Joliet West Preps

After falling behind by two points, the Tigers held Zion-Benton scoreless for the next eight minutes with 10 out of 11 players on the roster scoring on the night.

Boys basketball season opened for several area teams, with Minooka and Lemont winning in the WJOL Tournament. Plus, girls basketball and boys bowling results in The Herald-News Monday Roundup

Joliet Central finished seventh, Providence Catholic finished fifth, and more.

Lockport and Plainfield North were among the winners in girls basketball action Friday night

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.

Lockport, Coal City, Lemont and Wilmington win in girls basketball. That and more in Thursday's Herald-News roundup.

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.

Joliet West led by nine midway through the third only to fall behind by four in the early fourth as Joliet West eventually rallied to claim victory in the opening of the WJOL Tourney over Joliet Catholic.

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

Here are the semifinal pairings for the IHSA playoffs.

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

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

Here are the quarterfinal pairings for the IHSA playoffs.

Oswego girls volleyball faced Joliet West in the Class 4A Bolingbrook Sectional semifinal on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024 in Bolingbrook.

Nate Atkinson served two tours in Iraq and has traveled all over the world. Now, he's leading the way as the Joliet West girls track coach.

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

Sidney Hamaker had nine kills, four blocks and six digs as Oswego swept Joliet Weset 25-17, 25-19 in the Class 4A Bolingbrook Sectional semifinal. The Panthers advance to play Lockport Thursday for the program's first sectional championship.

Providence volleyball heads to the sectional finals and more.

Here are the second round pairings for the IHSA playoffs.

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.

Already verbally committed to playing college baseball at Cincinnati, Lyons pitcher Tucker King nearly passed on returning to the football team for his senior year. He's had a happy return, and caught a 36-yard touchdown in Friday's 38-0 first-round win over Joliet West.

Romeoville rallied from being down 24-16 in the second set to win it 26-24 and led 22-21 in the third, but Joliet West scored the final four points of the match to win its third straight regional title

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.

Joliet West beat Plainfield Central in two and Romeoville swept Oswego East to set up Thursday's title match at the Joliet West Class 4A Regional.

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.

Joliet West's Austin Kittl suffered a broken neck last football season. Friday night, he scored a touchdown. That, Joliet Catholic, the weekend's scores and more in The Herald-News Week 9 Football Notebook.

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 are the opening round pairings for the Class 8A playoffs.

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

Joliet West allowed negative-1 yard in the first half and cruised to a 43-0 win over Plainfield Central

Plainfield Central faces Joliet West in Week 9 of the 2024 IHSA football season. Friday Night Drive reporter Rob Oesterle will have live updates, scores and news from the game

Long Beach State recruit Sidney Hamaker had 15 kills and the go-ahead ace in the third set, and Oswego overcame losing a big lead in the second set to beat Joliet West 25-19, 22-25, 25-12 to win the school's first volleyball conference championship.

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.

Oswego hosted Joliet West on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024 in girls volleyball.

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

There were three goals in the opening eight minutes and the Knights never let their foot off the gas.

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.

Wilmington ramps it up, Reed-Custer seeks a win and more.

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.

Antoine Brooks was responsible for five total touchdowns, Bennett had four catches for 163 yards and two scores and the Tiger defense held the Bengals to -10 yards of offense until late in the third quarter.