A wild 20-second stretch in the second quarter and a key sequence as time wound down in the fourth provided the big plays the Herscher Tigers needed to hand host Streator a 28-14 defeat

Johnsburg faces Johnsburg in a Kishwaukee River Conference football game on Friday, Oct. 3, 2025, at Marengo High School.

Prairie Ridge faces Huntley in a Fox Valley Conference football game on Friday, Oct. 3, 2025, at Huntley High School.

Frank Thomas, who was elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2014, is coming to Goodfellas Cigar Lounge in Joliet. The event is ticketed.

Beecher senior Wences Baumgartner scored a pair of goals to break the IHSA all-time scoring record, now at 178 career goals, and more in Thursday's Daily Journal roundup.

Coal City got a late goal from sophomore Carter Hollis to pick up a 2-1 win over Herscher in Illinois Central Eight Conference play, the latest of a series of close battles between top ICE teams.

Hampshire faces Prairie Ridge in a Fox Valley Conference volleyball match on Thursday, October 2, 2025 at Prairie Ridge High School in Crystal Lake.

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Meet this week's Daily Journal Athlete of the Week, Watseka senior girls volleyball player Thayren Rigsby.

Dixon hosts Stillman Valley, Sterling hosts Alleman, Rock Falls heads to Winnebago and Newman faces Mercer County on Saturday in this week's Sauk Valley football slate. Here are previews for all 14 games.

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The Fightin' Irish snapped a 15-year regional drought in boys golf on Wednesday while Beecher's Peyton Serafin began his quest for another state medal with individual gold at the Kankakee Elks.

Bradley-Bourbonnais continued its lengthy reign as All-City champions with a win over Kankakee and Bishop McNamara on Wednesday, scoring 15 points to the Kays' 10 and the Fightin' Irish's five.

Bradley-Bourbonnais, Manteno, Herscher, Coal City, Wilmington and Iroquois West advanced individual golfers to the sectional round and more in Wednesday's Daily Journal roundup.

High school golfers compete in the the IHSA Class 2A Crystal Lake South Boys Golf Regional on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025 at RedTail Golf Club in Lakewood.

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St. Anne volleyball swept rival Momence, Manteno stayed undefeated in the Illinois Central Eight Conference and more in Tuesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Prairie Ridge travels to face McHenry in a Fox Valley Conference boys soccer match on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, at McCracken Field in McHenry.

Manteno's girls golf team had its top four golfers finish in the top 19 of the IHSA Class 1A Dwight Regional on Tuesday, propelling the Panthers to the program's first-ever regional championship.

Last year, Forreston’s football team was 2-7 because of losses to teams they could have beaten. This year, they are 4-1 because they are winning those same types of games.

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The Oregon Junior High School cross country teams continue to impress this season, delivering strong performances at the Schmidt Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 27, at Fuller Forest Preserve.

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Grant Park's boys soccer team picked up a win at home, Beecher's volleyball team dropped a tough nonconference matchup and more in Monday's Daily Journal roundup.

Herscher ended the opening set on a 5-0 run and opened the second set on a 22-7 run to pick up a home win over Clifton Central on Monday, their first home win of the season.

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Joliet Catholic got the victory in girls tennis, but Joliet Township was still in good spirits for Senior Night.

Lakes travels to face Richmond-Burton during a nonconference volleyball match against on Monday, Sept. 29, 2025, at Richmond-Burton High School in Richmond.

The Chicago Bears held on to beat the Las Vegas Raiders, 25-24, on Sunday in Las Vegas. Shaw Local's Michal Dwojak and Joe Aguilar break down the big win and what it means for the rest of the season.

The Bears had to win ugly Sunday and maybe needed some good luck in Las Vegas, but they got it done. They held off the Raiders 25-24 thanks to Josh Blackwell’s blocked field goal in the final minute for their second win in a row heading into their bye week.

Jeff Curran, retired mixed martial arts fighter, coach and owner of a Crystal Lake jiu-jitsu school, is bringing professional super fight competitions with athletes from around the country to McHenry County.

After beating Coal City in a semifinal shootout, Manteno's run at a Rivals Cup title ended in Saturday afternoon's championship match, which the Panthers dropped 2-1 to Chicago Christian.

The host Warriors were crowned tournament champs in the Daily Journal's Saturday roundup.

Marian Central junior running back Eddie Kowalczyk ran for 202 yards and a pair of touchdowns as the Hurricanes ran away from Chicago Christian 43-0 in their Chicagoland Christian Conference game Friday night

Sterling posted its second shutout of the season after a 48-0 Western Big 6 Conference home win over Galesburg as the Golden Warriors rushed for five touchdowns and threw for two more

Huntley faces Jacobs in a Fox Valley Conference football game on Friday, Sept. 26, 2025, at Jacobs High School in Algonquin.

Woodstock North faces Johnsburg in a Kishwaukee River Conference football game on Friday, Sept. 26, 2025, at Johnsburg High School.

The Chicago Bears travel out west to play the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday. Shaw Local's Michal Dwojak and Joe Aguilar give the latest news from Halas Hall and preview Sunday's game

No. 3 Newman heads to Rockridge in a matchup of two undefeated teams on Friday. Dixon heads to Oregon, Sterling hosts Galesburg and more, including picks and what to watch for in this week's Sauk Valley football slate.

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Manteno's boys soccer team won a close Rivals Cup match with Bremen, Coal City picked up a 9-0 win over Clifton Central and more in Thursday's Daily Journal roundup.

Led by Rachel Smith's dominant night at the service line and at the net, Wilmington swept Coal City at home in Illinois Central Eight rivalry action Thursday.

Area golfers compete in the Fox Valley Conference Boys Golf Tournament on Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025, at Foxford Hills Golf Club in Cary.

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Meet this week's Daily Journal Athlete of the Week, Bishop McNamara boys golfer Nolan Andrews.

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