Good morning, Joliet.

Join the Rotary Club of Joliet’s Walk to End Polio on Saturday, Oct.

24 at 10 a.m. at Rock Run Preserve (Black Road Entrance), where families, friends, coworkers, and dogs can walk and support global immunization efforts against polio.

Lincoln-Way East rides strong momentum after winning recent regional and sectional meets as it heads to the IHSA state tournament in Decatur on Friday.

Several area golfers, including Bella Versetto and Natalie Mickelson, also qualified to play as teams prepare for the event.

Herald-News area boys soccer teams begin their postseason on Friday, Oct.

16 with regional play-ins, and the schedule continues with sectionals and championships, leading to state finals on Nov. 6 and 7 in Rockford Guilford (a full postseason path).

Lincoln-Way Central golfer Brody Wall overcame injuries and a car crash to lead his team to a state tournament berth, while Lockport’s Casey Mickelson and Lemont’s Niko Giannakopolous earned individual qualifications.

Play will begin Friday at The Den at Fox Creek and Weibring Golf Club in Normal.

In Week 7 of the IHSA season, Chicago Catholic League teams showed strong play as Mount Carmel’s Brady Cloherty threw 7 touchdowns for 359 yards and Joliet Catholic’s Keegan Castagnoli led with 166 receiving yards, while St. Rita’s Doniven Campbell scored four times in a 42 — 20 win.

Three area boys golfers + two girls golfers qualified for IHSA state finals after Monday's sectional play; Bishop McNamara's Nolan Andrews, Beecher's Jacob Benck and Milford's Jackson Johnson advanced for the boys while Iroquois West's Kaia and Kenzie Kimmel earned spots for the girls.

Providence boys soccer won 2–1 over Loyola Academy on Tuesday to extend its win streak to seven in a regular season contest; Jovanny Gonzalez and Christian Hofferica scored while Aldo Dominguez provided two assists as the Celtics improved to 13–3–2.

Junior Lexie Grevengoed reached 1,000 career kills during Tuesday night's match as Joliet West edged Minooka with scores of 25-22, 18-25, 25-22, securing first place in the Southwest Prairie Conference.