts return to the diamond from last year's Daily Journal All-Area softball team.

Meet this week's Daily Journal Athlete of the Week, Coal City wrestler Aidan Kenney.

After sending 14 wrestlers to last weekend's individual state tournament, Coal City's boys wrestling team capped off a perfect dual season when the Coalers repeated as Class 1A State champions on Saturday.

In her third straight trip to the IHSA Girls Wrestling State Finals, Clifton Central junior Payton Temple became the school's first state champion on Saturday, winning the 170-pound title.

St. Anne nearly overcame an 18-point deficit to Fenger in the second half of Friday's Class 1A St. Anne Regional championship game, ultimately falling just three points short.