News and scores from Week 1 in the Will and Grundy county areas for the 2025 season

Minooka boys soccer gets a 5-1 win and more in the Herald-News Thursday roundup.

The Herald-News Prep Football Capsules for Week 1, featuring key showdowns across the greater Joliet area.

Cuyler and Everett Swanson finished 1-2 and the Morris girls and boys teams finished second at the Early Bird cross country invite. Plus golf and volleyball results in Wednesday's Herald News sports roundup,

Lockport and Minooka were among the winners in area volleyball action and more in Tuesday's Herald-News Roundup.

Bradley-Bourbonnais beat Joliet Central 60-7 at home on Monday, getting off to a strong start in its second season as a program following a fourth-place finish at state a season ago.

Bradley-Bourbonnais topped Joliet Central in a 60-7 victory at home in the season opener on Monday, Aug. 25, 2025.

Faith Jordan opened her senior year with six kills and three aces to lead Joliet West to a win in the season opener. Plus more volleyball, boys soccer and golf results in Monday's Herald-News Sports Roundup.

Lockport girls golf took first at the Joliet Township Invite, while Minooka beat Morris in girls tennis in the Herald-News Saturday roundup.

Here is a look at the Southwest Prairie Conference

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From Romeoville to Joliet West, here are five girls flag football players to watch in the 2025 season.

With four teams entering year two and three teams starting out, the 2025 girls flag football season should be an exciting one.

Here is a look at girls volleyball teams in The Herald-News coverage area for the 2025 season.

Here's our picks for five boys soccer players across the Herald-News coverage area to keep an eye on during the 2025 season.

Plainfield East and JCA's girls golf teams each picked up wins. That and more in Tuesday's Herald-News Roundup

The Herald News breaks down each area soccer team, the top players and more.

Here is a look at the girls golf teams in the Herald-News area

Here are five girls golfers to keep an eye on throughout the season

The 2025-26 high school sports season opened Thursday at golf courses around the area, with wins recorded by Lincoln-Way East and Seneca's girls as well as Morris' boys.

Check out how every boys golf team in the area is expected to fare this season.

Will Lemont return to the state tournament? How does Lockport reload? Those boys soccer storylines and more to watch in The Herald-News area in 2025.

The 2025 girls volleyball season promises to be another banner year for The Herald-News area

What will Jonas Williams and company do for a last hurrah? Will JCA take back the state title record? That and more storylines to watch for this football season.

Jeffrey Woods is just a sophomore and only now getting his varsity career underway. He'll be handed the reins of Joliet Central's offense this year as starting quarterback.

Joliet Central won a game in 2024 for the first time in five years. Coach Thomas Hart now hopes the squad can continue to build on that momentum.

See if your favorite player made the 2025 Herald-News All-Area Baseball Team, featuring the best of the best across the Will/Grundy County area.

Here is the 2025 Herald-News Boys Volleyball All-Area Team.

The 32-team Morris Boys Shootout, scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday, has been canceled due to the expected heat

Morris won the title of its own Ladies Shootout for the first time in the event's 28 years

Kankakee High School's Genevra Walters Community Center was one of two statewide sites for summer girls basketball tournaments last week, with college coaches on hand during the NCAA live period at the Kays' inaugural NCAA Live.

Here is the All-Southwest Prairie Conference girls soccer team for the 2025 season, as selected by coaches.

Lincoln-Way East and Lincoln-Way West each had five players make the All-Conference team in baseball for the Southwest Suburban Conference. See who else made their all-conference teams here.

Lemont advanced to the sectional title game, while Lockport's season came to an end in the Herald-News Thursday Roundup.

Here is the All-Southwest Prairie Conference softball team for the 2025 season, as selected by coaches.

Here is the All-Southwest Prairie Conference baseball team for the 2025 season, as selected by coaches.

Providence Catholic thumped Tinley Park 20-4 to advance to the Class 3A Ottawa Sectional championship game. That and more in Tuesday's Herald-News Roundup

Lockport senior Nolan Lamoureux used a ferocious kick to become the Class 3A champion in the 800-meter run at the IHSA state meet in Charleston, while Dwight sophomore Graham Meister repeated as Class 1A shot put champ in leading area medalists.

Wilmington won its second straight Class 2A sectional baseball title, while Lockoort, Lemont, Providence Catholic and Lincoln-Way Central won regional crowns. That and more in The Herald-News Saturday roundup.

Lincoln-Way West, Lockport and others advanced multiple competitors to the 3A state finals on Saturday. That and more in the Herald-News Friday Roundup.

Wilmington baseball makes sectional final, local runners compete at the IHSA State Finals Meet, and more in Thursday's roundup.

Justin VanderTuuks RBI single in the bottom of the ninth lifted Lockport into the Class 4A regional final, Lincoln-Way West, East and Central also were baseball winners. Plus more softball and baseball state tournament scores in Wednesday's Herald News Sports Roundup.

Providence's girls soccer team beat Evergreen Park 4-0 to advance to the Class 2A Kankakee Sectional championship, and more postseason soccer, softball and volleyball action in Tuesday's Herald-News Roundup

Plainfield South beat Pekin to open the Class 4A playoffs, while Plainfield East and Joliet Central were also playoff winners in baseball. Plus more in the Herald-News Monday Roundup.

Several Herald-News area athletes are among the top 10 qualifiers in their respective events entering this weekend's state boys track and field championships

Lincoln-Way East's tennis team dominated its own sectional, and more in Saturday's Herald-News Roundup

Plainfield North will lead a large contingent of track and field athletes in the finals on Saturday after a strong showing in Friday's prelims, plus more in the roundup.

Coal City, Peotone win baseball, Lockport, Morris win softball. That and more in Thursday's roundup.

Plainfield South qualified seven out of the Class 3A Minooka Sectional. Athletes from Ottawa, Bradley-Bourbonnais, Joliet West, Minooka, Yorkville, Joliet Central and Kankakee also advanced.

Tessa Krull throws a perfect game as Seneca softball advances. Lincoln-Way East and Joliet West clinch baseball conference titles and Morris advances multiple track and field runners to state, plus more scores from around the area in Wednesday's Herald News Sports Roundup.