Herscher Preps

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

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

Mason Schweizer looks at the girls basketball regional fields ahead of the postseason, as well as a few boys basketball players making historic marks on their programs.

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

The Coal City boys wrestling team won the Herscher Regional with relative ease on Saturday, with all 14 wrestlers finishing in the top three of their weight class.

The Coal City boys wrestling team will serve as sectional hosts on Feb. 14, where 14 Coaler wrestlers will compete in their home gym.

The Coal City boys wrestling team won the Herscher Regional with all 14 wrestlers finishing in the top three of their weight class. Seneca is sending six to sectionals.

Several boys wrestling teams competed in IHSA Class 1A Herscher regional on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. Coal City, Reed-Custer, Central-Iroquois West, Bishop McNamara, Manteno, Peotone, Wilmington, Dwight, Seneca and Herscher wrestlers aimed to advance.

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.

The Bradley-Bourbonnais girls bowling team won the All-Area meet on Wednesday while Kankakee senior Serena Birr placed first as an individual.

Check out photos from Wednesday's All-city girls bowling meet, which included BBCHS, Kankakee, Bishop McNamara, Herscher and Peotone.

Area boys wrestling teams will be competing at regionals on Feb. 8, with several local schools being represented by some of the top-ranked wrestlers in Illinois.

Tuesday's prep sports scores and results.

The Coal City girls basketball team got a 21-point first half from Kylee Kennell, setting the stage for them to comfortable earn their 20th win of the season against Herscher Monday night.

Wilmington held off a late Tigers push to rebound from a loss with a 44-37 Wilmington win over Herscher on Monday.

Herscher defeated Streator 37-28 on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025 in Pops Dale Gymnasium at Streator High School.

Watseka picked up their third win in a row to improve to 5-10 on the year

Manteno improved to 11-6 on the season overall and 5-1 in conference play while Herscher fell to 4-11 overall and 1-5 in conference

Manteno held a five-point lead at halftime before Herscher cut it to three midway through the third

Manteno girls basketball held on to win 51-36 and move to 15-0 overall and 6-0 in conference play. The Tigers fell to 10-7 (4-2).

Led by wins from seniors Aydan Radke and Devin Thompson, Streator wrestling rallied from a large early deficit to defeat Manteno 39-34 and ultimately earn a split in an ICE Conference quad.

Manteno senior Ray Lee had a Kankakee Holiday Tournament to remember

When the 2025 high school boys soccer season kicks off in the fall, a familiar face will be missing from the sidelines