Wilmington beat Bridgeview 84-55 and St. Anne beat Bowen 71-58 in regional semifinal action, with both teams advancing to regional title games on their home floors, and more in Wednesday's Daily Journal roundup.

The Beecher, Gardner-South Wilmington and Cissna Park boys basketball teams all opened up the postseason with wins in their regional quarterfinals games and more in Monday's Daily Journal roundup.

Coal City's Aidan Kenney, Brock Finch and Cade Poyner and Wilmington's Logan Van Duyne will all wrestle for state titles after winning their semifinal matches and more in Friday's Daily Journal roundup.

Bishop McNamara scored a senior night victory in a matchup of 20-plus win teams and Gardner-South Wilmington was defeated in a rivalry matchup with Dwight in Wednesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Meet this week's Daily Journal Athlete of the Week, Gardner-South Wilmington's Leondre Kemp.

Clifton-Central's Payton Temple was crowned sectional champion and will be joined at state by Bradley-Bourbonnais Sophia Domont. The Boilers' Kayden Roach is also state-bound on the boys side, girls regional basketball action began and more in Saturday's Daily Journal roundup.

Gardner-South Wilmington took third place over Momence in the River Valley Conference Tournament, Beecher won a thriller at Tri-Point for fifth and more in Friday's Daily Journal roundup.

Ava Johnson exploded for 30 points and Malea Harrison set the school's single-game assist record as part of her triple-double to help the Kays to a two-point win over Crete-Monee, and more in Thursday's Daily Journal roundup.

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.

Clifton Central held on for a 54-53 win at Gardner-South Wilmington in the River Valley Conference Tournament semifinals Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026.

Blake Chandler's tie-breaking free throw with three seconds left ahead of a would-be game-winning buzzer-beater from Cooper Biros that swirled in and out allowed Clifton Central to top Gardner-South Wilmington 54-53 in a thrilling River Valley Conference Tournament semifinal.

Iroquois West outlasted St. Joseph-Ogden on the road for its sixth straight win, Wilmington upset Manteno in its Illinois Central Eight Conference finale and more in Monday's Daily Journal roundup.

Bradley-Bourbonnais tied for second in the co-ed division at the IHSA Competitive Cheer State Finals, Clifton Central/Iroquois West's Payton Temple won the 170-pound title at the Normal Community West Regional and more in Saturday's Daily Journal roundup.

Grant Park's Taylor Panozzo recorded a unique triple double in a win over Gardner-South Wilmington, Watseka/Milford's Christa Holohan and Reed-Custer's Alyssa Wollenzein each hit 1,000 career points and more in Thursday's Daily Journal roundup.

The Bradley-Bourbonnais boys basketball team snapped an 11-game losing streak with its first conference win, the Kankakee girls blew out Thornwood to secure a 20-win season and more in Wednesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Kankakee clinched the Southland Athletic Conference title outright with a 20-point road win over Crete-Monee, its 15th win in a row, and more in Tuesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Kankakee's Malea Harrison, Manteno's Maddie Gesky and Grant Park's Taylor Panozzo and Abi Roberts all had double-doubles, plus more in Thursday's Daily Journal roundup.

Cameron Gray's 19 points led Gardner-South Wilmington in a double overtime thriller over Herscher, Reed-Custer's Eddie Bryan and Cissna Park's Addison Lucht each broke the 20-point mark and more in Wednesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Watseka/Milford girls basketball reached the 20-win mark and stayed undefeated in the Vermilion Valley, Gardner-South Wilmington earned its second win in its last three games and more in Monday's Daily Journal roundup.

The Boilermaker dance team is headed to state, Bishop McNamara's Tristin Golden is a conference champion on the mats and more in Saturday's Daily Journal roundup.

Reed-Custer downed Illinois Central Eight Conference opponent Herscher for its fourth straight win, Gardner-South Wilmington improved to 8-1 in River Valley Conference play and more in Friday's Daily Journal roundup.

St. Anne made it eight straight wins in boys basketball, Coal City wrestling stayed perfect on the season and more in Thursday's Daily Journal roundup.

Kankakee had four players score between 14 and 20 points in a conference win over Thornridge, its 11th in a row overall, and more in Tuesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Bradley-Bourbonnais saw four girls wrestlers win individual titles on the way to a Rantoul Invite championship, Bishop McNamara's girls basketball team trounced Aurora Christian and more in Monday's Daily Journal roundup.

