Crystal Lake Central's late-season surge continues. The ninth-seeded Tigers held off a Woodstock North comeback to win 6-3 in the Class 3A regional final Saturday. Central advances to next week's Grayslake Central Sectional.

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 was held to three hits, all singles, against Grayslake Central's Beau Barrows in a 3-0 loss Saturday at the Class 3A Cary-Grove Regional final. "We’re going to get better. We’ll be back.”

Crystal Lake Central faces Wauconda in IHSA Class 3A Regional baseball on Thursday, May 28, 2026 at Fred Tipps Field on the campus of Crystal Lake Central High School.

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.

Colt Zaleski pitched six shutout innings, Gavin Piekos hit a two-out single to break a scoreless tie in the sixth, and Prairie Ridge's baseball team held off upset-minded Cary-Grove 2-1 in a semifinal of the Class 3A Cary-Grove Regional on Thursday in Cary.

Bud Shanahan went 3 for 4 with a double and three RBIs, Wade Ozment held Wauconda to three hits in just over five innings pitched and Niklas Thorsen secured the save as Crystal Lake Central topped Wauconda 6-3 in IHSA Class 3A regional semifinal baseball action Thursday.

Logan Johnson pitched five-plus innings of one-run ball, Bryce Kowall delivered a two-RBI single, and Richmond-Burton's baseball team avenged two regular-season losses by beating Johnsburg 6-2 in a semifinal of the Class 2A Johnsburg Regional.

Richmond-Burton faces Johnsburg in a Class 2A Johnsburg Regional semifinal baseball game on Wednesday, May 27, 2026 at Johnsburg High School.