Morris Preps

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

From Class 1A to 3A, from regional play-ins to state championship games, here are boys basketball postseason schedules for teams across the greater Ottawa/Streator/Seneca area.

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.

Morris's Paxton Valentine, Sycamore's Carson West, Sterling's Zyan Westbrook and Plano's Prince Amakiri all won championships at Saturday's IHSA Class 2A Washington Boys Wrestling Sectional.

Teams from Sycamore, Morris, Yorkville Christian, Sterling, Kaneland and Dixon competed in the championship and third-place matches during the Class 2A Sectional championship on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025 at Washington High School.

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.

Who will be the last Herald-News team standing in the girls basketball postseason? That and more postseason storylines to watch.

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

Here are five Herald-News area players to watch for the 2025 season.

The IHSA postseason schedules for girls basketball teams across the greater Ottawa/Streator/Morris area.

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

While Yorkville Christian dominated the Kaneland Class 2A Individual Wrestling Regional Saturday to win its fourth in a row team title, the other tournament schools will be well represented at next week’s Washington Class 2A Sectional. 

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.

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.

The Morris boys basketball team used an 11-0 run at the end of the third quarter and into the fourth to grab the lead against Ottawa, then held on for a 42-38 Interstate 8 Conference victory at Kingman Gymnasium on Tuesday night.

Morris beat Ottawa 42-38 on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025 in Kingman Gym at Ottawa High School.

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.

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

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

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

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

Plainfield South's boys basketball team was down eight early and behind at halftime, but the Cougars wound up with the victory over Morris.

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.

Here are some things around the Herald-News coverage area to keep an eye on as the girls wrestling postseason gets underway this weekend.

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.

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

Morris and La Salle-Peru split an I-8 Conference girls/boys twin bill Friday, with the Cavaliers winning the boys contest and the hosts prevailing in the girls game.

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.

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.

Morris swept the Huntley Quad with three wins Wednesday while DeKalb and Huntley each picked up wins.

Morris faces Huntley in a nononference girls wrestling meet on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025, at Huntley High School.

Morris faces DeKalb in a nononference girls wrestling meet on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025, at Huntley High School.

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

Nolan Lukach made a pair of free throws with 0.2 seconds left to give Streator a 52-50 road win over Morris.

Ottawa senior Marlie Orlandi scored 11 of her game-high 27 points in the opening quarter to help jumpstart the Pirates to a 55-48 Interstate 8 Conference victory over Morris on Saturday at Kingman Gymnasium.