Downers Grove North senior and Virginia commit Philip Cupial, who won the Class 3A 1,600-meter state championship and also ran on the championship 4x800 relay, is the Suburban Life boys track and field Athlete of the Year.

Downers Grove South senior Karen Boakye, who won the Class 3A state triple jump championship, is the Suburban Life girls track and field Athlete of the Year.

Crystal Lake South faces Fenwick in the IHSA Class 3A Wintrust Field Supersectional on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, in Schaumburg.

IC Catholic Prep juniors Kelly Cahill and Lexi Russ, who led the Knights to fourth place in Class 2A in the program’s first state tournament appearance, were were named to the Illinois Coaches Association Class 2A All-State first team, leading Suburban Life-area selections.

A young Nazareth team that started four sophomores and a freshman Monday made its deepest postseason run in three years, but were limited to two hits by St. Rita's Will Rewers in a 2-0 loss in the Class 3A Crestwood Supersectional.

Glenbard West volleyball and Wheaton Academy boys lacrosse won state championships, Fenwick softball won the Class 3A third-place game behind Sofia Kateeb's one-hit shutout and Michael McMahon's three-run homer paced Fenwick baseball to a sectional title.

Downers Grove North Oliver Gibson capped off a strong first varsity season – and stellar playoffs – by tripling in the Trojans' first run, but Naperville Central got out of a bases-loaded jam in the seventh to win the Class 4A Lockport Sectional final, its first title since 2012.

Nazareth sophomore catcher Marco Fiore drove in Landon Thome with the tie-breaking and eventual winning run in the sixth inning, Connor McKay struck out 10 and the Roadrunners – no-hit for five innings – edged De La Salle to win the Class 3A Nazareth Sectional title.

Fenwick sophomore Sofia Kateeb, who threw 162 pitches in her team's 12-inning supersectional win Monday, retired the first seven batters she faced in relief Friday, but the Friars' comeback ran out of gas in a 9-3 loss to defending champion Glenwood in a Class 3A semifinal.

The Wheaton St. Francis girls soccer lost to Morton 4-1 Friday afternoon at North Central College in Naperville in an IHSA Class 2A state semifinal matchup to decide who moves on to the championship match.

The Crystal Lake Central girls soccer team knocked off Lemont 5-0 Friday in an IHSA Class 2A state semifinal game at North Central College in Naperville.

Fenwick fell 9-3 in the Class 3A state softball semifinal in Peoria on Friday, June 5, 2026.

Timothy Christian senior goalkeeper Emily White got plenty of action Thursday night, and she was great. White made 13 saves and kept her team in contention until midway through the second half before Father McGivney pulled away for a 4-0 win in a Class 1A state semifinal.

Wheaton Academy boys lacrosse and York girls lacrosse won their state semifinal matches on Thursday.

Seneca and IC Catholic play a thrilling game in the 2A softball state semifinal Thursday in Peoria. Seneca took the win 8-6 and will advance to the finals on Saturday.

Kam Alikhan's standout play in center field helped lead Nazareth past Montini 5-2 in the Class 3A Nazareth Sectional semifinals Wednesday.

Shaylen Kshatriya didn't make Lake Park's team as a junior and opted to be the team manager. But he's worked his way into the Lancers' lineup this year, and on Wednesday hit a tie-breaking two-run double in the sixth to rally Lake Park past York 10-6 in a sectional semifinal.

The Marquette baseball team banged out 15 hits, including four home runs, in a 15-3 victory over IC Catholic Prep in Wednesday's Class 2A Herscher Sectional semifinal. The Crusaders will take on Wilmington at 10 a.m. Saturday in the championship game.