Dwight defeated Marquette 70-65 on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026 at Marseilles Elementary School. Check out photos from the game by MaKade Rios.

The Dwight boys basketball team grabbed the early lead in Saturday night's Tri-County Conference game against Marquette and hung on down the stretch for a 70-65 triumph at Marseilles Elementary School.

Marquette avenged a 30-point loss from earlier in the season to beat Dwight 65-56 for the Class 1A Amboy Regional title. It is the Crusaders' first regional title since 2012.

Lockport's Justin Wardlow, JCA's Jason Hampton and Coal City's Brody Widlowski are all searching for their fourth state medal this weekend in Champaign

Woodland's boys basketball team shot a blazing 62.8% from the field and held off a frantic fourth-quarter comeback effort from Dwight to clinch at least a share of the Tri-County Conference title with a 77-69 win Friday night.

Illinois’ 2025-26 girls basketball postseason tips off this Saturday for small schools and next Monday for larger schools. Here's a look at what awaits teams from across The Times coverage area.

Providence is a No. 1 sectional seed in Class 3A, while Minooka is a No. 2 seed and Bolingbrook No. 4 in Class 4A as the IHSA girls basketball postseason is set to begin.

The IHSA girls wrestling postseason opens this weekend, with Herald-News area wrestlers facing two separate and distinct roads to the finals in Bloomington.

Joliet Catholic (3A), Providence (2A) and Coal City (1A) are all highly ranked heading into the boys wrestling postseason

No. 3 Seneca defeated No. 6 Roanoke-Benson and No. 5 Dwight beat No. 4 St. Bede in Tri-County Conference quarterfinals Tuesday.

Dwight defeated St. Bede 63-55 during the Tri-County Conference Tournament on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026 at Putnam County High School.

St. Bede defeated Dwight 57-46 during the Tri County Conference Tournament semifinals on Monday, Jan. 20, 2026 at Dwight High School. The Lady Bruins will play Mildand in the title game on Thursday at 8p.m. Check out photos from the game by MaKade Rios.

The No. 3-seeded St. Bede girls basketball team used a game-changing 13-0 run in the fourth quarter on the way to a 57-46 triumph over host and No. 2-seeded Dwight in Monday's semifinal of the Tri-County Conference Tournament.

Reed-Custer hosted over 25 teams across the region for its Comet Classic Wrestling Invite on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026.

Minooka's Madelyn Kiper, Providence's Landrie Callahan and Lincoln-Way East coach Jim Nair all reached career milestones

Seeds and schedules are set for the 2026 Tri-County Conference Boys Basketball Tournament, hosted by Putnam County High School.

Seeds and schedules are set for the 2026 Tri-County Conference Girls Basketball Tournament, hosted by Dwight High School.

Plainfield East's KJ Miller and Alijah Little led the Bengals to a 2-2 record at the Hinsdale Central Holiday Classic

Holiday boys basketball tournaments tip off this week. Find out where your favorite team is playing

Fieldcrest defeated Dwight 75-55 on Monday, Dec. 16, 2025 at Fieldcrest High School. Check out photos from the game by MaKade Rios.

The Fieldcrest boys basketball team — behind 53% shooting, a game-high 27 points from Kash Klendworth and 21 more from Layten Gerdes — topped Dwight 75-55 on Monday night in Minonk.

Because of Dwight's aggressive defense, the Trojans held an early lead, even as Marquette showed them a defensive look they haven’t seen this season. The Trojans soon figured out things offensively on their way to a 61-31 win at Bader Gym.

The bracket for the 2025 Seneca Shipyard Showdown boys basketball holiday tournament has been released, opening with two games for each of the 16 teams in attendance.

See this year's girls golf state qualifiers from the Herald-News Area.

See how the girls wrestling teams around the Will and Grundy county area are expected to do this year.

The Seneca girls basketball team topped Serena on Thursday to move into the championship game of the Integrated Seed Tournament, while Marquette's Kaitlyn Davis recorded a triple-double in a win over Streator. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

Here is a look at the boys basketball teams in the Herald-News area for the 2025-26 season

With the 2025-26 girls basketball season starting across the state, here’s a look at the seasons ahead for teams across The Times coverage area.

Stockton shut out Dwight 44-0 on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025 at Stockton High School. Check out photos from the game by MaKade Rios.

The Dwight football team had its season come to an end with a 44-0 loss at Stockton on Saturday night in the IHSA Class 1A playoff quarterfinals.

A preseason look at the girls basketball teams across the greater Will/Grundy county area.

Dwight in 1A and both Morris and Coal City in 4A are preparing for quarterfinal IHSA playoff matchups.

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.

From possible regional repeats for Ottawa, Seneca and Flanagan-Cornell/Woodland to new coaches, programs poised for a bounce-back and Times Player of the Year candidates, here are five storylines we're watching as the girls basketball season gets underway next week.

More from the Times-area’s sidelines from Week 11 (the second round of the IHSA football playoffs), including notes on Seneca and Dwight's second-round games and quarterfinal matchups.

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.

From 1A to 3A, the Herald-News area has a multitude of girls who could compete for a title at the state cross country meet this weekend.

The IHSA state boys cross country meet is at Detweiler Park in Peoria this weekend, and several area teams and individuals are hoping to bring home some hardware

Here is a look at the second-round playoff matchups awaiting Seneca, Morris and Dwight this weekend.

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.

More from the Times-area’s sidelines from Week 10 (the opening week of the IHSA playoffs) of the football season, including notes on Seneca, Marquette and Dwight's first-round games and second-round matchups.

The Dwight girls volleyball team captured the program's first regional championship since 2009 on Thursday, while Sandwich and Fieldcrest had seasons come to a close in regional finals.

Here are the 2025 IHSA football playoff pairings for Times area teams.

The playoff bound Marquette and Seneca football teams both finished up the regular season strong with decisive victories on Friday, while the Ottawa’s girls tennis team of Zulee Moreland and Yaquelin Hernandez-Solis finish 3-2 at 1A state. Plus, more from around the Times area.

A look at Week 9 across The Times coverage area, including games lined up for Marquette, Flanagan-Cornell/Woodland, Seneca, Sandwich, Streator, Ottawa, Dwight and Fieldcrest.

With regular season finales this week, here’s where Illinois Valley football teams stand in their quest to make the IHSA and the I8FA playoffs.

A look at Week 8 across The Times coverage area, including games lined up for Marquette, Flanagan-Cornell/Woodland, Seneca, Sandwich, Streator, Ottawa, Dwight and Fieldcrest.

Girls and boys runners from several local schools competed in the All-Area cross country meet at Kankakee Community College on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025.

Seneca junior Piper Stenzel and Dwight senior Isabella Dinelli both advanced to this weekend's state finals out of Monday's Class 1A Pontiac Girls Golf Sectional at Wolf Creek Golf Club.