Stories about Joliet Central high school sports
The Providence and Morris baseball teams won and more baseball, softball, boys volleyball and badminton results in Saturday's The Herald-News roundup.
Dwight baseball wins a pair during spring trip. Joliet Catholic wins first baseball game of the year. Lincoln Way Central softball with a no-no plus more scores from volleyball and track and field in Fridays Herald News Sports Roundup.
Joliet Central has a new coach and many new players this year, but the Steelmen are 3-2 on the season now and looked strong against Bremen on Friday.
Plainfield South, Lincoln-Way West win baseball, Seneca wins softball. That and more in Thursday's roundup.
Lincoln-Way Central and Lincoln-Way West picked up big baseball wins, while Plainfield South and Plainfield East won big in softball. That and more in Wednesday's Herald-News Roundup
Coal City baseball defeated Iroquois West 14-4, getting a three-run home run from Ethan Olson, Lockport stayed undefeated and more in The Herald-News Tuesday sports roundup.
Coal City slams Sandwich and more in Monday's The Herald-News roundup.
Joliet Central pulled ahead 3-0 in the first half against Richards en route to a 7-0 victory to even its season record at 2-2.
See who the best of the best from around the area in girls wrestling were this past year.
Brendan Henderson had three hits for Plainfield North, Donovan Moleski struck out six for Lemont and more in the roundup.
Reed-Custer and Wilmington win in baseball, Coal City and Joliet Central win in softball. That and more in Friday's roundup.
Here are five boys volleyball players to keep an eye on during the 2025 season in The Herald-News area.
A look at the 2025 Herald-News area boys volleyball teams.
Morris and Joliet West each lost and more.
A roundup of the Herald-News area's few high school sporting events to take place on a stormy Wednesday night.
Meet the 2024-25 Herald-News All-Area Boys Wrestling Team.
Charles Walker of Joliet Central, the Herald-News Boys Wrestler of the Year, topped a previously unbeaten wrestler to win the Class 3A state championship at 215.
Morris softball improved to 2-0 with a 4-3 win over JCA, plus more area action in Tuesday's Herald-News Roundup
Morris beats Bolingbrook and more in The Herald-News roundup.
Here’s a look at how girls soccer teams in the Herald-News area are poised to do as the 2025 season gets underway.
A look at Herald-News area softball teams for the 2025 season
A preseason look at the 2025 prep baseball season across the Herald-News coverage area.
Caroline Smith of Lincon-Way West was named Player of the Year in the Southwest Suburban Conference
Bolingbrook boys win home tri and more.
Lemont won a boys basketball regional, Joliet Catholic and Coal City advanced at state team wrestling, plus swimming and girls wrestling in Friday's Herald-News Roundup.
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.