Check out preview capsules for the Daily Journal area's 22 prep boys basketball teams.

Take a look at this year's Daily Journal Boys Soccer All-Area team.

Meet this year's Daily Journal All-Area Girls Golf team.

Take a look at this year's Daily Journal Boys Golf All-Area team.

Bishop McNamara opened the boys basketball season with a win at the Herscher Thanksgiving Tournament, beating the host Tigers 53-36, and more in Tuesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Bradley-Bourbonnais opened the boys basketball season with a win, Manteno's girls took third at the Beecher Fall Classic and more in Monday's Daily Journal roundup.

Cissna Park was a bucket short in the Timberwolf Tip-Off championship, Watseka bested Bishop McNamara for third and more in Saturday's Daily Journal roundup.

Check out preview capsules for the Daily Journal area's 20 prep girls basketball teams.

Cissna Park got 25 points from Addison Lucht and Watseka/Milford got 20 points from Noelle Schroeder, with each player leading their team to comfortable wins in the Timberwolf Tipoff, and more in Wednesday's Daily Journal roundup.

The girls basketball season tipped off in Monday's Daily Journal roundup.

The NUIC and WIVC conference hold five of the eight spots in the 1A quarterfinals, are the two conferences heading toward a state final showdown? Steve Soucie breaks down the quarterfinal round of the 2025 IHSA Class 1A playoffs.

Ranging from the area's biggest school to the smallest, seven Daily Journal area football standouts made IHSFCA All-State teams.

One of the city's most successful seasons came to a collective end, Wilmington and Coal City marched on, and more in this week's Daily Journal 2-Minute Drill.

Dwight scored three touchdowns on offense, two on defense and one on special teams in a 43-14 win over Clifton Central in the IHSA Class 1A second round on Saturday, advancing to quarterfinals for the second season in a row.

Dwight defeated Clifton Central 43-14 in the IHSA Class 1A second round playoffs on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025.

Meet the Friday Night Drive MVP for Week 1 of the 2025 Playoffs, Clifton Central senior QB Brady Shule.

The Northwest Upstate Illini Conference and the Western Illinois Valley Conference are already stealing the headlines in the Class 1A postseason. Steve Soucie breaks down the opening round of the 2025 IHSA Class 1A playoffs.

Kankakee, Bradley-Bourbonnais and Bishop McNamara all clash with CCL/ESCC powers, Wilmington and Coal City face familiar postseason faces and more in the Daily Journal's second-round playoff previews.

Congratulations to these 22 Illinois high school football players who were voted onto Friday Night Drive's Team of the Week for Round 1 of the 2025 high school football playoffs

The All-City schools made local history, Clifton Central's Brady Shule made school history and more in this week's Daily Journal 2-Minute Drill.

Clifton Central scored 24 unanswered points in its 24-6 win over Knoxville in the first round of the IHSA Class 1A playoffs, getting three passing touchdowns from Brady Shule.

Clifton Central defeated Knoxville 24-6 in Class 1A first-round football playoffs on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2024.

Bishop McNamara and Herscher meet for the second time this season, Bradley-Bourbonnais and Kankakee also host first-round playoff games, and more in the Daily Journal's first-round playoff previews.

The Daily Journal area's 10 playoff teams come in several classes and made their runs in several different ways, plus a look at some Week 9 highlights in the 2-Minute Drill.

Grace Christian advanced to play Gardner-South Wilmington in the IHSA Class 1A Dwight Regional semifinals with its 25-20, 25-16 win over Clifton Central in Monday's quarterfinals.

Grace Christian earned a victory in two sets, 25-20, 25-16, over Clifton Central in the IHSA Class 1A Dwight Regional quarterfinals on Monday, Oct. 27, 2025.

A total of 10 Daily Journal area football teams made the IHSA or I8FA playoffs. Read previews on all 10 teams, as well as their first-round opponents, here.

Bishop McNamara wrapped up its first undefeated regular season since 1998, Bradley-Bourbonnais had its best offensive night of the year to secure a three-way conference title tie and more in Friday's Daily Journal roundup.

