Bureau County Prep Sports

BCR State Softball Update, Friday, June 2

Members of the St. Bede softball team cheer their team on from the dugout in the Class 1A State semifinal game on Friday, June 2, 2023 at the Louisville Slugger Sports Complex in Peoria.

Members of the St. Bede softball team cheer their team on from the dugout in the Class 1A State semifinal game on Friday, June 2, 2023 at the Louisville Slugger Sports Complex in Peoria.

By Kevin Hieronymus

Where: Louisville Slugger Complex, Peoria, 8400 N. Orange Prairie Road, Peoria

Class 1A semifinals (Friday)

Game 1: St. Bede 4, Goreville 1

Game 2: Illini Bluffs 10, LeRoy 0 (5 inn.)

Class 1A finals (Saturday)

Saturday: Third place - Goreville (25-14) vs. LeRoy (32-7), 9 a.m. Championship - St. Bede (25-7) vs. Illini Bluffs (25-5), 11:30 a.m.

Class 2A semifinals (Friday)

Game 1: Beecher 7, Johnston City 3

Game 2: Rockridge 6, St. Anthony (24-3)

Class 2A finals (Saturday)

Third place - Johnston City (31-6) vs. loser 2, 1 p.m. Championship - Beecher (36-4-1) vs. Rockridge (37-1), 3:30 p.m.

Class 3A sectional finals

At Lemont

Lemont 7, Ottawa 0

At Belvidere

Sycamore 6, Sterling 5

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Kevin Hieronymus

Kevin Hieronymus

Kevin has been sports editor of the BCR since 1986 and is Sports Editor of Putnam County Record. Was previously sports editor of the St. Louis Daily News and a contributor for the St. Louis Cardinals magazine. He is a 2021 inductee into the IBCA Hall of Fame (Media) and a 2023 inductee into the Illinois Valley Hall of Fame as "Distinguished Media"