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Coal City wrestlers Cooper Morris and Brody Widlowski advanced to the state championship matches in their weight classes and more in Friday's Daily Journal Roundup.

The Seneca girls basketball team beat Manteno 50-34 in the championship game of the Class 2A Beecher Regional on Friday.

Coal City used strong defense in the first half and hot shooting in the third quarter to get its 20th win in a 56-25 victory over Gardner-South Wilmington.

Led by Kaiden Taylor's 18 points, all seven McNamara seniors scored in the final home game of their careers, a blowout win over Epic Academy.

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Coal City's Cooper Morris, Brody Widlowski, Aidan Kenney and John Keigher are the area's four boys wrestling state semifinalists and more in Thursday's Daily Journal roundup.

The Watseka-Milford girls basketball team beat Hoopeston Thursday to win the IHSA Class 2A Watseka Regional, the fourth regional championship in a row for the Warriors.

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.

Senior Leah Grace had a game-high 23 points to lead Reed-Custer to a 51-42 win over Joliet Catholic to capture the Class 2A Coal City Regional title, the first regional crown for the program since 2005-06.

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

The Peotone boys basketball team beat Herscher in the Illinois Central Eight Conference finale for both teams, and Gardner-South Wilmington fell to Dwight.

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 Manteno and Watseka-Milford girls basketball teams advanced to the title game of their regionals and more in Tuesday's Daily Journal Roundup.

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

In the Class 2A Coal City Regional semifinals Tuesday, Reed-Custer scored an upset of the host Coalers before Wilmington's comeback came up just short to Joliet Catholic.

The Kankakee seventh grade boys basketball team finished fourth at state over the weekend. Three eighth grade teams finished as state quarterfinalists.

The IHSA Boys Wrestling Individual State Finals get underway Thursday, and 25 wrestlers representing five local teams will be among the competitors.

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.

Scores of local natives took college football fields across the country last season. Adam Tumino provides updates on several of the more notable names and their most recent accomplishments.

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.

Shaw Local Radio's Zane Trumann interviewed Hank Walsh on the new round of nominations for the Sportsman Hall of Fame in and around La Salle County

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

The Coal City wrestling team hosted sectionals over the weekend and had 13 wrestlers advance to state, seven with first-place finishes. Reed-Custer advanced five and Wilmington and Seneca three.

The Coal City wrestling team hosted sectionals over the weekend and had 13 wrestlers advance to state, seven with first-place finishes, to lead a handful of area teams.

The Bradley-Bourbonnais boys basketball team won their seventh game in a row and more in Friday's Daily Journal Roundup.

After the Bobcats spent the middle quarters methodically crawling back, St. Anne senior Deion Fifer exploded for 17 fourth-quarter points to lead the Cardinals to their first-ever RVC Tournament crown Friday.

Cissna Park finished an undefeated run to the Vermilion Valley Conference girls basketball title and more in Thursday's Daily Journal Roundup.

The Tri-Point girls basketball team beat Central on Thursday to win the River Valley Confernce title outright with a 16-0 conference record, keeping Central in second at 14-2.

After the Blue Devils took an early 8-5 lead, the Fightin' Irish responded with a 16-0 run and never looked back behind a game-high 28 points from Trinity Davis on senior night.

After the Blue Devils took an early 8-5 lead, the Fightin' Irish responded with a 16-0 run and never looked back behind a game-high 28 points from Trinity Davis on senior night.

The Bishop McNamara boys basketball team went stride-for-stride with state-ranked Hope Academy for most of Tuesday's affair, but the Eagles did just enough for the road victory.

The St. Anne and Beecher boys basketball teams advanced to Friday's RVC Tournament title game and more in Tuesday's Daily Journal Roundup

Manteno senior Ray Lee broke the program's scoring record on Tuesday against Peotone while helping lead the Panthers to a dramatic comeback victory.

The Kankakee seventh grade boys basketball team will play for third place in the state after a quarterfinal win and semifinal loss over the weekend.

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.

In a matchup of the area's only two current state-ranked girls basketball teams, the Timberwolves used a pair of runs to sail past Watseka-Milford Monday night.

The Kankakee girls basketball team dropped a tough game on the road Monday and more in Monday's Daily Journal Roundup.

The Manteno girls basketball team beat Coal City 53-40 on Monday to win the Illinois Central Eight Conference title, the first for the program since 1990.

The Manteno girls basketball team beat Coal City 53-40 on Monday to win the Illinois Central Eight Conference title, the first for the program since 1990.

The Coal City boys wrestling team won the Herscher Regional with relative ease on Saturday, with all 14 wrestlers finishing in the top three of their weight class.

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Cooper DeJean, Josh Sweat and the Philadelphia Eagles’ ferocious defense denied Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs a Super Bowl three-peat

The Wilmington competitive cheer team finished third place in the small school division of the IHSA State Finals Saturday.

Sectional qualifiers from the wrestling teams for Kankakee and Bradley-Bourbonnais and more results in the Daily Journal Weekend Roundup.

The Coal City boys wrestling team won the Herscher Regional with all 14 wrestlers finishing in the top three of their weight class. Seneca is sending six to sectionals.

Local prep athletes took to their respective courts, fields and even bowling alleys on National Girls and Women in Sports Day.

Friday's prep sports scores and results.

In a battle of the top two teams in the Southland Athletic Conference, the Kays never recovered from their slow start.

In the final home game of his four-year career, Nick Allen notched his 16th double-double of the season as the Boilermakers downed Lincoln-Way East.