Coal City Preps

Here is Steve Soucie's Herald-News prep football preview for the semifinal round of the IHSA playoffs, featuring key showdowns across the greater Joliet area.

Lincoln Way West and Coal City improve to 2-0, Minooka wins its first game plus more girls basketball scores in the roundup.

Coal City gets a win and more in Tuesday's The Herald-News roundup.

A look at the Herald-News area's girls basketball teams for the 2024-25 season.

Landin Benson nabs a lot of the headlines and for good reason, but it's a whole team effort that has Coal City in the 4A semifinals.

Girls basketball season opened Monday night and we have the results in The Herald-News Monday sports roundup.

Here are quarterfinal results and state semifinal matchups for IHSA playoff teams across the Will and Grundy county area.

Donnie Ladas' late fumble recovery was followed by a fourth-and-inches conversion by Landin Benson to give Coal City a 20-13 win and send the Coalers to the 4A state semifinals.

Coal City faces Dixon in the quarterfinals of the 2024 Class 4A IHSA football playoffs. Friday Night Drive editor Hart Pisani will have live updates, scores and news from the game

The Herald-News prep football preview for the quarterfinal round of the IHSA playoffs, featuring key showdowns across the greater Joliet area.

Here are second-round results and third-round matchups for IHSA playoff teams across the Herald-News area.

Landin Benson rushed for five touchdowns for the second consecutive game, and went for 168 yards, and Coal City rallied from a three-point halftime deficit to beat Rockford Boylan 33-10 in a Class 4A second-round game.

Plainfield North's boys finished second in Class 3A at the state cross country meet, while Minooka's girls finished sixth. That and more in The Herald-News Saturday Roundup

The Herald-News prep football preview for the second round of the IHSA playoffs, featuring key showdowns across the greater Joliet area.

Providence volleyball heads to the sectional finals and more.

The Seneca girls volleyball team defeated Coal City 25-19, 27-25 to win the Class 2A Coal City Regional championship on Thursday night.

Minooka's girls cross country team won the Normal Sectional to lead state qualifiers, Lemont soccer won a sectional title and more in Saturday's Herald-News sports roundup.

A heavy dose of Landin Benson's running and a stifling defense led Coal CIty to a 41-13 win over Johnsburg in the Class 4A playoffs

Johnsburg faces Coal City in Round 1 of the 2024 Class 4A IHSA football playoffs Friday Night Drive reporter Rob Oesterle will have live updates, scores and news from the game

Providence Catholic, Lemont, Wilmington, Seneca advance to sectional semifinals in girls volleyball. That and more in Thursday's roundup.

The Herald-News prep football preview for the opening round of the IHSA playoffs, featuring key showdowns across the greater Joliet area.

Lincoln-Way East, Lemont, Lockport boys soccer triumph, volleyball playoff action continues and more in the Herald-News Tuesday Roundup.

Plainfield East and Dwight won volleyball regional matches Monday, while Reed-Custer saw its season come to an end and more in Monday's The Herald-News roundup.

Jessica Kovalcik won her second straight Class 2A state singles tennis title, boys and girls cross country regional results and more in Saturday's Herald-News Roundup

A look at the first-round football playoff pairing for the teams in The Herald-News coverage area

Here’s a look at Week 9 results across the greater Will/Grundy County area.

In Class 2A singles at the IHSA State Finals in suburban Chicago, Plainfield North’s Jessica Kovalcik – the defending state champion – won all three of her matches and advanced to the second day, plus more in Thursday's Herald-News Roundup.

The Herald-News prep football preview for Week 9 of the 2024 season, featuring key showdowns across the greater Joliet area.

Morris falls in boys soccer, Minooka falls in girls volleyball in Wednesday's roundup.

Lincoln-Way East beat Homewood-Flossmoor in a battle of SouthWest Suburban unbeatens, plus more volleyball and postseason boys soccer reults in The Herald-News Tuesday Roundup

With just one week remaining in the IHSA football regular season and the postseason looming for the top 256 teams, here are where the Herald-News area's football teams stand heading into Week 9.

Joliet Central and Seneca girls volleyball both scored triumphs Monday.

The Lemont boys golf team finished eighth at state and more.

Scores and more from around the greater Will/Grundy County area in Week 8 of the IHSA football season.

Lincoln-Way East, Coal City win girls volleyball, Minooka, Oswego East win boys soccer. That and more in Thursday's roundup.

The Herald-News Prep Football Capsules for Week 8 of the 2024 season, featuring key showdowns across the greater Joliet area.

Lemont earns a draw in boys soccer, Lockport, Lincoln-Way East win in girls volleyball in Wednesday's roundup.

Despite graduating nine seniors from last year's sectional championship team, Joliet West has kept up its success

With two weeks remaining in the IHSA football regular season and the postseason looming for the top 256 teams, here are where the Herald-News area's football teams stand coming down the home stretch.

Joliet West, Lincoln-Way East, Minooka and Coal City all picked up volleyball wins and more in The Herald-News Tuesday Roundup.

Seneca girls cross country has two top-20 finishers and more in Monday's Herald-News Roundup.

Lincoln-Way East volleyball was third in the Gold Bracket at St. Charles East, while Joliet West won the Silver Bracket; Romeoville won a flag football regional title; and more in The Herald-News Saturday roundup.

Week 7 IHSA football scores from around the greater Joliet/Will County and Morris/Grundy County area.

Wilmington took the second-half kickoff in a tie game and put together a 12-play, 80-yard, 8-minute and 4-second drive, starting a time of possession domination that ended with the Wildcats beating Coal City 21-14.

Coal City faces Wilmington in Week 7 of the 2024 IHSA football season. Friday Night Drive editor J.T. Pedelty will have live updates, scores and news from the game

Minooka, Lincoln-Way Central boys soccer score victories. That and more in Thursday's Herald-News Area Roundup.

The Herald-News Prep Football Capsules for Week 7 of the 2024 season, featuring key showdowns across the greater Joliet area.

The Coal City boys soccer team defeated host Streator 4-0 on Tuesday at the James Street Recreation Center to close out Illinois Central Eight Conference play for each side.

Streator shut out Coal City 4-0 on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024 at James Street Recreational Center in Streator.

Lincoln-Way Central volleyball beats Sandburg and more in the Herald-News Roundup.