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Mason Schweizer previews the area's two super-sectional girls basketball games Monday night, as Bishop McNamara and Cissna Park both eye trips to state.

For the second time in three years, the Coal City wrestling team is the top wrestling team in IHSA's Class 1A, as the Coalers took home the gold at the IHSA Boys Wrestling Dual Team State Finals Saturday.

Payton Temple earned silver at the IHSA Girls Wrestling State Finals and Charlie Short's four events at the IHSA Boys Swim & Dive State Finals were highlighted by a bronze in the Daily Journal Saturday roundup.

The Bishop McNamara boys basketball team won the Class 2A Fieldcrest Regional championship game on Friday, beating the host Knights 61-45.

The Bishop McNamara boys basketball team won the IHSA Class 2A Fieldcrest Regional championship game on Friday, beating the host Knights 61-45 to avenge last season's loss to Fieldcrest in the regional finals.

Despite Ray Lee's pair of first-half buzzer beaters and a halftime lead, Manteno's bid for back-to-back regional titles came up short to Southland College Prep, who won its first-ever regional Friday.

Payton Temple's headed to the state semifinals in girls individual wrestling and Coal City's in the semis for boys team wrestling in Friday's Daily Journal roundup.

Behind 31 points from Lincoln Williams and 21 more from Kenaz Jackson Jr., the Kays made it back-to-back regional titles with an 85-50 win over Sterling in Friday's Class 3A Morris Reigonal championship.

Behind 31 points from Lincoln Williams and 21 more from Kenaz Jackson Jr., the Kays made it back-to-back regional titles with an 85-50 win over Sterling in Friday's Class 3A Morris Reigonal championship.

The Cissna Park girls basketball team beat Roanoke-Benson 49-39 in Thursday's championship game of the IHSA Class 1A Varna Midland Sectional, the second straight sectional title for the Timberwolves.

Trinity Davis' half-court buzzer beater to end the first half gave Bishop McNamara plenty of momentum to pull away from Watseka-Milford and win Thursday's IHSA Class 2A Herscher Sectional championship.

Chicago Bears general manager Ryan Poles and head coach Ben Johnson spoke with members of the media at the NFL combine in Indianapolis this week. Shaw Local's Sean Hammond and Michal Dwojak discuss what they learned from the Bears this week

One of the best boys basketball seasons in Grace Christian came to an end Wednesday, a fate Cissna Park also met in Wednesday's Class 1A Milford Regional semifinals.

Behind Ray Lee's 37 points, Manteno got past rival Peotone in double overtime while Bishop McNamara earned a regional championship rematch and more in Wednesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Kankakee scored the first 19 points points of Wednesday's Class 3A Morris Regional semifinal against Pontiac and never looked back.

After Watseka-Milford opened the Class 2A Herscher Sectional semis Tuesday with a 14-0 run over Reed-Custer before never looking back, Bishop McNamara used a second-half outburst to down Seneca and set up Thursday's championship.

Cissna Park had an obvious size advantage Tuesday in its 1A sectional semifinal and used it to defeat Flanagan-Cornell/Woodland 42-30.

The Coal City wrestling team cruised to a win in team sectionals Tuesday, advancing to state in Bloomington this weekend.

The Grace Christian boys basketball team won its first postseason game as IHSA members with Monday's regional victory and more in Monday's Daily Journal Roundup.

The Cissna Park boys basketball team beat Grant Park 55-51 Monday in the quarterfinals of the IHSA Class 1A Milford Regional.

Watseka got 15 points from Quinn Starkey and a dozen from Andrew Shoemaker as the Warriors downed rival Iroquois West in the opening round of postseason play Monday.

Bradley-Bourbonnais senior swimmer Charlie Short swept the Athletes With Disabilities division of the Homewood-Flossmoor Sectional in Saturday's Daily Journal roundup.

Cooper Morris and Brody Widlowski earned state silver to lead Coal City, who saw a program-record six wrestlers finish on the podium of the IHSA Class 1A Boys Individual Wrestling State Finals Saturday.

