Coal City's boys track team took first place at the Illinois Central Eight Conference Meet on Thursday, the Coaler girls took second, Wilmington's McKenna Van Tilburg and Manteno's Klarke Goranson each won four individual ICE titles and more in Thursday's Daily Journal roundup.

The Hinckley-Big Rock/Somonauk/Leland and Serena/Newark/Earlville co-op girls soccer teams each played solid throughout Thursday 2-2 tie in a match held at Serena High School.

Sycamore striker Cortni Kruizenga didn’t just score a goal in the 34th minute to break a scoreless tie against rival DeKalb in El Classicorn, she made a spectacular defensive play in the 73rd minute to preserve the Spartans’ 2-0 home win over the Barbs.

The DeKalb girls soccer team made the short trip to Sycamore Thursday to take on the Spartans.

Clara Lyons hit three home runs and drove home five runs to lead Geneva softball to a 9-3 victory, their first win over Batavia in its last five games. Plus, more high-scoring affairs in Wednesday's Kane County Chronicle sports roundup.

Kankakee girls track and field won the Southland, Michael Clark, Nick Pignatiello and Gavin Jones combined for Bishop McNamara's second no-hitter this week and more in Wednesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Liz Smith scored on an assist from Dorothy Ruth in the 76th minute and Johnsburg's girls soccer team completed a season sweep of the Kishwaukee River Conference regular season and tournament titles with a 1-0 win over Richmond-Burton in the tournament finals Wednesday.

Richmond-Burton and Johnsburg battle for the Kishwaukee River Conference Girls Soccer Tournament Championship on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, at Johnsburg High School.

Herscher's girls soccer team made it five straight undefeated runs through the Illinois Central Eight Conference with a 2-0 home win over Manteno on senior night Tuesday, May 5, 2026.

Lydia Hammond hit a two-run home run and pitched seven one-run innings to lead the Bradley-Bourbonnais softball team to a 4-1 win over Lincoln-Way East, its seventh SouthWest Suburban Conference win in a row, and more in Tuesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Gianni Jaime added to her school-record assist total by finding Sophie Venckauskas for a first-half goal and Gianna High added insurance on a free kick as the Herscher girls soccer team finished its fifth straight perfect conference season with a 2-0 win over Manteno on Tuesday.

St. Charles East girls soccer secured its first conference victory over St. Charles North with a 3-0 victory, while Geneva scored three second-half goals to run away with a 4-1 victory over Batavia at the annual Tri-Cities Night.

Following a 3-1 loss to Homewood-Flossmoor on senior night Tuesday, the senior members of the Bradley-Bourbonnais girls soccer team are looking to take in the final few games of their high school careers.

Defense and communication made the difference for the Oregon girls soccer team in a 1-0 Big Northern Conference win at Dixon on Tuesday night. Mili Zavala had seven saves and freshman Jaqlynn Rufer scored the lone goal.

Malaina Kurth, Bella Frangiamore and Grace Puhar each scored two goals, while Ella St. Onge distributed two assists to lead the Cary-Grove girls soccer team during its 6-0 victory over Crystal Lake South in Fox Valley Conference action Tuesday.

Dixon and Oregon faced off on the pitch Tuesday, May 5, 2026 for Dixon's final home game. Oregon took the win 1-0.

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Maddon McKim hit a grand slam to lead Prairie Ridge's baseball team to a shutout win, Woodstock North's baseball and softball teams won, and Johnsburg's girls soccer team remained undefeated. Plus more in Monday's Northwest Herald roundup.

Genoa-Kingston and Sycamore each earned No. 1 seeds and are hosting regionals when the playoffs get underway May 18. We look at what the Spartans and Cogs, along with DeKalb, Kaneland and Hinckley-Big Rock have to expect this postseason.

Anna Lesage twirled a two-hitter for the Tigers softball team, Dylan Bayston and Gaige Brown combined for a shutout on the baseball field and more in Saturday's Daily Journal roundup.

Aiden Fitzgerald had the game-tying RBI double and scored the winning run for the Boilermakers, McNamara got homers from Gavin Jones and Ian Irps, Herscher saw Keira Ahramovich and Lexi Crawford homer as part of their four-hit days and more in Friday's Daily Journal roundup.

Bradley-Bourbonnais' softball team secured its sixth straight SouthWest Suburban Conference win with an 11-1 victory over Stagg, Kankakee softball won another high-scoring Southland Athletic Conference game 24-17 over Bloom and more in Thursday's Daily Journal roundup.

