Lincoln-Way West boys water polo falls to Metea Valley in Thursday's Herald-News sports roundup.

See how each team throughout the area is expected to fare this season in baseball.

Minooka's 4x800-meter relay team ran the second-best indoor time in school history in Tuesday's Herald-News Roundup

Here is a look at the 2026 Herald-News-area softball teams, including ballclubs from across the greater Will and Grundy county area.

Here are five storylines to watch during the 2026 softball season across The Herald-News area.

Despite being rattled at times, Benet showed the poise and execution that it needed to at key moments in topping Bolingbrook in the Class 4A Bolingbrook Sectional title game on Friday night.

Lockport missed its first 16 shots and didn't connect on a field goal for nearly 14 minutes, digging a hole it couldn't climb out of in a 59-33 loss to Marist at the Class 4A Joliet West Sectional on Wednesday.

Lincoln-Way East’s Nate Jackson finishes fourth in diving at the IHSA State Meet, and more in Saturday’s roundup.

Lockport's Claudia Heeney won her third consecutive state championship to close out her outstanding career.

Lockport girls wrestling moves three into the semifinals at state. Providence and Coal City boys wrestling move into team semifinals. Lemont and Providence basketball win regionals, Plus more results in Friday's Herald News Sports roundup

Lockport used an 27-1 scoring run in the first half to earn a decisive 58-30 win over Joliet West in the title game of the Lockport Class 4A Regional.

Lincoln-Way East downs Sandburg in 4A regional semifinals and more in the Herald-News roundup.

Minooka's boys basketball team saw its season end with an 81-46 loss to Peoria Richwoods at the Class 4A Minooka Regional semifinals Wednesday night.

Lockport and Joliet West earned semifinal victories at the Class 4A Lockport Regional on Wednesday, setting up a title tlit between the two schools on Friday.

The fifth IHSA girls state wrestling tournament is this weekend and as per usual, there are a ton of wrestlers from the Herald-News area to keep an eye on. Here is the preview.

Gardner-South Wilmington, Romeoville and Coal City were among boys basketball regional winners in Monday's Herald-News Roundup

Joliet West finished second at the state bowling meet and more in Saturday's Herald-News roundup.

Coal City, Providence, and Joliet Catholic advanced multiplier wrestlers to the state finals, plus many more scores in Friday's Herald News Sports Roundup

Moline's girls basketball team shot 13 of 25 in the second half and topped Minooka 57-49 in the Class 4A Minooka Regional title game

Providence advanced seven wrestlers and Coal City moved six into the semifinals at state wrestling. Wilmington boys basketball sets season wins mark. Plus more scores in Thursday's Herald News Sports Roundup,

Morris, Joliet Catholic and Dwight all scored boys basketball wins in Wednesday's Herald-News Roundup

Lockport's Justin Wardlow, JCA's Jason Hampton and Coal City's Brody Widlowski are all searching for their fourth state medal this weekend in Champaign

Madelyn Kiper scored 19 points, Sadie Webb had 14, and Minooka cruised to a regional girls basketball semifinal victory over Joliet West on Tuesday evening.

Lincoln-Way Central upset T-F South to advance to the regional finals, Lockport, Bolingbrook and Lincoln-Way East also earned wins, plus more scores in Tuesday's Herald-News sports roundup.

Joliet West captured its seventh consecutive SPC East Division title and joined the 20-win club with a 71-40 victory over Joliet Central on Tuesday.

Joliet Catholic's Abby Dulinsky scores her 1,000th career point as the Angels breezed into a Class 2A regional title game with a win over Beecher. Plus more girls basketball regionals in The Herald-News Monday Roundup.

Providence claimed seven boys wrestling champs at sectionals and more in the JHN Saturday roundup.

Joliet West girls bowling won a sectional title, Minooka and Lincoln-Way West also qualified for state, and more scores from around the area in Friday's Herald-News sports roundup.

Bolingbrook slowly inched away from Minooka to claim a senior night victory and keep its Southwest Conference record spotless on the year in a 66-52 win on Friday night.

Coal City rallied for a win over Manteno in the Illinois Central Eight. Plus more scores in Thursday's Herald-News sports roundup.

Peotone bested Cissna Park in boys basketball and more in the Monday prep roundup.

Providence is a No. 1 sectional seed in Class 3A, while Minooka is a No. 2 seed and Bolingbrook No. 4 in Class 4A as the IHSA girls basketball postseason is set to begin.

Jaymon Hornsby and Lincoln-Way East win thriller over Lincoln-Way Central. Plus more area scores in Tuesday's Herald-News sports roundup.

Dwight's boys and Reed-Custer's girls were among winners on the hardwood in Monday's Herald-News roundup.

The top prep sports action from the weekend across the Will and Grundy county area, led by regional girls wrestling titles for Lincoln-Way and Minooka, state cheer championships for Morris and Lincoln-Way East, and Joliet West boys basketball winning again.

Lincoln-Way East won the Class 3A state cheerleading title, while Morris won the 2A crown. That and more in Saturday's Herald-News Roundup.

Nick Brzezniak scores 22 as Lincoln-Way Central picks up the road win. Plus more scores in Friday's Herald News Sports roundup

A massive first half allowed Joliet West to collect its ninth consecutive victory as it topped Plainfield East 76-61 on Friday.

Joliet West's girls bowling team won the Minooka Regional on Friday, finishing 731 pins ahead of second place.

Providence boys wrestling advance to team state. Plus more scores from around the area in Thursday's Herald News Sports Roundup

The IHSA girls wrestling postseason opens this weekend, with Herald-News area wrestlers facing two separate and distinct roads to the finals in Bloomington.

Gardner-South Wilmington dominated Iroquois West and more in the Herald-News prep roundup.

Behind 18 points from Landrie Callahan, Providence won its 26th game to advance in the GCAC Tournament. Plus more area scores in Tuesday's Herald News sports roundup.

The start was a little shaky for Lockport on Tuesday night, but the remainder of the contest ensured the Porters would collect their 21st win with relative ease over Lincoln-Way West.

Lockport dominates Joliet Central in boys basketball and more in the Herald-News Monday roundup.

A roundup of the top prep sports action from the weekend across the Herald-News coverage area, led by Joliet Catholic's state champion competitive dance team and a wealth of area wrestlers who fought to regional championships.

The Joliet Catholic dance team won the IHSA Class 1A state title, Lockport's boys bowling team finished second in the state and more in Saturday's Herald-News Roundup.

Joliet Catholic wrestlers won the first seven championship matches at the Minooka regional tournament while placing wrestlers in the first nine final matches.

Minooka trailed Plainfield North at halftime of Friday's boys basketball game, but the Indians rallied to secure a 60-52 win.

Minooka girls wrestling won three individual titles to claim the Southwest Prairie Conference title. Lincoln-Way West leads the way at state in boys bowling, plus more in Friday's Herald News sports roundup.