Gardner South Wilmington Preps

Here are second-round results and third-round matchups for IHSA playoff teams across the Herald-News area.

Dwight/Gardner-South Wilmington scored on a rare pass play with 2.8 seconds left to advance to the third round of the playoffs for the first time in school history, 12-6 over Elmwood-Brimfield.

More than four decades after their first IHSA playoff victory, the Dwight/Gardner-South Wilmington football team finally got No. 2, 41-13 at Momence.

A look at the opening round of the IHSA and I8FA playoffs, including games for Sandwich, Seneca, Dwight/GSW, Marquette and Flanagan-Cornell/Woodland.

Dwight/GSW avenged a Week 4 loss and punched its ticket for the playoffs, defeating Marquette 21-20 in Week 9.

With just one week remaining in the IHSA football regular season and the postseason looming for the top 256 teams, here are where the Herald-News area's football teams stand heading into Week 9.

With just one game remaining in the IHSA football regular season and the postseason looming for the top 256 teams statewide, here are where the Illinois Valley's 11-man football teams stand coming down the home stretch.

Despite graduating nine seniors from last year's sectional championship team, Joliet West has kept up its success

With two weeks remaining in the IHSA football regular season and the postseason looming for the top 256 teams, here are where the Herald-News area's football teams stand coming down the home stretch.

With two weeks remaining in the IHSA football regular season and the postseason looming for the top 256 teams, here are where the Illinois Valley's 11-man football teams stand coming down the home stretch.

Seneca played Dwight/Gardner-South Wilmington 52-22 on Friday, Oct. 4, 2024 at Seneca High School.

Continuing its undefeated season, Seneca defeated Dwight/Gardner-South Wilmington 52-22 Friday, with a standout performance from senior QB/DB Paxton Giertz, who became the school’s all-time scoring leader.

Marquette made enough big plays on both sides of the ball to upend previously unbeaten Dwight 26-21 in a Chicagoland Prairie Conference game Friday.

Here is a look at The Herald-News area girls volleyball teams for this season

A battle is brewing between Plainfield North and Plainfield South

What does the 2024 season have in store for girls volleyball in the Herald-News area? Here are five story lines to watch

It wasn’t easy with so much great talent to choose from, but here is the stacked 2024 Herald-News All-Area Baseball Team.

Several Division I college commits and All-State selections are included in the 2024 Herald-News All-Area Softball Team

Morris' Todd Kein and Dwight's Jerry McDowell have posted big numbers this season

A look at the 2024 outdoor boys track and field season across the Herald-News coverage area as things get running.

Here's a look at the 2024 outdoor girls track and field season across the Herald-News coverage area as things get running.

Here are the varsity prep sports on tap for the Herald-News coverage area this coming week.

Meet the 2023-24 Herald-News All-Area Boys basketball team, featuring standouts from across the area.

Season preview capsules for baseball

The spring sports season gets going this week. Check out the local sports schedule for opening week.

Gardner-South Wilmington’s inbounds steal and quick shot just ahead of the final buzzer rolled out, giving Marquette a 54-53 overtime victory and setting up a regional semifinal rematch with archrival St. Bede.

Gardner-South Wilmington played Marquette on Saturday Feb. 10, 2024 in Bader Gym.

Joliet West hosts a Class 4A sectional, while Joliet Central, Lincoln-Way West and Plainfield South are 4A regional hosts. Morris and Providence Catholic each host a 3A regional as well

Junior Brent Taylor and sophomores BJ Powell and Karson Thomas give opponents a 'pick your poison' challenge, plus postseason assignments and more across the Herald-News coverage area.

Joliet West will host a Class 4A girls basketball sectional, while Plainfield South, Joliet Central and Lincoln-Way West will each host a regional

Can Bolingbrook return to the state finals? How about a tight race in the SouthWest Suburban. There are plenty of intriguing storylines for 2023-24 girls basketball season.

A look at the 2023-24 girls basketball season around the area

The Seneca football team rolled to a 45-0 victory over Dwight/Gardner-South Wilmington in Friday's opening-round Class 2A playoff game.

No. 1 seed Marquette uses its size to topple Cinderella 10-seed Gardner-South Wilmington for regional championship.

What Marquette Academy’s 27-26 nail-biter of a victory over Dwight/Gardner South Wilmington lacked in beauty, it made up for in sheer drama.

While teams such as Morris, Joliet Catholic, Lincoln-Way East, Seneca and Joliet West have already wrapped up their postseason berths, they still have plenty to play for, while others around the extended Joliet area will be competing for their playoff lives in Week 9.

While Seneca, Amboy-LaMoille, Princeton, Marquette and FCW have locked up playoff spots, a number of other NewsTribune and Times area football teams are still alive and trying to win their way in this Friday.

Meet the 2023 Herald-News All-Area Baseball Team.

Bolingbrook and Plainfield North have big night at boys track sectionals. That plus many more boys track sectional results, baseball and softball.

Seneca girls track and field will send 14 individual qualifiers and four relays to next weekend’s state meet at Eastern Illinois University after winning the Class 1A Seneca Sectional on Thursday. That plus many more scores and results from around the area.

Plainfield North Walks Off West Aurora. That plus many more scores from around the area.

Lincoln-Way East wins the Gary Haupert Invitational. That plus many more scores from around the area.

Defending 3A champ Lemont will host a regional and sectional; Bolingbrook, Joliet West, Lockport to host Class 4A regionals

Lemont, Mardjetko continue to roll. That plus scores from baseball, softball, girls soccer and more.

Meet the 2022-23 Herald-News All-Area Boys basketball team, featuring standouts from across the area.

A roundup of varsity sports across the Herald-News area for Tuesday, March 28, 2023.

Seneca Shines at Top Times. That plus scores from baseball, softball and boys volleyball from Friday, March 24, 2023.

Reed-Custer baseball opens season with a no hitter. That plus scores from softball, boys and girls water polo, boys and girls lacrosse, and more.

Lincoln-Way West's Ava Gugliuzza highlights a star-studded collection of players on the 2022-23 Herald-News All-Area Girls Basketball Team.

A look at the paths Herald-News area teams have in front of them as the IHSA boys basketball postseason gets underway this weekend.