Mia Anderson capitalized off a deflected shot in the 73rd minute, scoring the game's only goal on a rainy Thursday evening as Lyons edged out Oswego 1-0 in an Ed Watson Naperville Invitational girls soccer match.

Manteno snapped a five-game losing streak to Bishop McNamara that dated back five years with a 5-0 win at home Wednesday, April 29, 2026.

Kankakee's softball team rallied for 10 runs in the final two innings to down Bloom 14-8, Bishop McNamara stayed hot with its third straight win and more in Wednesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Emily Horath, Loryn Edwards, Miranda Lingo and Maddy Belisle found the back of the net for Manteno in Wednesday's 5-0 win over Bishop McNamara that gave the surging Panthers their fourth win in five games.

Lana Walker doesn’t have much experience playing goalie. But she has plenty of experience hitting the ground and diving after her target, which certainly came in handy for the Sycamore senior Wednesday against Kaneland in the Spartans’ 2-1 win against their Interstate 8 rivals.

The Sycamore High School girls soccer team hosted Interstate 8 Conference foe Kaneland Wednesday afternoon on the pitch.

Beecher and Momence both walked off with wins in River Valley Conference play, Herscher's softball team did the same in Illinois Central Eight Conference play and more in Tuesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Julissa Akins hit two home runs for Hampshire softball, McHenry baseball took over sole possession of first place in the Fox Valley Conference, and Marian Central baseball won its first game of the season. Plus, more in Tuesday's Northwest Herald roundup.

Mya Leon added five more goals, giving her 32 on the season, in St. Charles East's 7-0 win over Lake Park on Tuesday.

Plainfield Central has won three straight, Plainfield North is 13-2 and more in the Herald-News girls soccer notebook.

Kayla Hiller and Elaina Moss scored goals and Johnsburg, resuming a match from over a week ago, defeated Harvard 3-1 to remain unbeaten and clinch the Kishwaukee River Conference regular season girls soccer championship Monday evening.

Harvard faces Johnsburg in a Kishwaukee River Conference soccer match on Wednesday, April 27, 2026, at Johnsburg High School.

Preston Payne threw a one-hitter and had three hits of his own for Bishop McNamara, Sophie and Mary Klawitter helped Peotone end Grant Park's undefeated start in softball and more in Friday's Daily Journal roundup.

Brynn Maple hit two home runs and drove home four in St. Charles East softball's win over Geneva, while Batavia softball took down WW South to secure its best DuKane Conference record since 2022, and more results.

Driven by two goals from Shea Krakowski, Libertyville overwhelmed Huntley with three second-half goals in a 4-1 victory in its Naperville Invitational group-play opener Friday night in Barrington.

Addison Van Duyne had a goal and an assist, while Mayah Sanchez and Kailyn Motykowski also scored for Wilmington in a 3-1 soccer win over Morris

A grand slam highlighted KaLeah Jackson's memorable day for Kankakee, the Bradley-Bourbonnais girls water polo team won in three overtimes and more in Thursday's Daily Journal roundup.

Mikala Amegasse scored two goals, including the game-winner in the 83rd minute, as Hampshire overcame two goals from Dundee-Crown's Rylie Mensik and outlasted the Chargers for a 3-2 overtime victory in Fox Valley Conference girls soccer action Thursday evening.

Mary Whittington made a save on a penalty kick to help Wheaton North play to a scoreless draw with Wheaton Warrenville South on Thursday.

Lexi McCluskey's corner goal kick late in the game sent Plainfield Central past Yorkville on Thursday.

Oswego goalkeeper Kyla Baier turned away all four shots she saw in penalty kicks, and Jordyn Washington scored two goals in regulation as the Panthers beat Waubonsie Valley 4-2 in PKs to stay unbeaten on the season.

Two days after scoring her 100th career goal, Herscher's Gianni Jaime scored two more as the visiting Tigers beat Illinois Central Eight Conference rival Peotone 4-1 in a rematch of last season's sectional semifinals.

Sophomore Ayva Hernandez scored four goals Thursday as Genoa-Kingston knocked off North Boone 9-0, proving the Cogs haven't lost a step despite losing two 19-goal scorers to graduation.

The Genoa-Kingston girls soccer team played North Boone Thursday in a Big Northern Conference matchup.

Bradley-Bourbonnais softball team rallied for an extra-inning conference win over Sandburg, Bishop McNamara bounced back to beat Marian Central behind seven one-run innings and a two-run home run from Joslynn Dole and more in Wednesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Ottawa fell to Kaneland 5-2 on Wednesday, April 22, 2026 on King Field at Ottawa High School.