Check out updates on the area’s top teams.
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Southwest Regional Football Player of the Year: Mount Carmel’s Emmett Dowling
Senior Emmett Dowling led Mount Carmel to an undefeated state title and set multiple program passing records.
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Ramsey Owens boosts Manteno’s youth movement
Sophomore Ramsey Owens had 18 points in Manteno’s loss to Christ the King in the Kankakee Holiday Tournament’s Blue Division final.
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A year of champions: Southwest Regional’s top sports stories of 2025
All year long, local athletes and teams made their mark on the high-school scene and beyond. Here’s a countdown of the top moments.
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Mike Clark’s girls basketball Top 5
See where teams are ranked after the first week of holiday tournament action.
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Mike Clark’s boys basketball Top 5
Check out updates on the area’s top teams.
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Curie’s Justin Oliver hits first career game-winner
Justin Oliver and Kendall Holliday rallied Curie from an eight-point deficit in the closing minutes against St. Ignatius.
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Kennedy’s Julian Cuevas, Xavier Guzman make transition to basketball
Julian Cuevas, Xavier Guzman and Ja’Veon Sargent-Williams combined for 50 points in Kennedy’s win over Bowen.
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Alex Chenoweth rallies Peotone past Wilmington in OT
Alex Chenoweth scored all of his game-high 24 points after halftime as Peotone overcame Wilmington 61-58 in overtime.
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Justin Oliver, Curie ready for another trip to Pontiac
Curie has been going to the Pontiac Holiday Tournament, billed as the nation’s oldest, for more than a quarter-century.