The Raiders will be young again this season, but with some of those youngsters already seeing snaps last year and a handful of crucial upperclassmen, optimism is high at Iroquois West.

The Bradley-Bourbonnais girls flag football team best Marist 33-25, improving to 2-0 on the season, and more in Wednesday's Daily Journal Roundup.

Kankakee hosts Nazareth for the first of two games with state champions to open the season while Bradley-Bourbonnais and Bishop McNamara also start their seasons at home. Check out previews on those games, as well as the rest of the Week 1 slate for the Daily Journal area.

Kankakee made a strong statement to start the boys soccer season and more in Tuesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Team capsules, can't miss games, players to watch and Steve Soucie's projections for the Vermilion Valley Conference.

Team-by-team previews of the Daily Journal area's girls volleyball teams for the 2025 season.

Manteno, Iroquois West and St. Anne/Central all scored boys golf victories in Wednesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Team-by-team previews of the Daily Journal area's boys soccer teams for the 2025 season.

From returning starters in the Big Ten to redshirt freshmen with new opportunities as transfers, seven football players from the Daily Journal area will play at college football's highest level this fall.

The Herscher football team hosted Bradley-Bourbonnais, Central, Dwight and Iroquois West for some 11 on 11 scrimmages on Tuesday night as the teams continue to ramp up for the regular season.