East Dubuque scored two runs in the top of the seventh inning to edge the Cardinals 4-3 and win the 1A Forreston Sectional on Saturday, May 25, 2024. The Cardinals scored two runs in he bottom of the fifth inning to take a 3-1 lead going into the final inning. East Dubuque moves on to the supersectional in Rockford on Monday.
Carson Akins had two hits and four RBIs to lead the Forreston Cardinals to a 10-4 win over Lena-Winslow in the 1A Forreston Sectional semifinal. Kendall Erdmann and Alex Schoonhoven drove in a pair for Forreston (24-8-1). The Cardinals will face East Dubuque for the sectional title on Saturday. Game time is 11 a.m.
Polo traveled to Forreston on Thursday, May 2, 2024 for softball and baseball games. The Cardinals downed the Marcos 20-0 on the baseball field while the Lady Marcos bested the Lady Cardinals 17-5.
A year ago, the COVID-19 pandemic wiped out the entire spring sports season. With numbers now low enough, the IHSA announced it is planning on having state finals in those spring sports that had no season at all last year.