Local Sports
February 21, 2012 - 11:35 p.m.
Morris guard Will Terry has missed the entire season with a torn ACL.
February 21, 2012 - 10:50 p.m.•By Dennis Nelson — Special to the Herald
BLOOMINGTON – Same time, next year.
SPRINGFIELD — A senior started it and a freshman finished Edwardsville off.
SPRINGFIELD — Down by 17 points against Edwardsville in the Class 3A Springfield Team Sectional on Tuesday, things did not look good for Minooka.
SENECA — Coal City was close.
CHAMPAIGN — Another wrestling season has concluded for the Morris Redskins, Seneca Fighting Irish and Coal City Coalers, and between the three schools emerged five medalists while Minooka topped the area by having a champion and a fourth-place finisher.
CHAMPAIGN — Two Redskins took to the podium on Saturday, in the process achieving something that hasn't happened since 2005.
February 18, 2012 - 2:49 p.m.•By Curt Herron — Special to the Herald
CHAMPAIGN — For the last month of the season, Jake Residori had the outcome of one match firmly etched in his mind.
February 17, 2012 - 11:05 p.m.•By Rob Oesterle — Special to the Herald
SENECA — The trademark of the Seneca boys basketball team of late has been that the Irish
February 17, 2012 - 10:22 p.m.
With two days of the IHSA State Wrestling Tournament completed, just one area wrestler still has a shot at a state title — Minooka’s Jake Residori at 170 pounds in Class 3A.
February 17, 2012 - 10:18 p.m.•By Austin Hough - Herald Correspondent
The second attempt to reach the 20th win of the season fell incomplete again for the Minooka boys basketball squad, as they dropped a tough conference game to the Oswego East Wolves at home Friday night, 58-51, keeping the Indians stuck at 19 wins.
Smith writes about traveling back in heavy snow from St. Joseph's on Monday night.
After not winning a regional title since 1980, the Minooka girls basketball team has won back-to-back regional crowns, thanks to its win over Joliet West in the final of the Class 4A Joliet West Regional Friday night.
February 16, 2012 - 10:51 p.m.•By Dennis Nelson — Special to the Herald
JOLIET – Rumors of the demise of the Minooka High School girls basketball program have been greatly exaggerated.
Heading into Saturday's Aurora Metea Valley Sectional, the Morris co-op boys swimming team is being realistic.
SENECA — For Seneca senior wrestler Alex Valentine, the end of his high school career is just a weekend away. On the opposite end of the spectrum, Seneca freshman grappler Sage Freise has just scratched the surface.
OTTAWA — Twice this season, the Morris girls basketball team yielded 60-plus points to the Ottawa Lady Pirates in lopsided losses. Considering that the two teams were meeting for a third time - this one at the Class 3A Ottawa Regional - the Redskins wanted to do something different to give them a better chance at getting a win.
For 15 area grapplers and the Minooka wrestling team as a group — this is the thick of the championship portion of the season.
