NAPERVILLE - Anna Maxim scored the equalizer late in regulation time, but Winnetka New Trier scored in the 86th minute and held on to defeat Edwardsville 2-1 after extra time in the IHSA Class 3A girls soccer state semifinals Friday evening, June 5, 2026, at North Central College in Naperville,...
TROY - Reagan Jumper is a sophomore striker who has scored five goals this season, but her fifth and most recent goal was, by far, the biggest of her career so far. Jumper scored in the 58th minute of the IHSA Class 3A Normal Community sectional semifinal match, off a perfect cross from Astri...
NAPERVILLE - Sofia Rossetto scored on a shot from distance in the second minute, and it set the tone for the rest of the match as Father McGivney Catholic's girls soccer team took a 4-0 win over Elmhurst Timothy Christian in the IHSA Class 1A state semifinals Thursday evening at North Central College...
PLEASANT PLAINS - Mason Crump led Roxana with two hits and a first-inning RBI, and both Dalton Carriker and Brad Herrin combined for 12 strikeouts. But Sam Dukett was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth inning, forcing home Peyton Casson with the winning run as Williamsville...
PLEASANT PLAINS - Toby Eberlin had a hit and RBI, while Joe Stephan had the only other hit for Marquette Catholic in the game, as IHSA Class 2A baseball sectional host Pleasant Plains went out to a 3-0 lead, then scored six runs in the final two innings to eliminate the Explorers 9-1 in the second...
BLOOMINGTON - Back on May 22, 2026, in the Edwardsville IHSA Class 3A regional final, Edwardsville goalkeeper Genny Burroughs made two critical saves to help the Tigers win a penalty kick shootout over Belleville West 3-1 that put the Tigers into the sectional semifinals. Ten days later, she...
PAWNEE, Ill. — Pawnee edged Hardin Calhoun 3-2 in a regional final at Calhoun, using a go-ahead run in the top of the sixth inning to secure a berth in the sectional round. Pawnee took a 2-0 lead with two runs in the fourth inning. Calhoun answered with one run in the fifth, but the Indians...
BLOOMINGTON - Brooke Burris led Edwardsville's softball team on the day with three hits and two RBIs, but a five-run top of the sixth inning gave New Lenox Lincoln-Way West a 9-3 win over the Tigers in the IHSA Class 4A super-sectional game Monday evening at Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington....
ROXANA — Roxana defeated Litchfield 6-5 in eight innings in the Class 2A regional final Saturday, winning on a walk-off RBI single by Sean Maberry to claim the IHSA 2A Regional baseball championship and advance to the Pleasant Plains Sectional on Wednesday, June 3, 2026. The Roxana baseball...
COLLINSVILLE — After a 12-win season and the program’s first regional victory since 2023, Collinsville baseball coach Matt Pomerantz said the Kahoks showed progress this season and will look to build on it in 2027 with a returning group of experienced underclassmen. Collinsville was eliminate...
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