Brady Pettigrew earned first-team All-State honors. Nedas Venckus made third-team. Two of the area's top prospects are headed to the next level. Here's who else earned postseason recognition.

The Herald-News area saw plenty of representation in girls basketball All-State and All-Conference teams

Lincoln-Way West improved to 3-1 with a 16-5 boys water polo win over Bremen in Monday's Herald-News Roundup

Here’s a look at what to expect from the area’s girls soccer teams in 2026.

Minooka softball opens season with a win over Normal and more in the Herald-News Saturday roundup.

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.

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

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

Led by TJ Williams' 22 points, Bolingbrook placed four players in double digits and another with nine to beat Plainnfield East 83-60 and win the Class 4A Oswego Regional title

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

For the second time this season, Plainfield East and Oswego needed to extend their game to double-overtime to reach an outcome. The Bengals kept their season going, escaping the Class 4A Oswego Regional semifinals with a 68-65 victory.

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

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

See what to expect from local teams this boys basketball postseason, which begins Monday.

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

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 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.

DeKalb coach Bradley Bjelk said Thursday’s 56-39 home win over Plainfield East in the regular-season finale for both teams was a lot like the Barbs’ season. There were a lot of hot stretches, too many cold spells and when the team needed a spark, senior Naz Dean came through.

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

The Plainfield East girls basketball team traveled to DeKalb Thursday night to take on the Barbs.

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 scored 271 points at the East Aurora girls wrestling regional, 131.5 points ahead of second.

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

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.

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.

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.