Wilmington Preps

Minooka boys basketball and Joliet Central and Morris girls basketball were winners in Saturday's Herald-News sports roundup.

Seth Cheney scored 21 and Molly Knight scored 28 as Providence boys and girls hoops win, plus more boys and girls hoops and wrestling results from around the area in the Herald News Sports Roundup.

Minooka wins girls basketball, Joliet Central wins boys wrestling. That and more in Thursday's roundup.

Reed-Custer boys basketball wins behind 24 points from Jacob Reardon, Lockport and Providence girls teams both win, plus more scores from around the area in Wednesday's The Herald-News Sports Roundup.

Lincoln-Way Central's Korey Cagnolatti hit a shot at the buzzer to give his team a 44-42 win over Lincoln-Way East. That and more in Tuesday's Herald-News Roundup.

Collin Miller scored 30 points in a Lockport boys basketball win, Kazaria Smith scored 37 in a Romeoville girls basketball win and more in Monday's Herald-News sports roundup.

The Lincoln-Way West girls basketball team improved to 9-1 with a win over Hinsdale South. That and more area action in Saturday's Herald-News Roundup

Lockport, Joliet West win boys basketball. That and more in Friday's roundup.

Lockport, Plainfield East girls basketball, Lemont boys basketball triumph. That and more in Thursday's Herald-News Roundup.

Wilmington boys hoops wins, Lincoln-Way East girls hoops roll on plus more scores from around the area in our Herald-News Wednesday Roundup.

DJ Porter led Romeoville to a big Southwest Prairie Conference win with 39 points, and more results in The Herald-News Tuesday Roundup.

Coal City beats Streator and more.

Lincoln-Way West girls basketball gets a win and more in Saturday's The Herald-News roundup.

Lemont, Bolingbrook win boys basketball, Plainfield South wins girls basketball. That and more in Friday's roundup.

Despite a rough shooting night, Manteno buckled down in its 2-3 zone in Thursday’s home Illinois Central Eight Conference showdown with Wilmington, earning a 27-17 win.

Lockport, Plainfield North, Reed-Custer win girls basketball, Joliet Central wins boys bowling. That and more in Thursday's roundup.

Wilmington wins boys hoops season opener, Joliet Catholic improves to 2-0 plus more from girls hoops and boys and girls bowling the Herald News sports roundup.

Plainfield North, Plainfield East and Bolingbrook all opened the Southwest Prairie Conference season with victories. That and more in Tuesday's Herald-News Roundup.

Here is a look at the boys wrestling teams in The Herald-News area for the 2024-25 season

Joliet Central's boys bowling team set a program record, while Lockport and Morris remained unbeaten in girls basketball. That and more in Monay's Herald-News Roundup

Minooka, Lincoln-Way West and Joliet Central all won on the final day of the WJOL Thanksgiving Classic, plus more in The Herald-News Saturday Roundup.

Here is Steve Soucie's Herald-News prep football Class 5A championship game preview, featuring Joliet Catholic and Nazareth.

Romeoville loses a tournament game and more.

Lincoln-Way East and Plainfield South win Thanksgiving Tournaments. Joliet West, Plainfield East and Romeoville with early wrestling wins, plus more scores from around the area.

Lockport girls basketball wins a tournament, Joliet Central a wrestling quad and more in Tuesday's Herald-News sports roundup.

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

Sophomore quarterback Israel Abrams threw four touchdown passes, two each to Santino Florio and CJ Harkins, and Montini beat previously undefeated and defending Class 2A champion Wilmington 42-12 in Saturday's Class 3A semifinal.

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

Montini football hosted Wilmington in a Class 3A state semifinal on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024 in Lombard.

Wilmington faces Montini in the semifinals of the 2024 Class 3A IHSA football playoffs. Friday Night Drive correspondent Scott Schmid will have live updates, scores and news from the game

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.

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

Here are quarterfinal results and state semifinal matchups for IHSA playoff teams across the Will and Grundy county area.

Wilmington lost a key component of its arsenal on the first play Saturday afternoon in a Class 3A quarterfinal game against Durand-Pecatonica, but instead of wallowing in what they lost a new level of determination took over in a 22-13 win for the Wildcats.

Wilmington faces Durand-Pecatonica in the quarterfinals of the 2024 Class 3A IHSA football playoffs. Friday Night Drive editor Steve Soucie will have live updates, scores and news from the game

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

Here are second-round results and third-round matchups for IHSA playoff teams across the Herald-News 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

Visiting Eureka made an early risky decision that didn't pay off, setting the wheels in motion for a runaway win for host Wilmington in the second round of the Class 3A playoffs on Saturday night.

Dwight/Gardner-South Wilmington defeated Elmwood Brimfield 12-6 on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024 at Dwight High School.

Eureka faces Wilmington in Round 2 of the 2024 Class 3A IHSA football playoffs. Friday Night Drive editor Steve Soucie will have live updates, scores and news from the game

The Wilmington girls volleyball team’s chase for its first sectional title since 2008 came up short on Thursday night. The Wildcats had their season end with a 2-0 loss to Chicago Christian in the IHSA Class 2A Manteno Sectional Championship, losing both sets 25-20.

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

Wilmington junior running back Ryan Kettman, who ran for 157 yards and two touchdowns on just 14 carries in a 42-7 win over Stillman Valley, is the Friday Night Drive Team of the Week MVP for Week 10. Here is his Q&A with Sports Writer Rob Oesterle.