Local Sports
February 7, 2012 - 9:41 p.m.•By Austin Hough - Herald Correspondent
MINOOKA — The Minooka Indians' boys basketball team was able to regroup from its tough overtime road loss to Plainfield East this past Friday night, getting a victory over the Oswego Panthers 60-45 in Southwest Prairie action Tuesday night.
February 7, 2012 - 9:13 p.m.
The Minooka girls bowling team is headed back to the IHSA State Tournament.
BEECHER — After Seneca's 53-31 win over Wilmington at the Class 2A Beecher Regional on Tuesday, Wildcats coach Andrew Johnson called the Lady Irish "a complete team."
JOLIET — Just the same as their team goals this year, the pins are starting to fall like dominoes for the Minooka girls bowling team. Coming off a state-high pin total of 6,182 this past weekend at the Joliet West Sectional, the Indians are feeling confident as they prepare for a state appearance this coming weekend.
BEECHER — For the first three quarters of the Beecher Class 2A Girls Basketball Regional quarterfinal, Reed-Custer had just three field goals. Still, in spite of everything, the Comets only trailed Coal City by 10 points heading into the final quarter.
February 6, 2012 - 11:32 p.m.
Seneca defeated Saratoga in an IESA Class 3A Boys Basketball Regional, 39-34.
February 6, 2012 - 11:31 p.m.
At the Prairie Central Class 1A Wrestling Regional on Saturday, 10 local wrestlers placed first, second or third to advance to sectional competition.
February 6, 2012 - 11:28 p.m.
The Minooka girls bowling team is headed back to the IHSA State Tournament.
DWIGHT — Gardner-South Wilmington girls basketball coach Adam Leigh didn't know much about Luther East, the Lady Panthers' regional quarterfinal opponent Monday.
LA SALLE — It wasn't exactly what Morris wrestling coach Jon Lanning was hoping for. Then again, it wasn't all that bad, according to Lanning, either.
JOLIET – For the Minooka wrestling team, Saturday’s Class 3A Joliet Central Regional was just like pretty much any other regional competition over the past nine years.
PLAINFIELD - Jake Hogen brought the Minooka boys basketball team back to life.
COAL CITY — Friday night's Interstate Eight Conference basketball game between Coal City and Wilmington had the action of a yo-yo. All throughout the game, the Wildcats would go up to a sizeable lead only to watch the Coalers snap back into the contest.
Nitz writes about the championship time of the season for local hoops.
February 3, 2012 - 10:00 p.m.
Morris trailed 17-9 after one quarter behind seven points from point guard Brian Sisler. Foul trouble and lack of offensive execution led to a Barbs 30-18 halftime lead.
February 2, 2012 - 11:41 p.m.
The Seneca girls basketball team improved to 20-8 overall and 10-1 in the Interstate Eight Conference with a 56-22 win against Manteno Thursday night.
GARDNER — Gardner-South Wilmington senior guard Katie Gretz wanted to make senior night a memorable one, a 58-48 Lady Panthers win.
DWIGHT — With less than 10 seconds left in Thursday's Coal City-Dwight contest, a simple inbounds play turned into a something a lot bigger than what it should have been.
Twenty-six years after their victory in Super Bowl XX, the 1985 Bears are still huge in the Chicago area.
When the Seneca boys basketball team was in its heyday, the Fighting Irish were all about controlling the ball on offense.
One has always wanted to fly, another is about to join a national champion and the third is going to be a Stateman. It all came to being on National Signing Day in Morris on Wednesday, when Jimmy Pelnarsh, Austin Feeney and Hunter Barry inked to play football with Air Force, St. Xavier and William Penn, respectively.
February 1, 2012 - 7:04 p.m.
In the final regular-season wrestling action of the season on Tuesday, Seneca knocked off both Putnam County and St. Bede to finish the year 10-13.
