The Bradley-Bourbonnais boys soccer team won a pair of games to take first place in the Boilermaker Invite and more in Saturday's Daily Journal roundup.

Sterling fell at Metamora, Oregon's Cooper Johnson had 192 yards rushing and three TDs in a win, Draven Zier had five touchdowns and more in Friday's Sauk Valley football roundup.

Prairie Ridge quarterback Luke Vanderwiel rushed for 233 yards and four touchdowns, and Prairie Ridge defeated host Cary-Grove 34-21 Friday night in a battle of the past two Fox Valley Conference champions

Oswego junior quarterback Drew Kleinhans – son of the team's offensive coordinator – was masterful in his varsity debut, throwing for two touchdowns and running in a third in the first half of a 31-15 win at Naperville Central

After Davon Grant and Travis Moore came up with big defensive plays in the third quarter to give DeKalb the lead, Sycamore came back and ate up the final 8:13 off the clock to secure a 22-21 victory

Richmond-Burton junior RB Hunter Carley ran for 211 yards and five touchdowns as the Rockets coasted to a 49-13 win against Marian Central on Friday at George Harding Field in Woodstock

High school football scores from across Illinois for Week 1 of the 2025 season

Lining up along the baseline, the entire Yorkville High School girls tennis program hammered ceremonial first serves to celebrate the grand opening of the school’s new $1.8 million tennis complex.

Kankakee won at the Windy City Classic again, Reed-Custer's Matthew Kuban made school history and more in Thursday's Daily Journal roundup.

Bradley-Bourbonnais picked up a 16-stroke win over Bishop McNamara on Thursday, avenging a three-stroke loss from last season and reclaiming the All-City crown.

Bradley-Bourbonnais topped Bishop McNamara in the All-City matchup at the Kankakee Elks Country Club on Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025.

Join hosts JT Pedelty, Eddie Carifio and Sam Ramirez as they preview Week 1 in Illinois high school football in DeKalb and La Salle counties, as well as the Sauk Valley, for the Friday Night Drive podcast

Here's a look at the Week 1 football games for the 2025 season including A-L-O, Bureau Valley, Hall, Princeton and St. Bede

A look at the Week 1 matchups for the La Salle-Peru, St. Bede, Hall-Putnam County, Mendota, Princeton, Bureau Valley, Fieldcrest and Amboy co-op football teams.

The Bradley-Bourbonnais girls flag football team best Marist 33-25, improving to 2-0 on the season, and more in Wednesday's Daily Journal Roundup.

Here is a look at the Week 1 football matchups in the Sauk Valley area.

The OCUSD Athletic Hall of Fame committee is excited to announce the second class of inductees into the newly established OCUSD No. 220 Athletic Hall of Fame.

Here are previews and picks for all the Week 1 football games from around the Suburban Life area.

Join hosts Steve Soucie and Josh Welge as they preview an exciting Week 1 in Illinois high school football on the Friday Night Drive podcast

The Kane County Cougars are hoping their Pope Leo XIV bobblehead giveaway Thursday will put a couple extra angels in the outfield.

Here are previews and picks for all the Week 1 football games around the Record Newspapers coverage area.

The Chicago Bears wrapped up training camp and released their initial 53-man roster with just under two weeks left before the start of the regular season. Shaw Local's Michal Dwojak and Joe Aguilar break down what happened over the past six weeks and what it means

Join hosts Mason Schweizer and Steve Soucie as they preview Week 1 in Illinois high school football for Kankakee County on the Friday Night Drive podcast

Kankakee made a strong statement to start the boys soccer season and more in Tuesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Minooka started off the season with a road win over Bradley-Bourbonnais on Tuesday, getting two goals first-half goals from senior Ethan Koranda and another from junior Brian Ngong in the second half.

Sterling hosts Dixon in Volleyball on August 26, 2025 at Musgrove Fieldhouse.

After a historic 2024 season in which the Rochelle Hubs reached the Class 5A state quarterfinals and posted their first 10-win season in over two decades, head football coach Kyle Kissack said he wants his players to “make their own history” in 2025.

The rest of the state's fall sports joined golf by kicking off their seasons in Monday's Daily Journal roundup.

Plainfield North freshman Charlie Long has often dreamed of calling professional sporting events. On Aug. 16, he got to join Cubs Live! after winning the 2025 Marquee's Wintrust Junior Broadcaster contest.

Take a look at five Daily Journal area girls volleyball players to watch as the season starts this week.

Family bingo, swimming lessons, bumper bowling, walking club, pickleball and Parents’ Day Out are among the fall programs offered by the Northern Will County Special Recreation Association

The Bradley-Bourbonnais boys golf team won the Crete-Monee Invite on Friday while Bishop McNamara tied for second four strokes back.

The 2025 Plainfield Commercial Street Criterium Cycling Race runs from 9 a.m. to about 7 p.m., with most road closures beginning at 9:30 a.m.

Team-by-team previews of the Daily Journal area's girls volleyball teams for the 2025 season.

The Chicago Bears will end the preseason with a game at the Kansas City Chiefs on Friday night. Shaw Local's Michal Dwojak and Joe Aguilar preview what they're looking forward to in the preseason finale

NASCAR announced Wednesday it will return to Chicagoland Speedway over Fourth of July weekend.

Herscher's boys golf team beat Coal City by 14 strokes Thursday and Peotone fell to Streator in a pair of Illinois Central Eight Conference matchups.

Manteno, Iroquois West and St. Anne/Central all scored boys golf victories in Wednesday's Daily Journal roundup.

The DeKalb High School flag football team held their first practice Wednesday as they get ready to open their first season.

Team-by-team previews of the Daily Journal area's boys soccer teams for the 2025 season.

The Bobcats held on for a three-stroke win and Peotone held off Reed-Custer in Tuesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Beecher secured a five-peat at the Bill Breeden All-Area Classic on Monday at the Kankakee Elks Country Club, shooting a 340 to edge out host Bradley-Bourbonnais by four strokes, while senior Peyton Serafin placed first individually with a 78.

Here are five boys soccer players from the Daily Journal area to keep an eye on for the 2025 season.

Shaw Local’s Michal Dwojak and Joe Aguilar break down the week and what’s left of training camp for the Bears

The Panthers boys bested Grant Park while the girls downed Bishop McNamara in the Daily Journal weekend roundup.

The Bradley-Bourbonnais boys golf team opened its season with a narrow loss to Sandburg in Thursday's Daily Journal roundup.

Whether it's defending Class 1A boys bronze medalist Peyton Serafin at Beecher, defending All-City girls champion Liv Contreras at Bradley-Bourbonnais or elsewhere, there's stout top-end returning golf talent in the Daily Journal area.

While the number of referees in Illinois has declined in nearly every year since 2012, a trend accelerated by the pandemic, at the same time, the IHSA has seen substantial growth in the number of referees ages 17-19 over the past decade

The Chicago Bears continued their preseason by hosting a joint practice and their preseason opener against the Miami Dolphins this past week. Shaw Local’s Michal Dwojak and Joe Aguilar break it all down.

This spring, the Putnam County Panthers embraced a groundbreaking shift in high school baseball, deploying Bluetooth technology to enhance on-field communication – a move approved by the NFHS just last July, setting a precedent that could revolutionize high school sports