College football: Saints will face major obstacles in early going
JOLIET – Starting off the season against the top-ranked team in the preseason, who also happens to be the defending national champion, makes…
Area roundup: Slammers stretch win streak to 5
The Joliet Slammers continued their recent hot streak by collecting a 10-9 victory over the host Southern Illinois Miners on Friday night.
Lockport, Joliet Twp. fare well in opener
PLAINFIELD – The girls golf teams from Lockport and Joliet Township turned in good performances at Thursday’s Plainfield North Invite at The…
Lear hopes things keep rolling at Plainfield North
PLAINFIELD – When Ron Lear formed the Morris girls bowling tournament 27 years ago, he had big plans for the event, and it became something …
Ternik expects continued success for Celtics
NEW LENOX – Doug Ternik was a talented multisport athlete when he competed at Providence Catholic in the late 1980s and those experiences of…
Joliet West Tigers have familar faces as new coaches
While there are a few area schools that have had a relatively small turnover in head coaches from the 2018-19 sports season to the upcoming …
Slammers upbeat despite challenge
JOLIET – In most sports, a team that wins a championship one season is likely to be a contender again the next season.
Firefighters and police meet for Guns-N-Hoses
It’s usually a pretty good bet that whenever Joliet’s police officers and firefighters get together for their annual Guns-N-Hoses charity so…
Porvasnik finishes strong, wins Kosin Women’s Open
ROMEOVILLE – As Jessica Porvasnik began the second day and final round of play in the 25th annual Phil Kosin Illinois Women’s Open at Mistwo…
Boys basketball: Player development the focus at Morris Shootout
MORRIS – The 34th annual Morris Boys Basketball Shootout has it’s theme of 92 games with 32 teams in eight pools on four courts over two day…
