Huntley's Tommy Nitz became the second Red Raider in as many weekends to win a state title. The senior capped his high school career in grand style with a first-place finish in the Class 3A 1,600-meter run at Eastern Illinois University's O'Brien Field.
Newmn scored three runs in the top of the first, then tacked on three more in the fifth to back pitchers Drake Cole and Garret Matznick in a 6-2 victory over Johnsburg in the Class 2A Mendota Sectional final Saturday afternoon.
Hampshire and Burlington Central baseball each won regional titles, Dundee-Crown's upset bid of Barrington fell just short, and Prairie Ridge's Tim Jones and Cole Palese finished sixth at the IHSA Class 1A Boys Tennis State Meet.
Cary-Grove's Oskar Freund delivered a two-out, two-run single in the first inning, and the Trojans' bats never slowed down in a 13-3, six-inning victory over Antioch for their third consecutive regional championship.
Johnsburg overcame two deficits Saturday afternoon to beat Willows Academy 3-2 in penalty kicks and win the Class 1A Dominican University Supersectional, qualifying for the state finals for the first time since 2017.
Prairie Ridge's batters drew 11 walks and delivered clutch hits early as the Wolves defeated Lake Forest 9-5 Saturday for their first regional championship since 2021.
Johnsburg defeats Willows Academy in the IHSA Class 1A Supersectional soccer match on Saturday, May 31, 2025, at Dominican University in River Forest.
Dane Chock's RBI double capped a three-run fifth, and Crystal Lake South edged Crystal Lake Central 8-7 to win the Class 3A Crystal Lake South Regional championship Saturday. Carter Kelley homered and drove in five runs for Central, which won the Class 3A state title last year.
Zach Readdy tripled in Jeffry Schwab with the tie-breaking run with two outs in the bottom of the sixth, then got the final out in relief of Brandon Shannon as McHenry turned away upset-minded Jacobs 2-1 to win the Class 4A McHenry Regional title.