Lockport finished with 272 points as a team to take the top prize.

Coal City wrestlers Cooper Morris and Brody Widlowski advanced to the state championship matches in their weight classes and more in Friday's Daily Journal Roundup.

The Seneca girls basketball team beat Manteno 50-34 in the championship game of the Class 2A Beecher Regional on Friday.

Coal City used strong defense in the first half and hot shooting in the third quarter to get its 20th win in a 56-25 victory over Gardner-South Wilmington.

Led by Kaiden Taylor's 18 points, all seven McNamara seniors scored in the final home game of their careers, a blowout win over Epic Academy.

The NFL combine begins Tuesday in Indianapolis. Bears general manager Ryan Poles and head coach Ben Johnson are expected to meet with members of the media during the combine. Shaw Local’s Sean Hammond and Michal Dwojak discuss what to expect from the combine

Coal City's Cooper Morris, Brody Widlowski, Aidan Kenney and John Keigher are the area's four boys wrestling state semifinalists and more in Thursday's Daily Journal roundup.

The Watseka-Milford girls basketball team beat Hoopeston Thursday to win the IHSA Class 2A Watseka Regional, the fourth regional championship in a row for the Warriors.

Kankakee opened the fourth quarter of its Class 3A Regional championship against Ottawa with a fury, but eventually saw its regional three-peat denied in overtime Thursday.

After Kankakee's furious rally to open the fourth quarter put the Kays in the driver's seat of Thursday's Class 3A Kankakee Regional championship, Ottawa came back to force overtime, snapping a 13-year regional drought in the extra frame.

Senior Leah Grace had a game-high 23 points to lead Reed-Custer to a 51-42 win over Joliet Catholic to capture the Class 2A Coal City Regional title, the first regional crown for the program since 2005-06.

Mason Schweizer previews the local boys basketball scene ahead of regional play, which begins with quarterfinal action Monday.

The Peotone boys basketball team beat Herscher in the Illinois Central Eight Conference finale for both teams, and Gardner-South Wilmington fell to Dwight.

In the final AP Boys Basketball Polls until the postseason, Kankakee tied its highest state ranking of the season while BBCHS, Bishop McNamara and St. Anne all received votes.

The Manteno and Watseka-Milford girls basketball teams advanced to the title game of their regionals and more in Tuesday's Daily Journal Roundup.

The Kankakee girls basketball team took down Pontiac on Tuesday to advance to the title game of the IHSA Class 3A Kankakee Regional.

In the Class 2A Coal City Regional semifinals Tuesday, Reed-Custer scored an upset of the host Coalers before Wilmington's comeback came up just short to Joliet Catholic.

The Kankakee seventh grade boys basketball team finished fourth at state over the weekend. Three eighth grade teams finished as state quarterfinalists.

The IHSA Boys Wrestling Individual State Finals get underway Thursday, and 25 wrestlers representing five local teams will be among the competitors.

The Cissna Park and Bishop McNamara girls basketball teams advanced to the championship games of the perspective regionals and more in the Monday's Daily Journal Roundup.

Scores of local natives took college football fields across the country last season. Adam Tumino provides updates on several of the more notable names and their most recent accomplishments.

Those born with the ability to hear might consider being deaf a significant disability. But for TaLeah Turner, it's just what makes her different. That, and also being the latest great four-year Kay.

Shaw Local Radio's Zane Trumann interviewed Hank Walsh on the new round of nominations for the Sportsman Hall of Fame in and around La Salle County

Central-Iroquois West's Payton Temple qualified for the IHSA Girls Wrestling State Final and more in the Daily Journal Weekend Roundup.

The Coal City wrestling team hosted sectionals over the weekend and had 13 wrestlers advance to state, seven with first-place finishes. Reed-Custer advanced five and Wilmington and Seneca three.

The Coal City wrestling team hosted sectionals over the weekend and had 13 wrestlers advance to state, seven with first-place finishes, to lead a handful of area teams.

The Bradley-Bourbonnais boys basketball team won their seventh game in a row and more in Friday's Daily Journal Roundup.