Gardner South Wilmington Preps

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

Cissna Park finished an undefeated run to the Vermilion Valley Conference girls basketball title and more in Thursday's Daily Journal Roundup.

The St. Anne and Beecher boys basketball teams advanced to Friday's RVC Tournament title game and more in Tuesday's Daily Journal Roundup

The Kankakee girls basketball team dropped a tough game on the road Monday and more in Monday's Daily Journal Roundup.

Postseason play for girls basketball teams begins Saturday, and several area teams are hoping to add some hardware to their trophy cases

Sectional qualifiers from the wrestling teams for Kankakee and Bradley-Bourbonnais and more results in the Daily Journal Weekend Roundup.

Friday's prep sports scores and results.

The Bishop McNamara girls basketball team hit the 20-win mark for the third straight season Thursday night and more in Thursday's Daily Journal Roundup.

Tuesday's prep sports scores and results.

The Manteno girls basketball team won again to stay tied atop the Illinois Central Eight Conference. Plus more results from around the Daily Journal area.

The Kays picked up a Southland Conference win on the road Friday, extending their winning streak to four games. They improved to 16-3 overall and 6-1 in conference play

The Panthers ran away with a 31-point win at home on Monday

The Panthers got into the Christmas spirit with a win to open tournament play on Monday. Their 19-point win improved their overall record to 10-0 on the season

Woodland's boys basketball team forced turnovers on Gardner-South Wilmington's initial nine possessions on the way to a 57-47 win for the Warriors on Monday night.

Brett Bounds and Jack Wheeler combined for 47 points to lead Morris past G-SW.

As the 2024-2025 boys basketball season gets set to tip off, here are team-by-team previews of teams from around the Herald-News coverage area.

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

Farmington ended Dwight/GSW's Cinderella season 42-7 in the IHSA Class 2A quarterfinals Saturday afternoon, riding a balanced offense and key defensive takeaways.

A look at the IHSA playoff quarterfinal matchups for nearby teams Morris, Princeton and Dwight-Gardner-South Wilmington.

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

Dwight/Gardner-South Wilmington scored on a rare pass play with 2.8 seconds left to advance to the third round of the playoffs for the first time in school history, 12-6 over Elmwood-Brimfield.

More than four decades after their first IHSA playoff victory, the Dwight/Gardner-South Wilmington football team finally got No. 2, 41-13 at Momence.

A look at the opening round of the IHSA and I8FA playoffs, including games for Sandwich, Seneca, Dwight/GSW, Marquette and Flanagan-Cornell/Woodland.

Dwight/GSW avenged a Week 4 loss and punched its ticket for the playoffs, defeating Marquette 21-20 in Week 9.

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.

With just one game remaining in the IHSA football regular season and the postseason looming for the top 256 teams statewide, here are where the Illinois Valley's 11-man football teams stand coming down the home stretch.

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.

With two weeks remaining in the IHSA football regular season and the postseason looming for the top 256 teams, here are where the Illinois Valley's 11-man football teams stand coming down the home stretch.

Seneca played Dwight/Gardner-South Wilmington 52-22 on Friday, Oct. 4, 2024 at Seneca High School.

Continuing its undefeated season, Seneca defeated Dwight/Gardner-South Wilmington 52-22 Friday, with a standout performance from senior QB/DB Paxton Giertz, who became the school’s all-time scoring leader.

Marquette made enough big plays on both sides of the ball to upend previously unbeaten Dwight 26-21 in a Chicagoland Prairie Conference game Friday.

Here is a look at The Herald-News area girls volleyball teams for this season

A battle is brewing between Plainfield North and Plainfield South

What does the 2024 season have in store for girls volleyball in the Herald-News area? Here are five story lines to watch

It wasn’t easy with so much great talent to choose from, but here is the stacked 2024 Herald-News All-Area Baseball Team.

Several Division I college commits and All-State selections are included in the 2024 Herald-News All-Area Softball Team

Morris' Todd Kein and Dwight's Jerry McDowell have posted big numbers this season

A look at the 2024 outdoor boys track and field season across the Herald-News coverage area as things get running.

Here's a look at the 2024 outdoor girls track and field season across the Herald-News coverage area as things get running.

Here are the varsity prep sports on tap for the Herald-News coverage area this coming week.

Meet the 2023-24 Herald-News All-Area Boys basketball team, featuring standouts from across the area.

Season preview capsules for baseball

The spring sports season gets going this week. Check out the local sports schedule for opening week.

Gardner-South Wilmington’s inbounds steal and quick shot just ahead of the final buzzer rolled out, giving Marquette a 54-53 overtime victory and setting up a regional semifinal rematch with archrival St. Bede.