Category: Prep Sports Manteno Vedette

Peotone’s Jonah Young, whose grandfather John was a Hall of Fame coach for the Blue Devils, qualified for the sectional as a freshman.

Molly Vladika and Aubrey Tiltges, who have been playing together for years, are mentors for a team made up mostly of sophomores.

Three-sport athlete Joe Jones is a productive inside scorer for the Warriors.

Maddie Gesky scored 15 points in a win over Herscher on Jan. 18, giving her 1,042 for her career and breaking Jodi Miller’s record.

Manteno and Bishop McNamara raised money for Harbor House, a Kankakee nonprofit that helps families affected by domestic violence.

Peotone held a fifth straight opponent under 30 points and reached .500 for the first time this season with a win over Herscher.

Through the first dozen games of her high-school career, freshman Jada Franklin was leading Crete-Monee in scoring.

RJ Haines, who has won more than 100 games at Manteno, is in the 2026 induction class for the Illinois Football Coaches Assocation Hall of Fame.

Senior guard Lila Prindeville of Manteno has drawn interest from several junior colleges.

Sophomore Ramsey Owens had 18 points in Manteno’s loss to Christ the King in the Kankakee Holiday Tournament’s Blue Division final.