Lincoln-Way West is set to commence its 2025-26 season with a promising matchup at the Thanksgiving Classic, facing Minooka in a tournament game. The Warriors aim to establish early momentum and begin another strong campaign.
The game is scheduled for November 24, 2025, at 8:30 p.m.
According to sources familiar with the team, Lincoln-Way West enters the season confident in its returning core and defensive identity. The team looks to build on last year’s late surge and turn preseason expectations into results. With a roster featuring experienced playmakers and improved depth, the Warriors appear positioned to dictate pace and set the tone early in tournament play. Minooka, also starting their season at 0-0, will look to keep pace but enters the opener still searching for answers after an inconsistent finish to last season. The matchup offers Lincoln-Way West an opportunity to showcase its renewed offensive balance and test new rotations before the schedule intensifies.
Lincoln-Way West will continue WJOL Classic play against Joliet Central on November 28.
The last meeting between these programs occurred on December 12, 2024, when Lincoln-Way West controlled the fourth quarter and secured a 61-55 home victory after erasing an eight-point halftime deficit.
