JOLIET, Ill. --- The 29th Annual WJOL Thanksgiving Classic returns to the University of St. Francis and the Pat Sullivan Center on Monday night when eight area schools battle for bragging rights.
Making up this year's field are Bradley-Bourbonnais, Joliet Central, Lincoln-Way West, Lockport, Minooka, Providence Catholic, Lemont and Plainfield Central.
The eight teams are broken into two groups and will play each member of their group between Monday and Friday. On Saturday, the teams will crossover playing their comparative team based on standings from their group play with the championship game slated for 3:15 pm.
Games can be heard live at
WJOL.com.
For the complete groupings and tournament schedule, see below:
GROUP A
Joliet Central
Lincoln-Way West
Lockport
Minooka
GROUP B
Bradley-Bourbonnais
Lemont
Plainfield Central
Providence Catholic
Monday, November 24, 2025
5 PM: Bradley-Bourbonnais 55, Providence Catholic 53
6 PM: Lemont 59, Plainfield Central 26
6:45 PM: Lockport 61, Joliet Central 46
8:30 PM: Lincoln-Way West 84, Minooka 48
Wednesday, November 26, 2025
3 PM: Minooka 61, Joliet Central 52
4:45 PM: Plainfield Central 55, Bradley-Bourbonnais 46
6:30 PM: Lockport 50, Lincoln-Way West 40
8:15 PM: Lemont 59, Providence Catholic 56
Friday, November 28, 2025
2:30 PM: Lincoln-Way West 53, Joliet Central 46
4:15 PM: Providence Catholic 55, Plainfield Central 33
6 PM: Lemont 72, Bradley-Bourbonnais 54
7:45 PM: Lockport 79, Minooka 35
Saturday, November 29, 2025
10 AM: Bradley-Bourbonnais 71, Joliet Central 54 --- Seventh-Place Game
11:45 AM: Minooka 64, Plainfield Central 37 --- Fifth-Place Game
1:30 PM: Lincoln-Way West 64, Providence Catholic 49 --- Third-Place Game
3:15 PM: Lockport 65, Lemont 46 --- Championship
Tournament MVP
Nedas Venckus (Lockport)
All-Tournament Team
Drake Been (Lincoln-Way West)
Ryan Crane (Lemont)
Zane Schneider (Lemont)
Nedas Venckus (Lockport)
Nojus Venckus (Lockport)