Kankakee and Crete-Monee clash for the Southland Athletic Conference, Wilmington and Coal City square off for the Illinois Central Eight championship and more in the Daily Journal's Week 9 football previews.

Herscher and St. Anne are set to meet in the championship match of the IHSA Class 1A Herscher Regional after both picked up semifinal wins Tuesday, with the host Tigers beating Bishop McNamara and the Cardinals besting Clifton Central.

Herscher shut out Bishop McNamara 6-0 and St. Anne defeated Clifton Central 5-2 in the IHSA Class 1A Herscher Regional semifinal games on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025.

Bradley-Bourbonnais, Bishop McNamara and St. Anne earned wins recognized statewide, Manteno held on for one of the most unbelievable Rumble on Route 50 finishes of all time and more in this week's Daily Journal 2-Minute Drill.

With one regular season remaining, eight Daily Journal area schools have clinched playoff berths, two more have qualified with five wins and three more are hoping to win in Week 9 and miraculously find a way in at 4-5.

Bishop McNamara dispatched with Hope Academy in a battle of unbeaten Chicagoland Christian Conference teams on Friday to get in strong position for conference title, Kankakee picked up its sixth straight win and more football results in Friday's Daily Journal roundup.

Bradley-Bourbonnais and Bishop McNamara head north for massive conference games, the Rumble on Route 50 renews, I8FA standouts meet in Milford and more in the Week 8 Daily Journal football previews.

Beecher, Gardner-South Wilmington and Grant Park earned RVC Tournament quarterfinal sweeps and more in Tuesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Kankakee's looking more like a state contender each week, seven area teams have officially punched their playoff tickets and more in this week's Daily Journal 2-Minute Drill.

St. Anne and Clifton Central advanced through the play-in of the RVC Volleyball Tournament and more in Monday's Daily Journal roundup.

With just two weeks of the regular season remaining, seven of the Daily Journal area’s football teams have clinched postseason opportunities. Here is where teams stand heading into Week 8.

Grant Park and Trinity each had a player record a hat trick in a 4-4 tie, Kankakee remained unbeaten in conference play and more in Thursday's Daily Journal roundup.

Bradley-Bourbonnais sophomore Kyler Savini led the Boilermaker boys to a narrow All-Area win Wednesday while sophomore Klarke Goranson and her Manteno teammates claimed the girls title.

Bishop McNamara visits Wheaton Academy for a primetime matchup, Kankakee returns home for the first time since Week 1, and more in the Daily Journal's Week 7 football previews.

Reed-Custer's Tristan Randall came through in the clutch against Peotone to create even more parity in the Illinois Central Eight Conference, Bishop McNamara is the area's last undefeated team and more in the Daily Journal 2-Minute Drill.

Bishop McNamara's Cassidy Novak and Iroquois West's Kaia Kimmel advanced to stats on the girls side, Beecher's Peyton Serafin advanced on the boys side and more in Monday's Daily Journal roundup.

Seven of the Daily Journal area's 15 prep football teams are 5-1 or better through six weeks, with 12 teams at 3-3 or better.

Tristan Randall's 32-yard boot at the buzzer gave Reed-Custer a thrilling win, Kankakee continued to roll and more in Friday's Daily Journal football roundup.

Beecher senior Wences Baumgartner scored a pair of goals to break the IHSA all-time scoring record, now at 178 career goals, and more in Thursday's Daily Journal roundup.

Bishop McNamara claimed the Class 1A Kankakee (McNamara) Regional championship on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025, at the Kankakee Elks Country Club while Beecher's Peyton Serafin began his quest for another state medal with individual gold.

Bradley-Bourbonnais brings its undefeated record to Lincoln-Way Central, Clifton Central visits Westville in a battle of Vermilion Valley unbeatens and more in this week's Daily Journal football previews.

Manteno emerged victorious to claim the IHSA Class 1A Dwight Regional at the Dwight Country Club on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025. Competing schools included Beecher, Bishop McNamara, Cissna Park, Coal City, Donovan, Dwight, Iroquois West, Grant Park, Manteno, Momence, Peotone, St. Anne/Clifton Central, Reed-Custer, Watseka and Wilmington.