Joliet Central Preps

Regional host Joliet Catholic rolled past Westmont and into the regional finals, while Lemont and Lincoln-Way East also won in Wednesday's The Herald-News sports roundup.

Sectional action in boys dual team wrestling and girls basketball in Tuesday's Herald-News Roundup

Two brothers, Judah and Justus Heeg, won state championships while wrestling for Lemont and Providence Catholic, respectively

Providence and Peotone were among the boys basketball teams winning regional openers, while Joliet Central was among those whose seasons ended in Monday's Herald-News roundup.

Joliet West finished second at the IHSA Girls State Bowling Meet, while Plainfield boys qualified for state swimming in seven events at the Neuqua Valley Sectional. That and more in the Herald-News weekend roundup.

Lockport and Providence Catholic led the way among area qualifiers at state wrestling. Plus more scores from around the area in Friday's Herald News Sports roundup.

Providence wins regional championship in girls basketball, Lincoln-Way West wins boys basketball and state wrestling results. That and more in Thursday's roundup.

Bolingbrook girls track and field got an indoor home victory, Dwight boys basketball picked up a "W" plus more in the Herald-News Wednesday Roundup.

Lockport falls to Bradley-Bourbonnais and more in Tuesday's Herald-News Roundup.

A total of 73 Herald-News area wrestlers will take part in the boys individual state finals at University of Illinois' State Farm Center

The Lincoln-Way West and Lincoln-Way East girls basketball teams both won, setting up a regional title matchup Thursday, plus other area action in Monday's Herald-News Roundup

Joliet Catholic had nine wrestlers place in the top four while Lockport was second in the area with six advancing.

Morris boys basketball falls to Freeport and more.

Girls wrestlers from Joliet Central, Joliet West, Joliet Catholic, Plainfield Central, Plainfield South, Lincoln-Way Central, Morris and Seneca qualified for state out of the Geneseo Sectional on Saturday.

DJ Porter led a balanced Romeoville attack with 13 points as the Spartans topped Joliet Central 55-41

Lemont and Seneca boys hoops both win conference titles. Providence, Reed-Custer and Gardner-South Wilmington also won, plus wrestling results and more scores from around the area in Friday's The Herald-News sports roundup.

Seneca and Gardner-South Wilmington won in girls basketball and more results in The Herald-News roundup.

The Lockport girls basketball team clinced the SouthWest Suburban Conference crown with a win over Sandburg, it was the program's first earned league title since 1986. That and more in the Herald-News roundup.

Lincoln-Way East, Providence lose and more basketball results in Monday's The Herald-News roundup

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

Lemont won the Medium Team state cheerleading championship, with Providence second and Morris fourth. That more area action, including boys wrestling regionals, in Saturday's Herald-News Roundup

KJ Miller hit a school-record eight 3-pointers in Plainfield East's overtime win. Bolingbrook rolled and Lockport, Lemont and Lincoln-Way Central all were winners, plus Lockport girls won the bowling regional and more from around the area in the Herald News Sports roundup.

Decked out in the Green and Gold of the old Joliet East Kingsmen, Joliet Central's girls basketball team outscored Plainfield Central 19-2 in the fourth quarter of a 47-32 win.

Minooka's Kaylee McNab, Joliet West's girls bowling team captured championships at the Plainfied Central Regional on Friday.

Lucy Hynes scored a career-high 30 points in Lockport's win, Alyssa Zellers poured in 32 with nine 3-pointers for Seneca and more in Thursday's Herald-News sports roundup.

Joliet has national champion in boxing in Wednesday's roundup.

Paxton Giertz hit a school-record 10 3-pointers and scored a career-high 43 points to lead Seneca past Beecher, while Bolingbook got 40 points from Davion Thompson in a win over Oswego. That and more in Tuesday's Herald-News Roundup

Several individuals and teams are hoping to come home with a state medal. Here's a look ahead at the boys wrestling postseason in The Herald-News area.

Despite 28 points from Joliet Central's Erick Contreras, Lockport cruised to a 63-47 win over the Steelmen.

Lockport boys basketball beats Joliet Central, Gardner-South Wilmington girls fall to Donovan and more in Monday's The Herald-News roundup.

Brendan Sanders of Lincoln-Way East has a big night, Lockport is looking good and more in this week's The Herald-News boys basketball notebook.

In the Class 1A state dance finals, Providence finished first, Morris third and Joliet Catholic sixth. That and more in Saturday's Herald-News Roundup

Lincoln-Way Central junior Zoe Dempsey's ear-raising slam turned title pinfall was one of five Knights' championships that helped lead to the title of the Metamora Regional on Saturday.

Providence Catholic, Morris and Joliet Catholic Academy advanced to the Class 1A IHSA Competitive Dance finals, while Lincoln-Way West advanced in Class 2A. Lincoln-Way East's boys bowling team also advanced at the state meet, led by a 300 game from Jacob Przybylinski

Through the first six matches of the night, Joliet West and Joliet Central were tied at 18. After that, though, West began to assert its dominance and picked up a 50-28 win that earned the Tigers their fifth straight SPC East title.

Gardner-South Wilmington, Lockport win girls basketball, Seneca wins boys wrestling. That and more in Thursday's roundup.

Joliet West allowed just four points in the second half Thursday in a 64-25 win over Joliet Central.

Joliet West led by as many as 15 and was up 10 in late in the third, but Joliet Central refused to quit.

Jacob Reardon scored 27 points to lead Reed-Custer to the win. Seneca rolls behind 35 from Paxton Giertz, plus more scores from around the area in the Herald News Sports Roundup.

Lockport's girls basketball team beat Homewood-Flossmoor for the first time in 20 years, and more in Tuesday's Herald-News Roundup

The Gardner-South Wilmington girls lost to Clifton Central and more.

Joliet West hosted the SouthWest Prairie Conference Meet on Saturday and had a second-place showing, placing behind champion Yorkville.

Morris and Plainfield Central won competitive dance sectional crowns, and more in Saturday's Herald-News Roundup.

Minooka girls win Southwest Prairie Conference Meet, Lincoln-Way West boys bowling wins sectional, plus more from around the area in the Herald-News Friday roundup.

The Plainfield North girls beat Joliet Central 60-42 while the Tiger boys beat the Steelmen 65-40.

Alyssa Wollenzien had 14 points to lead Reed-Custer girls basketball past Streator, Madelyn Kiper scored 28 points in a Minooka win and more in Thursday's Herald-News sports roundup.

Lemont, Reed-Custer, Plainfield North win in boys basketball and Plainfield North wins in girls basketball. That and more in Wednesday's The Herald-News roundup.

Lockport scored a 61-54 Southwest Suburban Conference win over Lincoln-Way Central. That and more in Tuesday's Herald-News Roundup.

A roundup of action in Monday MLK Day tournaments visited by Joliet-area teams.

Bolingbrook cruises past Lemont in Hoops 4 Hunger Shootout. That and more in The Herald