Category: Prep Sports Manteno Vedette

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.

Football playoff expansion gets a thumbs down from Peotone’s Tolly Tsiamas, while Manteno’s RJ Haines doesn’t feel strongly one way or the other.

Alex Chenoweth scored all of his game-high 24 points after halftime as Peotone overcame Wilmington 61-58 in overtime.

In a head-coaching career that dates back to 1979, Peotone’s Ron Oloffson has won more than 630 basketball games. He still loves the challenge.