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Bradley-Bourbonnais' Jace Boudreau hit a leadoff home run and had the game-winning hit in the top of the seventh in the Boilermakers' 6-3 win, and more in Saturday's Daily Journal Roundup.

The Coal City softball team won in dominant fashion, the girls soccer team fought to a tie in a rivalry matchup with Morris and more in Saturday's Daily Journal roundup.

Alaina Clark scores four goals and Audrey Powlick added three as Wilmington beat Momence 9-0 for its first win of the season.

Wilmington picked up its first win of the season Friday, scoring early and often in a 9-0 win at Momence.

Beecher pitcher Taylor Norkus threw a perfect game Thursday as the Bobcats improved to 6-0 on the season, and more in Thursday's Daily Journal Roundup.

The boys and girls teams from Bradley-Bourbonnais placed first in the Boilermaker Invite on Thursday to open up the outdoor season along with Momence, Herscher and Bishop McNamara.

Coal City's Lance Cuddy beat Bishop McNamara's Dom Panozzo, the Coalers emerging with a 2-0 win at Coal City on Thursday.

In a pitchers' duel between Coal City's Lance Cuddy and Bishop McNamara's Dom Panozzo, it was Cuddy and the Coalers who emerged with a 2-0 win at Coal City on Thursday.

After spending this season at Kansas, former Kankakee boys basketball standout AJ Storr will hit the transfer portal for the third time in as many years, as first reported by ESPN's Jeff Borzello.

A handful of former high school softball standouts from the area have been contributing to a red-hot Kankakee Community College team this season.

The 2025 season will kick off soon at Kankakee County Speedway.

The Kankakee baseball team blew out Thornton 19-0 at home and more in Tuesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Bradley-Bourbonnais caught fire at the end of the first half of Tuesday's game against Bishop McNamara, giving the Boilermakers an All-City repeat.

Central outlasted St. Anne-Donovan in a pitchers' duel on Tuesday, improving to 3-5 on the season with the 1-0 win.

The Streator Bulldogs shocked Herscher on Monday with a surprisingly lopsided loss to open the Illinois Central Eight Conference softball season. Early Tuesday evening, the Tigers returned the favor.

Manteno baseball made it a 5-0 start to the season with Monday's win over rival Peotone and more in Monday's Daily Journal roundup.

After a red-hot week at the Gulf Shores Classic in Alabama last week, Bradley-Bourbonnais kept that momentum rolling with a dominant All-City showing against Kankakee Monday.

Beecher junior Grace Durante scored three goals in the Bobcats' 3-1 road win over Manteno on Monday.

Manteno freshman Klarke Goranson won both the girls Class 2A 800 meters and 1,600 meters at the Illinois Top Times Championships and more in Saturday's Daily Journal roundup.

Bradley-Bourbonnais senior Nick Allen and Kankakee junior Lincoln Williams are the 2024-25 Daily Journal Boys Basketball Players of the Year.

The Daily Journal 2024-25 All-Area boys basketball team.

Bradley-Bourbonnais softball rallied from its first loss of the season to salvage a doubleheader split with Huntley and more in Friday's Daily Journal roundup.

Beecher's Taylor Norkus struck out 13 Reed-Custer batters and allowed just three hits in the Bobcats' 10-1 win Friday.

The Momence baseball team earned a comeback win over Peotone at home on Friday while Peotone picked up a win over Momence on the softball field.

Rich Zinanni, Fred LeSage, Irish O'Reilly, Jack Sikma, Ben Zobrist and Michelle Bartsch-Hackley are the six people with local ties that will be inducted into the new Illinois Sports Hall of Fame in June.

After Jocelyn Sanchez gave the Kays an early 2-0 lead, Nia Lawrence assisted Aaliyah Lanum for the equalizer before her second goal of the game gave Bradley-Bourbonnais a thrilling comeback win Thursday.

Beecher picked up a pair of shutout wins over Gardner-South Wilmington on Thursday to open the season 2-0, and more in Thursday's Daily Journal roundup.

The Boilermakers improved to 4-0 on the young season behind Lydia Hammond's 14-strikeout effort and more in Wednesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Wilmington beat Central 22-5 at home on Wednesday, scoring 11 runs in the fourth inning to improve to 4-1 on the season.

The Wilmington softball team beat Central 22-5 at home on Wednesday, scoring 11 runs in the fourth inning to improve to 4-1 on the season.

Owen Freeman, the 2022 Daily Journal Boys Basketball Player of the Year, transferred from Iowa to Creighton Wednesday, as first reported by On3 Sports.

Wilmington looked to have earned a win in Wednesday's pitcher's duel with Lincoln-Way East before a late Griffins rally.

Bishop McNamara's Trinity Davis and Cissna Park's Addison Lucht were recognized as All-State girls basketball players by the Illinois Media.

The Bradley-Bourbonnais baseball team won 17-4 in Alabama to improve to 2-1 on the season and more in Tuesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Against an up-and-coming Kankakee team, Ava Peterson got plenty of run support from an experienced Manteno lineup to help the Panthers to an 11-1 victory Tuesday.

Taking a look at boys tennis teams around The-Herald News area for the 2025 season, with top returners, newcomers and more.

New Kankakee head baseball coach Nick Crowe begins his first season as a varsity head coach prepared to face challenges that come with his new role, with an experienced staff to help him along the way.

Bishop McNamara's Callaghan O'Connor struck out every batter he faced and more in Monday's Daily Journal roundup.

The Bishop McNamara softball team beat Peotone 6-2 on the road Monday for their first win of the season.

The Boilermakers scored five runs in the first inning and never looked back in Monday's nonconference tilt with Herscher.

A handful of schools competed at Reed-Custer's Comet Classic over the weekend, with Bishop McNamara leading the local boys and the host Comets leading the local girls.

The Fightin' Irish came up a run short, Herscher won in walk-off fashion and more in Saturday's Daily Journal roundup.

Just minutes after Jocelyn Sanchez's equalizer, Kankakee freshman Jasmine Torres' last-minute goal gave the Kays a dramatic 2-1 win at Bishop McNamara, their first-ever win over the Irish.

Bishop McNamara senior Trinity Davis is this year's Daily Journal Girls Basketball Player of the Year.

The Daily Journal 2024-25 All-Area girls basketball team.

The Bradley-Bourbonnais boys track and field team competed in the SouthWest Suburban Conference Boys Indoor Meet, placing ninth as a team, and more in Friday's Daily Journal Roundup.

Herscher's baseball and softball teams visited Kankakee on Friday and swept the Kays with a pair of big wins.

Former Kankakee football player Marques Easley, now a freshman at Georgia, was suspended indefinitely by the team Thursday following a vehicle crash

The Kankakee girls soccer team beat Reed-Custer 2-0 to win its season opener and more in Thursday's Daily Journal roundup.

The Bradley-Bourbonnais boys water polo team dropped a home contest against Andrew on Thursday, struggling defensively after a key player fouled out early on.