The Bradley-Bourbonnais boys soccer team won a pair of games to take first place in the Boilermaker Invite and more in Saturday's Daily Journal roundup.

Results from the Plainfield North Invitational and more in The Herald-News Saturday roundup.

Clifton Central beat defending Vermilion Valley Conference champions Bismarck-Henning 34-13 in Friday's season opener, Herscher had a comeback to remember and more in the Daily Journal football roundup.

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

Peotone is underdoing a slight youth movement this fall, but that isn't tampering expectations for a Blue Devils program that's developed into a consistent playoff team.

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.

The Bradley-Bourbonnais girls flag football team best Marist 33-25, improving to 2-0 on the season, and more in Wednesday's Daily Journal Roundup.

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,

Kankakee hosts Nazareth for the first of two games with state champions to open the season while Bradley-Bourbonnais and Bishop McNamara also start their seasons at home. Check out previews on those games, as well as the rest of the Week 1 slate for the Daily Journal area.

Kankakee made a strong statement to start the boys soccer season and more in Tuesday's Daily Journal roundup.

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

The rest of the state's fall sports joined golf by kicking off their seasons in Monday's Daily Journal roundup.

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.

Take a look at five Daily Journal area girls volleyball players to watch as the season starts this week.

Team-by-team previews of the Daily Journal area's girls volleyball teams for the 2025 season.

Herscher's boys golf team beat Coal City by 14 strokes Thursday and Peotone fell to Streator in a pair of Illinois Central Eight Conference matchups.

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

Team-by-team previews of the Daily Journal area's boys soccer teams for the 2025 season.

The Bobcats held on for a three-stroke win and Peotone held off Reed-Custer in Tuesday's Daily Journal roundup.

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.

Bradley-Bourbonnais hosted the Bill Breeden All-Area Classic as teams from Bishop McNamara, Kankakee, Beecher, Coal City, Grant Park, Herscher, Manteno, Momence and Peotone teed off at the Kankakee Elks Country Club on Monday, Aug. 18, 2025.

Beecher secured a five-peat at the Bill Breeden All-Area Classic on Monday at the Kankakee Elks Country Club, shooting a 340 to edge out host Bradley-Bourbonnais by four strokes, while senior Peyton Serafin placed first individually with a 78.

Here are five boys soccer players from the Daily Journal area to keep an eye on for the 2025 season.

The Illinois Central Eight Conference will actually be the ICE seven for the 2025 season. Can anyone challenge defending champion Wilmington and runner-up Coal City atop the conference standings this fall?

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.

Mason Schweizer examines a handful of things to look for from the Daily Journal area once the football season starts.

Mason Schweizer looks at a handful of storylines to keep an eye on during the upcoming girls volleyball season.

Four playoff teams from a year ago got together in Manteno Thursday, as the Panthers hosted Illinois Central Eight rival Peotone and the Vermilion Valley Conference's Clifton Central and Momence for live scrimmages.

Peotone, Clifton Central and Momence traveled to Manteno for football scrimmage action Thursday, July 24, 2025.

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.

From dominant freshmen to speedy seniors and everything in between, there's plenty of state pedigree on this year's Daily Journal All-Area Girls Track and Field Team.

Whether at the plate, on the mound or in the field, top-tier players abound on this year's Daily Journal All-Area Baseball Team.

With 27 all-state standouts and several more all-conference selections that helped fuel spostseason runs, the Daily Journal All-Area Softball Team is as good as it gets.

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.

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

From goalkeeper to forward and everywhere in between, this year's Daily Journal All-Area girls soccer team features some of the state's top stars.

One of four local all-state players and the leader of a Peotone team that was two wins away from a trip to state, Allie Werner is this year's Daily Journal Girls Soccer Player of the Year.

The Daily Journal coverage area once again boasted some of the state's best softball talent this spring, earning a total of 27 Illinois Softball Coaches Association All-State nods.

A look at the area baseball and softball players named to the All-Illinois Central Eight Conference teams this season.

Bradley-Bourbonnais' Jocelyn Zettergren, Beecher's Grace Durante, Peotone's Allie Werner and Wilmington's Alaina Clark earned IHSSCA All-State honors for the 2025 girls soccer season, with 19 more earning earning All-Sectional honors.

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

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

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.