Adam Tumino

The Beecher Muskies opened up pool play in the NABF World Series with a pair of big wins on Wednesday and Thursday.

The 2025 boys soccer season is nearly upon us, so here are a handful of storylines to keep an eye on this year.

Kankakee basketball star Lincoln Williams was alongside Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo in a shoe commercial for Nike's newly-released Giannis Freak 7's.

The Vipers Track Club's 4x400 mixed relay team won a national title at the USATF National Junior Olympic Championships over the weekend where 24 athletes in total, six of which are from the Daily Journal area, earned All-American honors.

The Beecher Muskies wrapped their regular season with a 22-9 record, going 1-2 in last week's games with the NABF World Series set to get underway on Wednesday.

Former Central coach and Illinois High School Football Coaches Association Hall of Famer Dean Cappel will be inducted into the Central Athletics Hall of Fame at halftime of the Comets' home opener against Momence on Sept. 5.

The Herscher football team hosted Bradley-Bourbonnais, Central, Dwight and Iroquois West for some 11 on 11 scrimmages on Tuesday night as the teams continue to ramp up for the regular season.

Bishop McNamara will be adding boys and girls swimming to its slate of athletics this fall.

The Beecher Muskies went 3-1 in their games over the last week, improving to 21-7 on the season overall.

Chase Holland earned a payday in the modified feature, Austin McCarty won his fifth straight pro late model feature and more result from the Kankakee County Speedway's July 18 races.

Momence hosted reigning Class 2A state champions Chicago Christian for 7 on 7 workouts and scrimmages on Friday night.

Kankakee Community College pitcher Peyton Niksch signed with the Milwaukee Brewers as an undrafted free agent this week after wrapping a stellar season with the Cavaliers.

The Bradley-Bourbonnais All Stars 12u team and ACBA All Stars Pinto team ended their seasons over the weekend.

Herscher's Drew Rogers and Kankakee's Nevaeh Lowe and Jayon Morrow all put their talent on display in the 2024-24 college cross country and track and field seasons.

The Beecher Muskies picked up three wins over the last week, improving their record to 18-6 and extending their winning streak to five games.