Addie Wilkins had another shutout to help keep Herscher girls soccer undefeated, Bradley-Bourbonnais baseball won a slugfest against Oak Forest and more in Saturday's Daily Journal roundup.

Bryce Deany and Devin Arbour came up clutch to give the Kankakee baseball team its first win, Abbie Hofbauer led the Bradley-Bourbonnais softball team to its eighth straight victory and more in Friday's Daily Journal roundup.

After Manteno had a late lead slip away against Pontiac, senior Alyssa Singleton delivered a two-run walkoff single in the seventh inning to give the Panthers a 6-5 win and 3-1 record on the season.

After putting together perhaps the greatest career in Kankakee boys basketball history, Lincoln Williams is the Daily Journal Player of the Year.

Sophie Klawitter struck out 15 in a complete game while Mary Klawitter slugged a homer to lead Peotone, Gianni Jaime netted a hat trick for Herscher and more in Thursday's Daily Journal roundup.

Bradley-Bourbonnais nearly erased a four-goal halftime deficit against Bremen on Thursday, but had its comeback push come up a little short in a 7-5 home loss to the Braves.

The Illinois Elementary School Association recently announced its upcoming celebration of excellence, where outstanding individuals from member schools will be honored.

Chicago Bears brass met with reporters this week in Phoenix at the NFL’s annual meetings and discussed various things, including a new stadium. Shaw Local’s Michal Dwojak and Joe Aguilar break down what they learned about the Bears this week

Joslynn Dole threw a two-hit shutout and had a pair of hits to lead Bishop McNamara to a 10-0 win over Reed-Custer while Coal City dropped a pair of games at the WJOL Tournament in Wednesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Marquette defeated Eureka 3-0 on Wednesday, April 1, 2026 at Masinelli Field in Ottawa.

Here are the 2025-26 All-Interstate 8 Conference boys bowlers from the winter season.

In the first-ever season of varsity boys volleyball for all three All-City schools in the same year, Kankakee earned the first rivalry win of the season when the Kays swept Bishop McNamara Tuesday.

Both Wilmington and Reed-Custer completed Illinois Central Eight Conference softball sweeps, with Wilmington beating Coal City 11-8 and Reed-Custer downing Herscher 14-3, and more in Tuesday's Daily Journal roundup.

A five-goal performance from Harper Tollefson led Bradley-Bourbonnais to a 9-1 win over Bishop McNamara is All-City play Tuesday, giving the Boilermakers at least a share of their third straight All-City title.

The 2026 IHSA spring sports season is already underway. Here are preview capsules for each of Rochelle Township High School's varsity spring sports teams.

Reed-Custer softball came out on top of a wild one with Herscher, all three city softball teams earned wins and more in Monday's Daily Journal roundup.

Cary-Grove face Woodstock North in a nonconference baseball game on Monday, March 30, 2026, at Woodstock North High School.

Newman defeated Bureau Valley 20-5 on Monday, March 30, 2026 at Bureau Valley High School.

Bureau Valley defeated Newman 9-6 on Monday, March 30, 2026 at Bureau Valley High School.

Ken Nelson Auto Group is partnering with the Chevrolet Youth Baseball & Softball program to provide new equipment and a monetary donation to Al Morrison Baseball in Dixon.

Wilmington opened up Illinois Central Eight conference play with a 13-1 road win over Coal City on Monday, the Wildcats' fourth straight win by a combined scored of 62-3.

Winter weather has delayed plans to have the new Sterling Public Schools student rec center facility open in time for winter 2026 sports practices.

Kayden Loomis, son of Shawn and Megan Loomis, has signed a letter of intent to continue his academic and athletic career as a member of the football team at University of Dubuque in Dubuque, Iowa.

Bishop McNamara's Malachi Lee, Wilmington's McKenna Van Tilburg and Manteno's Klarke Goranson, Olivia McElroy and Briggs Cann all won indoor state titles at the Illinois Top Times Championships, and more in Saturday's Daily Journal roundup.

