Daily Journal Sports

YOUR source for sports in the Kankakee Valley.

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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 https://t.co/rY9nMrkj3c

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The University of Illinois' men's basketball program announced Monday that Kankakee's Lincoln Williams will be continuing his college basketball career in Champaign, ending the wait to see where the state's top player in the class of 2026 would end up.
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Keagen Trost, a 2019 Kankakee graduate, was the 93rd overall pick by the Los Angeles Rams in the 2026 NFL Draft on Friday.
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Voting is open for the Daily Journal Athlete of the Week! Vote once a day until 7 p.m. Thursday.

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Bishop McNamara pulled off an improbable comeback win in Friday's IHSA Class 2A Seneca Sectional championship against Yorkville Christian, outscoring the Mustangs 37-10 down the stretch to erase a 14-point deficit and win 69-56 in overtime.
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Kankakee, which entered the postseason as the top-ranked team in Class 3A, was shocked by Morton in Friday's Class 3A Ottawa Sectional championship.
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In her third straight trip to the IHSA Girls Wrestling State Finals, Clifton Central junior Payton Temple became the school's first state champion on Saturday, winning the 170-pound title.
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After sending 14 wrestlers to last weekend's individual state tournament, Coal City's boys wrestling team capped off a perfect dual season when the Coalers repeated as Class 1A State champions on Saturday.
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Voting is open for the Daily Journal Athlete of the Week! Vote once a day until 7 p.m. Thursday.

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Wilmington senior Logan Van Duyne, who lost his coach Nick Dziuban the day after regionals, put up a spirited fight in taking second place at the IHSA state wrestling meet in leading area medalists. "He wrestled probably the match of his life there."
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An all-time class of Kankakee boys basketball seniors took their home court for the last time Monday, pulling away in the second half for a 63-47 win over Waubonsie Valley.
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The blue bracket of the Kankakee Holiday Tournament may be considered the "small-school" division, but this year's tournament delivered several big-time performances.
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Daily Journal sports editor Mason Schweizer looks back at the year's top local sports stories.
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This fourth-quarter dunk gives Lincoln Williams 44 points on the night, a new Kankakee single-game record.

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Our wrestlers head to BBCHS tonight for the All City meet! #AllPurpleAllIn

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Meet Day

ALL-CITY MEET!!!
🆚BBCHS, Bishop McNamara, Manteno
🕔 TODAY 5:00 PM
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#NothingEasy #StepOnTheLine

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Made it official at 7am this morning! Can’t wait for the next 4 with @NIUSoftball
Go Huskies!!❤️❤️🐾🐾
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Tonight’s football coverage: @thesouc is at the Class 6A clash between BBCHS and St. Laurence. @RussellJHodges is on the scene for the undefeated battle between Bishop McNamara and IC Catholic.

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Meet the Friday Night Drive Team of the Week MVP for round one of the playoffs, Clifton Central quarterback Brady Shule

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The powerhouses will look to keep rolling through the bracket as big-time matchups loom. Steve Soucie breaks down the second round of the 2025 IHSA Class 3A Playoffs. https://t.co/ooGELO0q2R