Wheaton Academy jumped out with seven runs in the first two innings and then held off a Sycamore rally to beat the Spartans and win a regional title on Saturday.

Nathan Larson struck out 12 and kept DeKalb off the scoreboard until the seventh inning, powering Huntley's 4-1 win in the Class 4A DeKalb Regional championship game.

Prairie Ridge's Reese Mosolino tossed nine shutout innings, and Emma Dallas hit a walk-off RBI double to score Karsyn Ledgerwood as the Wolves outlasted Kaneland 1-0 Friday in nine innings to win the Class 3A Belvidere North Secitonal title.

Prairie Ridge faces Kaneland in the IHSA Class 3A Belvidere North Sectional softball final game on May 29, 2026, at Belvidere North High School.

Kaneland's 4x100 and 4x200 relay teams took second in both races to reach Saturday's finals at the Class 2A state finals, Drake Gay qualified in the 3A long jump, and more.

Burlington Central scored four runs in the first inning, while Sam Maglares allowed just one hit over four innings to help the fifth-seeded Rockets secure a 7-3 victory over fourth-seeded Kaneland.

Parker Murry and Marshall Ledbetter were among the Indian Creek and Hinckley-Big Rock track athletes to make Saturday's finals, Sycamore upset St. Francis to reach a baseball regional final and more in the roundup.

Hunter Kriese flirted with a no-hitter Thursday as No. 5 DeKalb blanked No. 4 Harlem 7-0 in a Class 4A regional semifinal. The senior struck out seven. Now the Barbs face a Huntley team Saturday that's knocked them out the last two years.

The DeKalb Barbs baseball team took on Harlem in a Class 4A regional matchup Thursday at DeKalb High School.