Prep Sports

Schmit: Too little, too late? Let the shot clock era begin

Kevin Schmit: It’s arriving too late for Benet’s 2025-26 boys team, but we’re finally embarking upon the shot clock era in IHSA basketball.

Softball: Scouting 2026 Cook County season

Baseball: Scouting the 2026 Cook County season

Softball: Scouting 2026 Lake County season

Baseball: Scouting the 2026 DuPage County season

Softball: Scouting 2026 DuPage County season

Brett Beerbower is part of a Lakes team that has 17 seniors and is one of the most experienced teams this spring in Lake County.

Baseball: Scouting the 2026 Lake County season

Here’s a look at what to expect this spring for baseball teams in the Daily Herald’s Lake County coverage area.

Hayden Sujack hit 17 home runs last year for St. Charles East, bringing her total to 43 as she enters her senior season.

Softball: Scouting 2026 Fox Valley season

Here’s a look at what to expect this spring for softball teams in the Daily Herald’s Fox Valley coverage area.

Hersey goalkeeper Sam Fetzer scoops up the ball as she collides with Fremd’s Gwen Zimmerman in last year’s sectional play. Both players return this spring, and both of their teams enter the season with high expectations.

Girls soccer Top 20

Fremd, St. Charles East and Naperville Central are the top three teams in the Daily Herald’s girls soccer preseason Top 20.

Chase Lockwood returns this year for defending Class 4A state champion Libertyville, the No. 1 team in the Daily Herald’s preseason baseball Top 20.

Baseball Top 20

Libertyville, Maine South and Barrington are the top three teams in the Daily Herald’s preseason baseball Top 20.

Hannah Wulf fires a pitch for Wheaton North last year. She transferred to St. Charles East who enters the season in the top spot in the Daily Herald softball Top 20.

Softball Top 20

St. Charles East, Barrington and Fremd are the top three teams in the Daily Herald’s preseason softball Top 20.

Lyle Morrow, 93, a member of the Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame for his work at Wheaton Central and Wheaton Warrenville South, died March 10.

For Wheaton Central and Wheaton Warrenville South baseball players of a certain age, March 10 was a day to reflect. Retired Tigers baseball coach Lyle Morrow, 93, of West Chicago, died that day. A peaceful resolution, he was surrounded by his wife of 60 years, Kathleen, and their children, Jamie and Jason.