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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.
Madelyn Kiper scored 20 breaking her single season scoring record as Minooka won its 20th game of the season. Plus more area scores in Thursday's Herald News Sports Roundup,
Joliet Catholic (3A), Providence (2A) and Coal City (1A) are all highly ranked heading into the boys wrestling postseason
Bolingbrook beats Plainfield North in boys basketball and more in the Herald-News roundup.
Lockport knocked off Homewood-Flossmoor. Jayden Armstrong scores 35 as Joliet Catholic upsets St. Ignatius and KJ Miller scores 33 for Plainfield East. Plus more area results in Tuesday's Herald News Sports Roundup.
Lincoln-Way Central's strong play over the first three quarters was enough to offset a shaky fourth quarter in the Knights 55-45 win over rival Lincoln-Way West on Tuesday.
Gardner-South Wilmington and Reed-Custer scored girls basketball wins and more in Monday's Herald-News Roundup
Here's a look back at the top prep sports action from the weekend across the Herald-News coverage area, led by Lockport boys basketball honoring veterans (and scoring a win), conference wrestling, sectional competitive dance and more.
Yorkville won the Southwest Prairie Conference boys wrestling championship for the fifth consecutive year on Saturday.
Lockport's competitive dance team won the Class 3A Champaign Central Sectional title, and more in Saturday's Herald-News roundup.
A strong second half from Neuqua Valley's dynamic duo of Cole Kelly and Mason Martin was enough to help lift the Wildcats to a 75-69 win over Bolingbrook at the When Sides Collide Shootout at Benet Academy on Saturday.
Gardner-South Wilmington, Dwight and Reed-Custer boys basketball were among the winners in the Herald-News Friday Roundup.
Braydon Porter scored 10 of his 12 points in the first half, including a monster dunk to start the second quarter that shook the basket support, and Yorkville went on to a 54-30 win over Minooka in the Southwest Prairie Conference.
Brady Pettigrew scored 26 points as Bolingbrook rolled at Oswego. That and more in Thursday's Herald-News roundup.
Seneca's girls and Reed-Custer's boys posted wins on the basketball court and more in Wednesday's Herald-News Roundup
Reed-Custer picked up the double overtime win over Wilmington in Illinois Central Eight action. Plus more scores from around the area in Tuesday's Herald News Sports Roundup.
Lincoln-Way Central and Bolingbrook's girls basketball teams scored wins at Benet, Joliet Catholic boys basketball lost down in Bloomington, plus more in the Herald-News Monday Roundup.
Bolingbrook prefers an up-tempo game but the rigorous nature of Monday's game with Lincoln Park forced them to find a more prudent path to a 66-61 victory.