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,

Join hosts Steve Soucie and Josh Welge as they preview an exciting Week 1 in Illinois high school football on the Friday Night Drive podcast

Joliet West girls varsity volleyball takes on Lincoln-Way East at Joliet West on Tuesday, Aug. 26.

The wait is over. The many, many questions that teams have for the 2025 season are about to begin getting answered. Steve Soucie takes a look at the games to watch in the first week of the IHSA football season.

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

Five players had at least three kills Tuesday to help lead Joliet West to a 25-20, 25-21 win over Lincoln-Way East.

With the kickoff of the high school football season days away, here is the Friday Night Drive preseason Top 25. Who is No. 1?

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 girls volleyball teams in The Herald-News coverage area for the 2025 season.

In an area overflowing with talent, here are five of the girls volleyball players we'll be watching in The Herald-News area in 2025.

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.

Catch up on the week’s top Will County news and sports in minutes. Hear the week’s 5 most popular stories, read aloud for you

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

Lincoln-Way East is 93-7 in its last 100 games, with five of those losses coming to Loyola. The hope in Frankfort is that this year the Griffins will get over that hump for the program's first state title since 2019.

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.

Joliet West hosts on Wednesday while there's plenty of action the rest of the week.

With the IHSA releasing the state’s football schedules on Friday, here are the top games to watch in the Daily Journal area for the 2025 season.

The Illinois High School Association released its state-wide 2025 football schedule on Friday. Filling nine-game schedules proved challenging for some of the state's elite programs.

Lincoln-Way West's Conor Essenburg gets drafted in the fifth round, Jack Wheeler goes high and more big things from 2025 MLB Draft.

Reed-Custer is turning to Joe Turek as its new head football coach, who brings more than a decade of program-building experience from Lincoln-Way East to his new role with the Comets.

Will Jack Bauer go in the first round? Will CJ Deckinga hear his name called? Five big questions ahead of next week's MLB draft.

Here is a look at some of the best softball players the area had to offer in the 2025 season, the 2025 Herald-News All-Area Softball Team.

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.

Football teams including St. Francis, Hinsdale Central, Glenbard West and Lincoln-Way East participated in a 7 on 7 tournament on Thursday, June 25, 2025 at Naperville North.

Matthew Muehlnickel of Lincoln-Way East chose volleyball over baseball in sixth grade. The decision was a good one, and the Lindenwood-bound Muehlnickel has been named Herald-News Boys Volleyball Player of the Year

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

Ellie Fiegl scored 22 goals with nine assists for Lincoln-Way East, which made it to the girls soccer super sectional round.

Presenting the 2025 Herald-News Girls Soccer All-Area Team.

Ryan Ritter, a 2019 graduate of Lincoln-Way East, made his Major League debut with the Colorado Rockies on June 6. It was a "crazy" path to get there, but he's embracing all the challenges and enjoying the ride.

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.

Providence started quickly in Monday night's Class 4A Crestwood Supersectional, but that momentum couldn't be maintained by the defending state champions in a 8-5 loss to Brother Rice.

Providence had a frustrating session with its pitching machine in preparation for Saturday's sectional title matchup with Lincoln-Way East. But the intent of that session certainly hit its mark as the Celtics rolled to a 12-0 victory Saturday.

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

Lincoln-Way East baseball limited Lincoln-Way Central to one hit in a 3-0 win, while Providence got a walk-off home run from Enzo Infelice in the semifinal round of the Lincoln-Way West Class 4A Sectional.

Kelcie McGraw's shutout of Lincoln-Way East Thursday lifted Lockport to Friday's sectional championship game.

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

Lincoln-Way East's bid for its second state tournament appearance came up short with a 3-0 loss to O'Fallon in the supersectional round.

The senior leadership of Ellie Fiegl, the veteran presence of juniors Camden Cosich and Elizabeth Burfeind, and the youthful talent of freshman Adelyn Thomas have all surged Lincoln-Way East to the super sectional round.

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.

After a scoreless first half, Lincoln-Way East scored three quick goals, eventually shutting out Lincoln-Way Central to advance to the supersectional.

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.