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Montini girls basketball defeated St. Ignatius to win the Class 3A state championship on Saturday, March 8, 2025 at CEFCU Arena in Normal.

Nikki Kerstein scored a game-high 21 points, including five in the final 1:17, as banged-up Montini outlasted St. Ignatius 50-44 in the Class 3A state championship game on Saturday evening at CEFCU Arena in Normal. 

All five Montini seniors played all 32 minutes of Thursday’s late night Class 3A state semifinal game.  Their reward? They will be playing for a state championship.

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Cissna Park defeated St. Edward 50-44 to win the Class 1A third place game on Friday, Mary 7, 2025 at CEFCU Arena in Normal. The Lady Timberwolves finish the season 30-5 and St. Edwards wraps up their season winning fourth place with a record of 26-10.

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Montini Catholic played Quincy Notre Dame on Thursday, March 6, 2025 at CEFCU Arena in Normal. Montini will play St. Ignatius College Prep for the Class 3A State championship on Saturday at 6p.m.

Montini senior guard and Missouri recruit Nikki Kerstein is set to finish her senior year on the same center basketball stage as she did her sophomore and junior seasons. This time, she hopes, with a different result.

Glenbard West's memorable playoff run that included the program's first sectional title since 1999 ended on Monday, as Fremd beat the Hilltoppers 67-47 in the Class 4A Hersey Supersectional to advance to state for the eighth time in program history.

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Montini faced Grayslake Central in a Class 3A supersectional on Monday, March 3, 2025 in Arlington Heights.

Montini recovered and never wavered after Grayslake Central had surged from 18 points down to take the lead, and the Lady Broncos made nine free throws – seven from Nikki Kerstein – to survive Monday's supersectional 51-45 to return to state.