Kankakee Preps

The Kankakee girls track and field team led the local charge on the first day of the postseason and more in Wednesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Sparked by Bryn Provost's two-out infield single, Bishop McNamara's seven-run second inning came with two outs, fueling the Fightin' Irish to an All-City win over Kankakee.

The Bishop McNamara softball team scored a 13-6 All-City win against Kankakee at home Tuesday, May 13, 2025.

Cody Freitas hit two home runs to lead Bradley-Bourbonnais to an 18-7 win in SouthWest Suburban Conference play and more in Monday's Daily Journal Roundup.

With Monday's 9-0 win over Crete-Monee, Kankakee finished Southland Conference play 11-1 this season and tied atop the conference standings with Bloom, earning the program it's first-ever conference title.

Kankakee earned a victory over Crete-Monee to claim the Southland Athletic Conference title on Monday, May 12, 2025.

Kendyl Christon hit a walkoff two-run single to give the Kankakee softball team a huge conference win over Bloom and more in Friday's Daily Journal Roundup.

Thanks to a gem from Jacob Lotz and hits from nine different players, Bishop McNamara won 13-0 at Kankakee to snap a 10-year All-City title drought Friday.

The Bishop McNamara baseball team snapped a 10-year All-City title drought at Kankakee Friday, May 9, 2025.

The Wilmington baseball team held Kankakee to just one hit in a 12-0 win, the Wildcats third shutout win in a row, and more in Thursday's Daily Journal Roundup.

Beecher's Taylor Norkus threw a no-hitter to escape a pitchers' duel with Peotone's Sophie Klawitter and more in Wednesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Behind Kylee Cunningham's no-hitter and home run, Kankakee blew out Thornridge at home Wednesday to improve to 13-1 in Southland Athletic Conference play.

Kankakee secured a 16-0 victory in three innings over Thornridge on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, at the newly-named Deb Johnston Memorial Softball Field.

Jacob Vinardi tossed a no-hitter in the first game of Kankakee's doubleheader with Thornridge and more in Monday's Daily Journal roundup.

Five events on the boys side of the Herscher Invite were won by area athletes on Friday as the end of the outdoor track and field season nears its final stretch.

A total of 13 local track and field programs competed in the Herscher Invite on Friday, with area athletes on the girls side winning eight events and Wilmington freshman McKenna Van Tilburg winning three.

Lydia Hammond threw a nine-inning shutout and hit a walk-off double against Benet and more in Friday's Daily Journal roundup.

A dozen schools competed in the Herscher Invite track and field meet Friday, May 2, 2025. Buy photos here: https://heraldnews.smugmug.com/April-2025/Herscher-Invite

Kankakee saw Jaden Villafuerte's pinch-hit two-run double tie it before Alexander Grill's walk-off single against Bloom and more in Wednesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Offensive lineman Marques Easley, a 2024 Kankakee graduate, is transferring from Georgia to Purdue.

The Boilermaker boys were stellar on the track and in the field in their All-City win at Kankakee Monday.

The host Kays won 12 of the 17 events on the evening to claim the All-City girls track and field title Monday.

Bradley-Bourbonnais was an out away from an SWSC loss Monday when Cody Freitas put them ahead with a two-run home run in the top of the seventh and more in Monday's Daily Journal Roundup.

Kankakee, Bradley-Bourbonnais and Bishop McNamara competed for the annual title during the All-City meet at Kankakee High School on Monday, April, 28, 2025.

Bradley-Bourbonnais' Cody Freitas hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the sixth inning Saturday to end the Boilermakers' 12-2 win over Herscher and more in Saturday's Daily Journal Roundup.

The Bishop McNamara boys and Central girls both picked up team wins at the Manteno Invite on Friday.

Josh Barta was two walks from a perfect game in his no-hitter and more in Friday's Daily Journal roundup.

The Bishop McNamara earned another blowout win in Chicagoland Christian Conference play, beating Aurora Christian 22-2, and more in Thursday's Daily Journal Roundup.

The Bishop McNamara softball team beat Wheaton Academy 16-8 to improve to 7-0 in Chicagoland Christian Conference play and more in Wednesday's Daily Journal Roundup.

The Kays improved to 4-0 in Southland Athletic Conference play with a 2-0 win on the road against Beecher on Wednesday.

A pair of former area standout student-athletes are in the latest class of CHISOX Athletes, the Chicago White Sox's NIL program.

The Bradley-Bourbonnais softball team lost an extra-inning SWSC battle to top-ranked Lincoln-Way Central, Beecher's Ava Lorenzatti and Taylor Norkus were dominant in a doubleheader sweep and more in Tuesday's Daily Journal Roundup.

The Bradley-Bourbonnais baseball team beat Lincoln-Way East on the road Monday to avenge last week's loss to the Griffins and more in Monday's Daily Journal Roundup.

Nominations for the Kankakee Athletics Hall of Fame will be accepted through May 16 with induction ceremonies to take place on October 23 and 24.

Former Kankakee star AJ Storr announced last week he'll spend his senior season at Ole Miss.

The Kankakee girls track and field team placed fifth at the Kays Co-ed Meet Saturday with Herscher placing seventh, while on the boys side Herscher placed sixth and Kankakee placed seventh, and more in Saturday's Daily Journal Roundup.

More errors and walks came back to bite Kankakee in Thursday's 9-6 home loss to Southland Athletic Conference opponent Thornwood.

Kankakee's Kylee Cunningham and Kylie Glogowski, who split the team's pitching and catching duties, delivered once again in the Kays' dominant win over Thornwood Thursday.

Bishop McNamara's Joslynn Dole and Kankakee's Kylee Cunningham both threw no-hitters Wednesday to lead their teams to wins and more in Wednesday's Daily Journal Roundup

The Bishop McNamara baseball team picked up its first Chicagoland Christian Conference win of the season, Peotone's Sophie Klawitter threw another no-hitter and more in Tuesday's Daily Journal Roundup.

Wilmington baseball kept its perfect ICE record in tact, Peotone's Sophie Klawitter threw a perfect game and more in Monday's Daily Journal roundup.

The Kankakee girls track and field team placed third at the JJK/AL Joyner Classic and more in Saturday's Daily Journal Roundup.

A 12-run fourth inning fueled the Kays in Southland Athletic Conference action and more in Friday's Daily Journal roundup.

The Bradley-Bourbonnais baseball team picked up a 5-2 road win over Sandburg for their first conference victory and more in Thursday's Daily Journal Roundup.

After dropping the first set of Thursday's All-City tilt at Kankakee, Bradley-Bourbonnais roared back to not just win All-City, but the school's first-ever varsity boys volleyball game.

Bradley-Bourbonnais visited Kankakee for the first-ever varsity All-City boys volleyball game, a comeback 2-1 victory for the Boilermakers.

Jocelyn Sanche's five-goal day led Kankakee girls soccer to a dominant win and more in Monday's Daily Journal roundup.

Bradley-Bourbonnais senior Nick Allen and Kankakee junior Lincoln Williams made the Illinois Media All-State first teams in their respective classes while four players earned honorable mention.

Bradley-Bourbonnais' Jace Boudreau hit a leadoff home run and had the game-winning hit in the top of the seventh in the Boilermakers' 6-3 win, and more in Saturday's Daily Journal Roundup.

After spending this season at Kansas, former Kankakee boys basketball standout AJ Storr will hit the transfer portal for the third time in as many years, as first reported by ESPN's Jeff Borzello.