It's hoops time in Plainfield
It's that time of the year. Winter approaches, it's getting colder and the sports are moving indoors. The following is a preview of all four Plainfield high school girls basketball teams.

Stankus lifts Plainfield S. in OT
In Game 1, Paige Stankus gained a new appreciation as to why members of the Plainfield South High School girls basketball team are required to regularly practice shooting free throws.

Saying thanks to 'Coach'
Honoring a coaching legend is not always easy. But the Troy School District found a fitting way to honor recently-retired Noel Blasing, a longtime teacher and coach. The Troy School District named the basketball court in the Troy Middle School gymnasium Noel Blasing Court.

Plainfield South boys finish 15th in state
The Plainfield South boys cross-country team wrapped up its first state appearance in five years with a 15th-place finish in Nov. 7's Class 3A state meet at Detweiller Park in Peoria.

Briefs: Basketball league registration continues

'D' Bulls top LeBron
Would you believe the Bulls won for a second straight game because of their -- ahem -- defense? Believe it.

Walking off the field one final time
Larry McKeon circled his players, tapping their helmets and gathering himself for one final postgame speech. This was the program he built from the ground up, in his own image.

This Hammers' trade is special
Brandon McArthur has been acquired by the Joliet JackHammers for the playing rights of Michael Moore. But it hardly ranks as your average trade.

Great ride ends for Plainfield North football
The Plainfield North Tigers drew powerful Chicago St. Rita in the first round of the Class 7A playoffs and were sent home to pack their gear after a 40-14 loss to the Mustangs on Saturday night.

Consider it a muddy success
For your Saturday morning entertainment, how about a nice traipse through the mud?

2010: Hammers play 50 at home
The Joliet JackHammers have announced their 2010 regular-season schedule, which includes 50 home games. The Hammers will begin play Friday, May 21, in Fargo, N.D., against the defending Northern League champion Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks.

Fabulous 15 in state football playoffs
Fifteen indeed was the magic number. That's how many Joliet area high school football teams have been invited to the postseason playoff extravaganza.

Minooka beats P'field C. in mud bowl
You line up two high school football teams together that have been improving all season. You have plenty riding on the outcome for both sides. What do you get? Friday night's thriller at Plainfield Central, where Minooka clinched the Southwest Prairie Conference championship with a thrilling 21-13 victory.

PFN runs past district rival PFE
The Plainfield North High School football team completed its regular season with an impressive 43-0 Southwest Prairie Conference win over neighborhood District 202 rival Plainfield East Friday night.

Adams shines for PFS in win over Oswego E.
It's becoming all too familiar for the Plainfield South football team. For the second straight year, the Cougars finished 5-4 and will likely miss the playoffs after a 40-15 win over Oswego East.

P'field C. linebacker has been defensive ‘Superman’
Bill Scheibe: Superman's cape has been the subject of several genres, including a Jim Croce song. Like it or not, Plainfield Central middle linebacker Ryan Carr inherited that type of handle after playing 10 varsity games last year.