Kankakee Preps

The Bradley-Bourbonnais baseball team picked up a 5-2 road win over Sandburg for their first conference victory and more in Thursday's Daily Journal Roundup.

After dropping the first set of Thursday's All-City tilt at Kankakee, Bradley-Bourbonnais roared back to not just win All-City, but the school's first-ever varsity boys volleyball game.

Bradley-Bourbonnais visited Kankakee for the first-ever varsity All-City boys volleyball game, a comeback 2-1 victory for the Boilermakers.

Jocelyn Sanche's five-goal day led Kankakee girls soccer to a dominant win and more in Monday's Daily Journal roundup.

Bradley-Bourbonnais senior Nick Allen and Kankakee junior Lincoln Williams made the Illinois Media All-State first teams in their respective classes while four players earned honorable mention.

Bradley-Bourbonnais' Jace Boudreau hit a leadoff home run and had the game-winning hit in the top of the seventh in the Boilermakers' 6-3 win, and more in Saturday's Daily Journal Roundup.

After spending this season at Kansas, former Kankakee boys basketball standout AJ Storr will hit the transfer portal for the third time in as many years, as first reported by ESPN's Jeff Borzello.

A handful of former high school softball standouts from the area have been contributing to a red-hot Kankakee Community College team this season.

The Kankakee baseball team blew out Thornton 19-0 at home and more in Tuesday's Daily Journal roundup.

After a red-hot week at the Gulf Shores Classic in Alabama last week, Bradley-Bourbonnais kept that momentum rolling with a dominant All-City showing against Kankakee Monday.

Manteno freshman Klarke Goranson won both the girls Class 2A 800 meters and 1,600 meters at the Illinois Top Times Championships and more in Saturday's Daily Journal roundup.

Bradley-Bourbonnais senior Nick Allen and Kankakee junior Lincoln Williams are the 2024-25 Daily Journal Boys Basketball Players of the Year.

The Daily Journal 2024-25 All-Area boys basketball team.

Bradley-Bourbonnais softball rallied from its first loss of the season to salvage a doubleheader split with Huntley and more in Friday's Daily Journal roundup.

After Jocelyn Sanchez gave the Kays an early 2-0 lead, Nia Lawrence assisted Aaliyah Lanum for the equalizer before her second goal of the game gave Bradley-Bourbonnais a thrilling comeback win Thursday.

Bradley-Bourbonnais secured a 3-2 comeback victory over Kankakee in the All-City matchup on Thursday, March 27.

The Boilermakers improved to 4-0 on the young season behind Lydia Hammond's 14-strikeout effort and more in Wednesday's Daily Journal roundup.

The Bradley-Bourbonnais baseball team won 17-4 in Alabama to improve to 2-1 on the season and more in Tuesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Against an up-and-coming Kankakee team, Ava Peterson got plenty of run support from an experienced Manteno lineup to help the Panthers to an 11-1 victory Tuesday.

Manteno hosted Kankakee in nonconference softball Monday. View photos from the Panthers' 11-1 victory.

New Kankakee head baseball coach Nick Crowe begins his first season as a varsity head coach prepared to face challenges that come with his new role, with an experienced staff to help him along the way.

Bishop McNamara's Callaghan O'Connor struck out every batter he faced and more in Monday's Daily Journal roundup.

Just minutes after Jocelyn Sanchez's equalizer, Kankakee freshman Jasmine Torres' last-minute goal gave the Kays a dramatic 2-1 win at Bishop McNamara, their first-ever win over the Irish.

The Daily Journal 2024-25 All-Area girls basketball team.

Herscher's baseball and softball teams visited Kankakee on Friday and swept the Kays with a pair of big wins.

Former Kankakee football player Marques Easley, now a freshman at Georgia, was suspended indefinitely by the team Thursday following a vehicle crash

The Kankakee girls soccer team beat Reed-Custer 2-0 to win its season opener and more in Thursday's Daily Journal roundup.

The Kankakee baseball team lost its season opener on Tuesday as St. Anne-Donovan's Carter Ponton flirted with a no-hitter, and more in Tuesday's Daily Journal Roundup.

Jacob Onnen had the go-ahead RBI single and earned the win on the mound and more in Monday's Daily Journal Roundup.

Highlighted by Lincoln Williams' first-team selection in Class 3A, Nick Allen's second-team selection in Class 4A and Jacob Reardon's third-team selection in Class 2A, eight local players earned IBCA All-State recognition.

The 2024-25 Daily Journal All-Area wrestling team.

Seven area girls basketball players earned all-state recognition by the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association.

View photos from the IHSA Class 3A Washington Sectional semifinal boys basketball game between Kankakee and Metamora Tuesday, March 4, 2025.

Kankakee saw a 12-point lead disappear in the fourth quarter in an eventual 65-63 loss to Metamora in the IHSA Class 3A Washington Sectional semifinals.

Behind 31 points from Lincoln Williams and 21 more from Kenaz Jackson Jr., the Kays made it back-to-back regional titles with an 85-50 win over Sterling in Friday's Class 3A Morris Reigonal championship.

Behind 31 points from Lincoln Williams and 21 more from Kenaz Jackson Jr., the Kays made it back-to-back regional titles with an 85-50 win over Sterling in Friday's Class 3A Morris Reigonal championship.

Kankakee claimed an 85-50 victory over Sterling in the IHSA Class 3A Morris Regional championship on Friday, Feb. 28.

Kankakee scored the first 19 points points of Wednesday's Class 3A Morris Regional semifinal against Pontiac and never looked back.

Kankakee will see a familiar face leading the football program, as former defensive coordinator Ed Hazelett was named the new head coach Monday night.

As the winter season begins to make way for spring sports, Daily Journal sports editor Mason Schweizer looks ahead to next fall with a handful of local players to keep an eye on.

Bradley-Bourbonnais senior swimmer Charlie Short swept the Athletes With Disabilities division of the Homewood-Flossmoor Sectional in Saturday's Daily Journal roundup.

Kankakee opened the fourth quarter of its Class 3A Regional championship against Ottawa with a fury, but eventually saw its regional three-peat denied in overtime Thursday.

After Kankakee's furious rally to open the fourth quarter put the Kays in the driver's seat of Thursday's Class 3A Kankakee Regional championship, Ottawa came back to force overtime, snapping a 13-year regional drought in the extra frame.

Mason Schweizer previews the local boys basketball scene ahead of regional play, which begins with quarterfinal action Monday.

In the final AP Boys Basketball Polls until the postseason, Kankakee tied its highest state ranking of the season while BBCHS, Bishop McNamara and St. Anne all received votes.

The Kankakee girls basketball team took down Pontiac on Tuesday to advance to the title game of the IHSA Class 3A Kankakee Regional.

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.

Those born with the ability to hear might consider being deaf a significant disability. But for TaLeah Turner, it's just what makes her different. That, and also being the latest great four-year Kay.

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