Bradley-Bourbonnais' boys bowling team advanced through the IHSA LaSalle-Peru Regional, as did Kankakee's Carson Meister and Reed-Custer's Mason Vasil. That and more in Friday's Daily Journal roundup.

Watseka/Milford, Cissna Park and Iroquois West, three of the top four girls basketball teams in the Vermilion Valley Conference, continued their hot stretches of play and more in Thursday's Daily Journal roundup.

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

Manteno got a pair of double-double efforts to take down Seneca, Cissna Park's Addison Lucht exploded for 25 points against Chrisman, the Iroquois West boys earned their first win and more in Wednesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Five Kankakee players scored in double figures as the Kays picked up a 59-51 Southland Athletic Conference win over Rich Township and more in Tuesday's Daily Journal roundup.

St. Anne held on for a 52-45 home win over Gardner-South Wilmington Tuesday night in a battle between teams that were unbeaten in River Valley Conference play – a win that put the Cardinals in the driver's seat for a conference title.

St. Anne earned a 52-45 win over Gardner-South Wilmington to remain undefeated in River Valley Conference play on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026.

Grant Park held Illinois Lutheran to just two points in girls hoops, Momence scored a one-point win over Gardner-South Wilmington and more in Monday's Daily Journal roundup.

Gardner-South Wilmington bested Momence while St. Anne put away Beecher to keep both boys basketball teams tied atop the River Valley Conference. Those games and more in Friday's Daily Journal roundup.

Cissna Park senior Lauryn Hamrick scored 16 points Thursday, surpassing 1,000 for her career and helping lead the Timberwolves to their ninth straight win, and more in Thursday's Daily Journal roundup.

A pair of 20-point games from EJ Hazelett and Lincoln Williams led Kankakee to its seventh straight win, Bishop McNamara's Richie Darr exploded for 26 points against Peotone and more in Tuesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Beecher doubled up Grace Christian and then some, Grant Park dropped Illinois Lutheran by more than 70 points, Gardner-South Wilmington bested Momence and more in Monday's Daily Journal roundup.

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

Manteno's girls basketball team defended its Chicago Christian Tournament title and grew its win streak to 14, Wilmington's boys finished fifth at the Seneca Shipyard Showdown and more in Saturday's Daily Journal roundup.

The Manteno girls basketball team extended its winning streak to a dozen games with a 75-13 dismantling of Christ the King at the Chicago Christian Christmas Tournament and more in Tuesday's Daily Journal roundup.

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

Lincoln Williams had 29 points and EJ Hazelett added 24 as Kankakee improved to 3-0 in Southland Athletic Conference play with an 82-72 win over Bloom, and more in Friday's Daily Journal roundup.

Manteno's girls basketball team rode big double-doubles from Emily Horath and Maddie Gesky and a 21-point fourth quarter to a 47-26 win over Beecher, and more in Wednesday's Daily Journal Roundup.

Behind 22 points from Braden Campbell and some clutch defensive stops, Manteno held on at Lisle, Grant Park's girls fought off Grace Christian behind Taylor Panozzo's double-double, and more in Tuesday's Daily Journal roundup.

The host Raiders and Wilmington won on the winners' side of the Iroquois West Holiday Hoops bracket, Herscher and Clifton Central won on the consolation side and more in Monday's Daily Journal roundup.

Bishop McNamara and Clifton Central won at the Watseka Holiday Tournament semifinals in boys basketball, the Iroquois West Holiday Hoops Tournament began on the girls side and more in Saturday's Daily Journal roundup.

Clifton Central boys basketball won its sixth straight game, Watseka and Herscher snapped five-game skids and more in Friday's Daily Journal roundup.

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.

The Kays scored their fourth double-digit win and third win by at least 25 points, Peotone won a rivalry tilt with Manteno, Reed-Custer topped Herscher in overtime and more in Tuesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Taylor Panozzo went for 21 points and 18 rebounds to lead Grant Park to a 50-point win, Watseka/Milford held off Iroquois West behind 21 points and 14 boards from Christa Holohan, and more in Monday's Daily Journal roundup.

Here are the players selected for the 2025 Daily Journal Girls Volleyball All-Area Team.