Jace Boudreau roped a game-tying triple and scored on Cody Youngblood's go-ahead single in the sixth inning of Bradley-Bourbonnais' 3-2 win over Bishop McNamara on Saturday that gave the Boilermakers the All-City title.

Bishop McNamara beat Kankakee 15-0 in the first of its two All-City games at the 315 Sports Park on Saturday, with eight different players driving in at least one run for the Fightin' Irish.

Meet the members of this year's Daily Journal All-Area boys basketball team.

The Bradley-Bourbonnais softball and boys volleyball teams both scored victories, as did Wilmington softball in dominant fashion, and more in Friday's Daily Journal roundup.

The 2026 All-City baseball season began at 315 Sports Park on Friday, where Bradley-Bourbonnais tallied a 13 hits, a dozen walks and took advantage of six Kankakee errors for a 28-0 victory.

The 2026 All-City girls soccer slate got started with a 2-2 tie between host Kankakee and Bradley-Bourbonnais on Friday, with decisive games with Bishop McNamara coming up for each team over the next two weeks.

L-P defeated Streator 7-1 on Friday, March 27, 2026 at the L-P Athletic Complex in La Salle.

Check out preview capsules for the Daily Journal area's prep baseball teams for the 2026 season.

The NFL world will convene in Phoenix next for the league's annual meeting. Shaw Local's Michal Dwojak and Joe Aguilar will preview the meeting and what they want to learn from the Chicago Bears

Huntley faces Larkin in a nonconference girls soccer match on Thursday, March 26, 2026, at Huntley High School.

Grant Park's Cheyenne Hayes racked up 16 strikeouts and ended a 12-2 win over Milford-Cissna Park with a sixth-inning grand slam on Wednesday, leading the Dragons to their fourth straight win to start the season.

Lydia Hammond threw her second no-hitter in the last four days for Bradley-Bourbonnais, Abigail Neukomm socked a walk-off homer for Watseka, and more in Wednesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Mendota defeated Marquette 9-4 on Wednesday, March 25, 2026 at June Gross Field in Ottawa. Mendota's Addison Perryman hit two home runs to give the Lady Trojan's a victory.

Bishop McNamara beat Reed-Custer 6-1 for its second win in a row, Beecher scored early and often in a 16-4 win over Kankakee, and more in Tuesday's Daily Journal roundup.

L-P defeated Princeton 7-2 on Tuesday, March 24, 2026 at Little Sibera Field in Princeton.

Hailee Vogt, daughter of Tyler and Melissa Vogt, has signed a letter of intent to continue her academic and athletic career as a member of the basketball team at Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa.

Huntley faces Fremd in a nonconference baseball game on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, at Huntley High School.

Northern Illinois University President Lisa Freeman and Vice President/Director of Athletics and Recreation, Sean Frazier, introduced NIU’s new head men’s basketball coach Matt Majkrzak at a press conference today in the Convocation Center at NIU in DeKalb.

Sauk Valley Community College and Skyhawk Athletics have announced that SVCC softball coach Derron Sellers has been appointed the college’s new director of athletics.

Bishop McNamara beat Peotone 17-2, scoring nine in the top of the sixth innings to secure its first win of the season, and more in Monday's Daily Journal roundup.

In a marquee matchup against Peotone All-Stater Sophie Klawitter, Bishop McNamara's Joslynn Dole threw a two-hit shutout and was supported by some timely Fightin' Irish hits in a 2-0 win in McNamara's season opener.

Bradley-Bourbonnais had 11 players record at least one hit Monday, providing plenty of support to five shutout innings from junior Abbie Hofbauer, in a 17-0 road win over Herscher.

Marquette defeated Newark 21-1 on Monday, March 23, 2026 at Newark High School.

With the boys tennis season upon us, here is a look at the season ahead for a number of teams across the Herald-News area.

Nash Brubaker hit a pair of solo home runs to lead Herscher on the road, Bishop McNamara and Bradley-Bourbonnais both lost by a run, Beecher's Taylor Norkus threw a three-inning perfect game and more in Saturday's Daily Journal roundup.

In a battle of state-ranked Class 4A teams, Marist managed to top Bradley-Bourbonnais' softball team 13-6 Saturday.