Stories about Plainfield South high school sports
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.
Isaiah Robinson had nine points and nine rebounds to help lead Plainfield South to a 49-42 win over Joliet Central on Friday.
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.
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.
Joliet Catholic boys basketball led Plainfield South by 11 in the third quarter, but the Cougars managed to cut it down to a one-point deficit late. The Hilltoppers made their free throws to close the game out and get the win.
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
A switch to a press in the first quarter provided the boost that Plainfield South needed to notch a 64-59 win over Plainfield Central
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.
Ryan Lipke had a team-high 16 points while teammates Luke Grevengoed and Aamir Shannon also scored in double digits as Joliet West topped Plainfield South 55-42
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 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.
Brayden Ablin hit three triples in the first quarter alone as Plainfield South dominated Morris.
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.
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.
Gardner-South Wilmington, Dwight and Reed-Custer boys basketball were among the winners in the Herald-News Friday Roundup.
Plainfield South led Joliet West by as many as 31 in the first half as the Cougars cruised to their third victory in four games.
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.
A look back at the top action from the weekend across the Herald-News coverage area, led by Lincoln-Way West and Minooka boys bowling both bringing back regional team titles.
David Brunner led Joliet West to a second-place boys bowling regional finish, Eli Phillips and Cade Styrsky paced Providence in boys hoops and more in Saturday's Herald-News roundup.
Minooka and Lincoln-Way West bowling advances to sectionals. Plus more results in Friday's Herald News Sports roundup.
Behind 23 points from Ryan Crane, Lemont remained perfect in the South Suburban Conference. Plus more scores from around the area in Thursday's Herald News sports roundup.