After missing last season with an injury, Elliana Fowler has been outstanding for Joliet Central this season.

Madelyn Kiser scored 24 as Minooka improved to 6-1. Lemont boys basketball opened conference play with a win. Plus more scores from around the area in Thursday's Herald-News sports roundup.

See this year's girls golf state qualifiers from the Herald-News Area.

Wilmington and Joliet Catholic both notched boys basketball victories, plus more in the Herald-News Wednesday Roundup.

Ryan Hegji hit the game winner with six seconds left to give the Warriors the win. Lockport boys and girls also were winners, Plus many more scores from around the area in Tuesday's Herald News Sports Roundup,

Wilmington girls basketball beats Reed-Custer and more in the Herald-News Monday roundup.

Lockport won the WJOL boys basketball tournament and more in the Herald-News Saturday roundup.

Plainfield East and Bolingbrook were among boys basketball winners in Saturday's Herald-News roundup.

Minooka beat Joliet Central in boys basketball and more in the Herald-News roundup.

Brady Pettigrew netted 20 points, and TJ WIllimas added 18 as Bolingbrook won in downstate Decatur to open the boys basketball season. Plus more scores from around the area in Tuesday's Herald-News Sports roundup.

Seneca defeats Serena in boys basketball and more in the Herald-News Roundup.

Joliet Central girls basketball got its first win of the season and more in the JHN Prep Roundup.

Molly Finn scored 25 points and netted her 1,000th career points as Lincoln-Way West improved to 2-0. Plus more girls basketball scores in Thursday's Herald News Sports Rounup.

Here are five boys basketball players to keep an eye on in the Herald-News area for the 2025-26 season

Here is a look at the boys basketball teams in the Herald-News area for the 2025-26 season

Providence beats Tinley Park in girls basketball and more in the Herald-News Wednesday roundup

The Herald-News prep football preview for Week 13 of the 2025 season, featuring key showdowns across the greater Will and Grundy county area as the IHSA playoffs continue.

Seneca and Reed-Custer improved to 2-0 plus more scores from around the area in Tuesday's Herald News Sports Roundup.

Providence, Reed-Custer and Seneca were among girls basketball teams to win their season openers, and more in Monday's Herald-News roundup.

Mia Ceballos, a Plainfield Central senior, earned all-state honors Saturday at the IHSA State Finals, plus more in the Herald-News Saturday Roundup.

A preseason look at the girls basketball teams across the greater Will/Grundy county area.

The Herald-News prep football preview for Week 12 of the 2025 season, featuring key showdowns across the greater Will and Grundy county area as the IHSA playoffs continue.

The Herald-News area was well represented on the Illinois High School Football Coaches Association's All-State teams.

The Plainfield North boys cross country team won the Class 3A state championship, Plainfield South was sixth and Morris boys were seventh in Class 2A. That and more in the Herald-News roundup.

The Herald-News prep football preview for Week 11 of the 2025 season, featuring key showdowns across the greater Will and Grundy county area as the IHSA playoffs begin.

Providence and Lemont both won at the Class 3A Kankakee Sectional and will play each other in Thursday's title match. That and more in Tuesday's Herald-News Roundup

Providence, Lockport and Wilmington were among first-round football playoff winners, Coal City won its first boys soccer sectional title and more in Saturday's Herald-News Roundup

Lemont wins regional championship in volleyball and more in the Herald-News Thursday roundup.

Can anyone prevent a collision course game between East St. Louis and Nazareth in the state championship? A lot of teams would like to think so. Steve Soucie breaks down the opening round of the 2025 IHSA Class 6A Playoffs.

The Herald-News prep football preview for Week 10 of the 2025 season, featuring key showdowns across the greater Will and Grundy county area as the IHSA playoffs begin.

Gardner-South Wilmington and Dwight move onto volleyball regional final, plus Lemont bows out in soccer sectional in Wednesday's Herald News Sports roundup.

Lincoln-Way West's boys soccer team, seeded 12th, blanked top seed Stagg 1-0 in the Class 3A Joliet West Sectional and more in Tuesday's Herald-News Roundup

Reed-Custer's season came to an end and more in the Herald-News Monday roundup.

The Morris boys cross country team finished in first place at their regional, Plainfield North boys and girls runners won regional titles and more in the Herald-News Saturday roundup.

Joliet Catholic 30, Providence 27: At Joliet, the Hilltoppers held off a furious Providence rally in the final minutes and picked up conference victory number four in the final week of the season

Morris, JCA and Lemont all have entries that advanced to play Friday at the IHSA state girls tennis tournament

Reed-Custer soccer rallied to move into the Momence regional final. Plus more scores in Wednesday's Herald News Sports Roundup.

The Herald-News prep football preview for Week 9 of the 2024 season, featuring key showdowns across the greater Joliet area.

Joliet Catholic boys soccer gets the playoff win and more in The Herald-News Tuesday roundup.

With just one week left in the regular season, here's where Herald-News area teams stand in their quest to make the IHSA postseason.

Chuck Stevens' goal in overtime lifted the second-seeded Lincoln-Way Central boys soccer team to an overtime win in regional play. Lincoln-Way East and Coal City also advanced. Plus more scores in Monday's Herald News Sports Roundup.

Romeoville boys soccer wins a playoff game and more in the Herald-News Saturday roundup.

Week 8 scores and more from across the Will and Grundy county area.

Kollby Ross had seven kills and Maggie Simon nine assists to help keep Lincoln-Way East perfect in the SWSC. Plus more volleyball scores in Thursday's Herald News Sports Roundup.

The Herald-News Prep Football Capsules for Week 8 of the 2025 season, featuring key showdowns across the greater Joliet area.

Lockport, Lincoln-Way Central and Lincoln-Way East girls volleyball all went unbeaten at the Autumn Knights Invite, plus more in Wednesday's Herald News Roundup.

Lincoln-Way West swept past Andrew in volleyball and more in Tuesday's Herald-News Roundup

With just two weeks left in the regular season, here's where Herald-News area teams stand in their quest to make the IHSA postseason.

Seneca and Dwight each won first-round matches in the Tri-County Conference Volleyball Tournament and more in Monday's Herald-News Roundup

Minooka has shaken off a 1-2 start and the loss of their starting QB and is in the midst of a four-game win streak, plus more from sidelines in Will and Grundy County in this week's Herald-News Football Notebook.