Serena senior pitcher Cassie Walsh blasted a tie-breaking two-run homer in the top of the seventh, then retired Newark in order in the Huskers' wild 10-8 win over the Norsemen in Wednesday's Class 1A Indian Creek Sectional softball semifinal in Shabbona.

Betsy Jack drove in Adalynn Fugitt with the go-ahead run as Oswego scored two runs in the fifth to rally past Naperville Central 2-1 in a Class 4A Yorkville Sectional semifinal marked by a controversial overturned Redhawks home run.

Kaleigh Cawthon's solo homer, her sixth of the year, broke up a scoreless tie, and Plainfield East and Jocelyn Cushard went on to take the showcase of standout sophomore pitchers over Yorkville and Bella Rosauer with a 2-0 win to reach the program's first sectional final.

Here are David Toney's photos from Friday's Class 4A Oswego Regional final softball game between Oswego and Benet.

Purdue recruit Jaelynn Anthony struck out seven and also induced 12 ground ball outs, pitching Oswego past Benet 5-0 in the Class 4A Oswego Regional final to the program's third straight regional title.

Morris senior pitcher Mylie Hughes threw a no-hitter and recorded her 500th career strikeout Friday, leading her team past Plano 10-0 in six innings in the Class 3A Plano Regional final.

Madison Moore – relieved by freshman Erin Johnson in the fifth inning – came back in during the sixth and retired the last six outs of the game, as 12th-seeded Wheaton North held off a huge Oswego East comeback for an 8-7 win to advance to the regional final.

Oswego East, shut out by Oswego and Yorkville by a combined 17-0 in April, has flipped the switch in successive Wednesdays. Katie Maday singled in the tie-breaking run in the sixth and sophomore pitcher Faith Hagerty made it stand in the Wolves' 3-2 win at Yorkville.

The Dwight softball team - behind a seven-run fourth inning and the pitching of senior Madi Ely - snapped a 13-game losing streak with a 12-6 victory over host Newark on Tuesday