Coal City Preps

Conor Essenburg and Lincoln-Way West baseball won a pair during the Georgia trip. Lincoln-Way East and Plainfield North also won during their spring break trips. Plus more scores from baseball, softball and girls soccer in Wednesday's Herald News Sports roundup.

As outdoor season revs up, here is a look at the 2025 boys track and field season across the Herald-News area.

The Kankakee baseball team blew out Thornton 19-0 at home and more in Tuesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Results from the WJOL Softball Tournament and more in the Herald-News Tuesday Roundup

Lincoln-Way East baseball beat Troy and more scores in The Herald-News Monday roundup.

Manteno baseball made it a 5-0 start to the season with Monday's win over rival Peotone and more in Monday's Daily Journal roundup.

As outdoor season begins in earnest, here is a look at the 2025 girls track and field season across the Herald-News area.

Manteno freshman Klarke Goranson won both the girls Class 2A 800 meters and 1,600 meters at the Illinois Top Times Championships and more in Saturday's Daily Journal roundup.

The Providence and Morris baseball teams won and more baseball, softball, boys volleyball and badminton results in Saturday's The Herald-News roundup.

The Daily Journal 2024-25 All-Area boys basketball team.

Bradley-Bourbonnais softball rallied from its first loss of the season to salvage a doubleheader split with Huntley and more in Friday's Daily Journal roundup.

Dwight baseball wins a pair during spring trip. Joliet Catholic wins first baseball game of the year. Lincoln Way Central softball with a no-no plus more scores from volleyball and track and field in Fridays Herald News Sports Roundup.

Beecher picked up a pair of shutout wins over Gardner-South Wilmington on Thursday to open the season 2-0, and more in Thursday's Daily Journal roundup.

Plainfield South, Lincoln-Way West win baseball, Seneca wins softball. That and more in Thursday's roundup.

The Boilermakers improved to 4-0 on the young season behind Lydia Hammond's 14-strikeout effort and more in Wednesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Lincoln-Way Central and Lincoln-Way West picked up big baseball wins, while Plainfield South and Plainfield East won big in softball. That and more in Wednesday's Herald-News Roundup

The Bradley-Bourbonnais baseball team won 17-4 in Alabama to improve to 2-1 on the season and more in Tuesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Coal City baseball defeated Iroquois West 14-4, getting a three-run home run from Ethan Olson, Lockport stayed undefeated and more in The Herald-News Tuesday sports roundup.

Coal City slams Sandwich and more in Monday's The Herald-News roundup.

Bishop McNamara's Callaghan O'Connor struck out every batter he faced and more in Monday's Daily Journal roundup.

A handful of schools competed at Reed-Custer's Comet Classic over the weekend, with Bishop McNamara leading the local boys and the host Comets leading the local girls.

Brendan Henderson had three hits for Plainfield North, Donovan Moleski struck out six for Lemont and more in the roundup.

The Daily Journal 2024-25 All-Area girls basketball team.

The Bradley-Bourbonnais boys track and field team competed in the SouthWest Suburban Conference Boys Indoor Meet, placing ninth as a team, and more in Friday's Daily Journal Roundup.

Reed-Custer and Wilmington win in baseball, Coal City and Joliet Central win in softball. That and more in Friday's roundup.

Morris and Joliet West each lost and more.

The Kankakee girls soccer team beat Reed-Custer 2-0 to win its season opener and more in Thursday's Daily Journal roundup.

Here are some of the storylines to follow throughout the Herald-News area as prep softball season gets into full swing.

A roundup of the Herald-News area's few high school sporting events to take place on a stormy Wednesday night.

Meet the 2024-25 Herald-News All-Area Boys Wrestling Team.

The Kankakee baseball team lost its season opener on Tuesday as St. Anne-Donovan's Carter Ponton flirted with a no-hitter, and more in Tuesday's Daily Journal Roundup.

Morris softball improved to 2-0 with a 4-3 win over JCA, plus more area action in Tuesday's Herald-News Roundup

Morris beats Bolingbrook and more in The Herald-News roundup.

Jacob Onnen had the go-ahead RBI single and earned the win on the mound and more in Monday's Daily Journal Roundup.

Here’s a look at how girls soccer teams in the Herald-News area are poised to do as the 2025 season gets underway.

Coal City junior Brody Widlowski and sophomore Cooper Morris have been named the Daily Journal's 2025 Boys Wrestlers of the Year after both placed second at individual state and helped the Coalers win gold in the Dual Team State Finals.

The 2024-25 Daily Journal All-Area wrestling team.

A look at Herald-News area softball teams for the 2025 season

A preseason look at the 2025 prep baseball season across the Herald-News coverage area.

Marshall has been officiating high school basketball games since 1974, and the officials locker room at Coal City High School now bares his name.

Caroline Smith of Lincon-Way West was named Player of the Year in the Southwest Suburban Conference

Bolingbrook boys win home tri and more.

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.

No. 3 Coal City knocked off the two teams ranked ahead of it – flipping the script in the Class 1A final to beat No. 1 Vandalia – to win the program's second state title in three seasons. Meanwhile, Joliet Catholic placed third in Class 3A for its third trophy in four seasons.

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.

Lemont won a boys basketball regional, Joliet Catholic and Coal City advanced at state team wrestling, plus swimming and girls wrestling in Friday's Herald-News Roundup.

Behind Ray Lee's 37 points, Manteno got past rival Peotone in double overtime while Bishop McNamara earned a regional championship rematch and more in Wednesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Regional host Joliet Catholic rolled past Westmont and into the regional finals, while Lemont and Lincoln-Way East also won in Wednesday's The Herald-News sports roundup.

Sectional action in boys dual team wrestling and girls basketball in Tuesday's Herald-News Roundup

Coal City blanked Chicago King 80-0 in dual-team sectionals Tuesday to punch its ticket back to state.