The Bradley-Bourbonnais boys soccer team won a pair of games to take first place in the Boilermaker Invite and more in Saturday's Daily Journal roundup.

Results from the Plainfield North Invitational and more in The Herald-News Saturday roundup.

Clifton Central beat defending Vermilion Valley Conference champions Bismarck-Henning 34-13 in Friday's season opener, Herscher had a comeback to remember and more in the Daily Journal football roundup.

News and scores from Week 1 in the Will and Grundy county areas for the 2025 season

The Coalers said goodbye to all-time rushing leader Landin Benson. But they return nearly everyone else from last year's Class 4A semifinalist squad.

Minooka boys soccer gets a 5-1 win and more in the Herald-News Thursday roundup.

Kankakee won at the Windy City Classic again, Reed-Custer's Matthew Kuban made school history and more in Thursday's Daily Journal roundup.

Morris rallied from a late deficit in each set and swept Coal City, 25-22, 25-23

The Herald-News Prep Football Capsules for Week 1, featuring key showdowns across the greater Joliet area.

The Bradley-Bourbonnais girls flag football team best Marist 33-25, improving to 2-0 on the season, and more in Wednesday's Daily Journal Roundup.

Cuyler and Everett Swanson finished 1-2 and the Morris girls and boys teams finished second at the Early Bird cross country invite. Plus golf and volleyball results in Wednesday's Herald News sports roundup,

Kankakee hosts Nazareth for the first of two games with state champions to open the season while Bradley-Bourbonnais and Bishop McNamara also start their seasons at home. Check out previews on those games, as well as the rest of the Week 1 slate for the Daily Journal area.

Lockport and Minooka were among the winners in area volleyball action and more in Tuesday's Herald-News Roundup.

The rest of the state's fall sports joined golf by kicking off their seasons in Monday's Daily Journal roundup.

Faith Jordan opened her senior year with six kills and three aces to lead Joliet West to a win in the season opener. Plus more volleyball, boys soccer and golf results in Monday's Herald-News Sports Roundup.

Lockport girls golf took first at the Joliet Township Invite, while Minooka beat Morris in girls tennis in the Herald-News Saturday roundup.

Team-by-team previews of the Daily Journal area's girls volleyball teams for the 2025 season.

Herscher's boys golf team beat Coal City by 14 strokes Thursday and Peotone fell to Streator in a pair of Illinois Central Eight Conference matchups.

Here is a look at girls volleyball teams in The Herald-News coverage area for the 2025 season.

Team-by-team previews of the Daily Journal area's boys soccer teams for the 2025 season.

Plainfield East and JCA's girls golf teams each picked up wins. That and more in Tuesday's Herald-News Roundup

The Herald News breaks down each area soccer team, the top players and more.

Bradley-Bourbonnais hosted the Bill Breeden All-Area Classic as teams from Bishop McNamara, Kankakee, Beecher, Coal City, Grant Park, Herscher, Manteno, Momence and Peotone teed off at the Kankakee Elks Country Club on Monday, Aug. 18, 2025.

Beecher secured a five-peat at the Bill Breeden All-Area Classic on Monday at the Kankakee Elks Country Club, shooting a 340 to edge out host Bradley-Bourbonnais by four strokes, while senior Peyton Serafin placed first individually with a 78.

Here is a look at the girls golf teams in the Herald-News area

The Illinois Central Eight Conference will actually be the ICE seven for the 2025 season. Can anyone challenge defending champion Wilmington and runner-up Coal City atop the conference standings this fall?

The 2025-26 high school sports season opened Thursday at golf courses around the area, with wins recorded by Lincoln-Way East and Seneca's girls as well as Morris' boys.

Check out how every boys golf team in the area is expected to fare this season.

The 2025 girls volleyball season promises to be another banner year for The Herald-News area

What will Jonas Williams and company do for a last hurrah? Will JCA take back the state title record? That and more storylines to watch for this football season.

Mason Schweizer examines a handful of things to look for from the Daily Journal area once the football season starts.

The 2025 boys soccer season is nearly upon us, so here are a handful of storylines to keep an eye on this year.

Mason Schweizer looks at a handful of storylines to keep an eye on during the upcoming girls volleyball season.

With the IHSA releasing the state’s football schedules on Friday, here are the top games to watch in the Daily Journal area for the 2025 season.

A total of 16 teams took part in the annual Central 7 on 7 and Lineman Challenge on what was a busy Saturday of football at Central High School in Clifton.

Anchored by strong athletes both on the track and in the field, check out this year's Daily Journal All-Area Boys Track and Field team.

From dominant freshmen to speedy seniors and everything in between, there's plenty of state pedigree on this year's Daily Journal All-Area Girls Track and Field Team.

Whether at the plate, on the mound or in the field, top-tier players abound on this year's Daily Journal All-Area Baseball Team.

With 27 all-state standouts and several more all-conference selections that helped fuel spostseason runs, the Daily Journal All-Area Softball Team is as good as it gets.

Here is a look at some of the best softball players the area had to offer in the 2025 season, the 2025 Herald-News All-Area Softball Team.

From goalkeeper to forward and everywhere in between, this year's Daily Journal All-Area girls soccer team features some of the state's top stars.

Wilmington’s Kyle Farrell and Ryan Nelson, Coal City’s Landin Benson and Milford-Cissna Park’s Caleb Clutteur are all set to take place in the 2025 Shrine Game to wrap up their high school football careers.

The Daily Journal coverage area once again boasted some of the state's best softball talent this spring, earning a total of 27 Illinois Softball Coaches Association All-State nods.

A look at the area baseball and softball players named to the All-Illinois Central Eight Conference teams this season.

La Salle-Peru, Coal City, Minooka and Seneca are all sending recent graduates to play in this month’s Illinois High School Shrine Game.

Take a look at some of the highlights of the area's prep sports postseason this spring, as seen through the lenses of Mason Schweizer and Tiffany Blanchette. Photos can be purchased at https://heraldnews.smugmug.com.

Lincoln-Way East and Lincoln-Way West each had five players make the All-Conference team in baseball for the Southwest Suburban Conference. See who else made their all-conference teams here.

Lemont advanced to the sectional title game, while Lockport's season came to an end in the Herald-News Thursday Roundup.

Providence Catholic thumped Tinley Park 20-4 to advance to the Class 3A Ottawa Sectional championship game. That and more in Tuesday's Herald-News Roundup

Bradley-Bourbonnais' Malachi Lee, Coal City's Julian Micetich and Manteno's Briggs Cann all medaled at the state track and field meet Saturday.