Hinckley-Big Rock and Hiawatha advanced into Class 1A semifinal games, while the season came to an end for Genoa-Kingston and Indian Creek.

Earlville/Leland baseball earned a regional play-in victory, Streator picked up a regional tune-up win, while Woodland/Flanagan-Cornell, Seneca and Ottawa baseball all took losses in The Times Monday Roundup.

The Henry-Senachwine and Bureau Valley baseball teams advanced in regional play, plus more results in Monday's NewsTribune roundup.

The Herscher girls soccer team advanced to the sectional championship with an 8-0 win over Chicago Christian in Monday's IHSA Class 1A Lisle Sectional semifinals, with Sophie Venckauskas leading the way with a hat trick, and more in Monday's Daily Journal roundup.

Marian Central's Colin Kowalsky pitched the Hurricanes past St. Edward in their Class 1A regional quarterfinal, and Woodstock's Grady Goglin helped shut down Harvard as the Blue Streaks won their 3A regional opener.

Crystal Lake Central's Ella Bechler and Addison Schaffer scored two goals apiece in the first half as the Tigers rolled past Hononegah 8-0 to earn a spot in Friday's Class 2A Crystal Lake Central Sectional girls soccer final.

Keaton Allison hit an RBI double and later scored on a passed ball in the second to give more than enough run support to sophomore Jack Haley, who threw five shutout innings in Bradley-Bourbonnais' 3-1 win over Pekin in Monday's Class 4A Bradley-Bourbonnais Regional quarterfinal.

The Bradley-Bourbonnais baseball team defeated Pekin 3-1 in the Class 4A Bradley-Bourbonnais Regional quarterfinals at 315 Sports Park in Bradley Monday, May 25, 2026.

"The amount of people who told you can’t win at Northern Illinois, it’s too tough of a place, I just never believed that." Ryan Copeland proved himself right, as the NIU baseball team found out it's heading to Tallahassee for its first NCAA CWS regional since 1972.

Outside of the many state medals claimed by area girls track and field athletes at the IHSA State Finals, it was a busy and successful weekend around the Herald-News coverage area. Here are a few of those top stories in our Weekend Rewind.

Here is a look at where area baseball teams are opening play in the IHSA postseason. Newman received a No. 1 seed in its Class 3A debut, Dixon is a No. 2 seed, Forreston is a No. 1 seed in 1A and Fulton is a No. 3 seed.

Here's a list of Ogle County property transfers for May 18-22, 2026.

Here's a list of Lee, Whiteside and Ogle county property transfers for May 11-15.

Oregon sophomore Jillian Hammer won the IHSA state title in the 300 hurdles and took third in the 100 hurdles. Newman, Forreston, Amboy, Bureau Valley, Fulton and Dixon also had strong finishes in Charleston.

Downers Grove South senior Karen Boakye soared to the state championship in the Class 3A triple jump, while in Class 2A Montini senior Sydney Gertsen won the 3,200 and St. Francis won the 4x800 relay for the second time in three seasons.

St. Charles North's Kara Glenn finished the IHSA girls track and field meet with three state titles, which included anchoring the 4x800-meter relay to a Class 3A state meet record, St. Francis' 4x800 team won the Class 2A title, and ACC's Cecilia Hilby won the Class 2A 800 title.

Amelia Pytel struck out 11 in a 4-hitter and Riverside-Brookfield rallied past Lyons to the regional title, Montini's Cameron Fox hit two home runs and struck out 13 in a regional final win, IC Catholic and Glenbard South won softball regionals and Hinsdale Central a soccer one.

Prairie Ridge's Anneke Dam sparkled at state, finishing second in the 800-meter run in Class 2A, while Burlington Central's LaRaiya Cunningham-Duncan was third in the Class 3A long jump. Jacobs' Lennox Szymonik (1,600) and Johnsburg's Hope Klosowicz (400) each finished fourth.

Despite a valiant effort, York couldn't stop Stevenson from claiming its fourth consecutive IHSA State Girls Water Polo title.

Sandwich's Sunny Weber and Somonauk's Alexis Punslan earned repeat titles on Saturday at the IHSA girls track and field state championships. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

Lemont boys tennis wins JCA Sectional and more in the Herald-News Saturday roundup.

Yorkville senior Grady Phillips won a singles sectional championship, Newark softball won a regional title and Yorkville, Newark and Yorkville Christian baseball were both winners Saturday, Newark in a 10-inning thriller.

Milford/Cissna Park senior Addison Lucht capped her stellar four-sport high school career with a 1A triple jump title and Wilmington's McKenna Van Tilburg won four medals, including the 1A 100-meter hurdles title.

After coming just short of defending her 3,200-meter title, Sandwich senior Sunny Weber bounced back to win the Class 2A 1,600, capping off her high school career with six state titles across track and cross country.

Mendota junior Mariyah Elam won the 2A high jump title, St. Bede's Lily Bosnich and Henry-Midland's Daniella Bumber each won multiple medals and more results in Saturday's NewsTribune roundup.

St. Charles East sophomore Mya Leon continued to extend her school record for goals in a season as she earned a hat trick to lead the Saints to a 5-1 victory over Bartlett to win the Class 3A St. Charles East Regional. Geneva and St. Charles North also won regional titles.

Joliet Catholic Symone Holman capped a stellar career with her first title winning the Class 2A Long Jump crown. Wilmington's McKenna Van Tillburg also won the 1A 100 hurdles on a banner day for Herald-News area athletes at the IHSA State Track Meet.

Izzy Berg pitched a complete game, Ashlee Mundell had five RBIs and Oregon softball beat Rock Falls 8-0 for the Class 2A Oregon Regional title. It is the young Hawks' first regional title since 2022.

Ava Balestri hit a bases-clearing in the sixth inning to help the St. Bede softball team rally to beat Prairie Central 5-3 to claim its fifth straight regional title.

Sterling's Aron Rivera beat Newman's Joel Rhodes 6-2, 6-4 in the third-place match at the Class 1A Geneseo Sectional tennis meet. The Golden Warriors were second as a team.

Here's an update of the area IHSA softball postseason on May 23

Huntley and Crystal Lake South won sectional titles in boys tennis, Richmond-Burton girls soccer won its fourth regional championship since 2022, Huntley boys volleyball earned a regional-opening win, and more in Saturday's roundup.

The Ottawa girls soccer team scored three times in overtime to record a crazy 9-6 victory over Orion/Sherrard Untied in Saturday's Class 2A Orion Regional championship match. The title is the first in program history for the Pirates.

Lilliyana Crawford powered Kaneland's softball regional victory and more in the roundup.

Abby McKenna and Zibby Michaelson scored goals less than four minutes apart in overtime and Lyons – stymied by Downers Grove North keeper Kelley Crowley for 80 minutes – went on to the 2-0 win for the Lions' 13th consecutive regional championship.

Jordyn Washington scored two goals, one in each half, to lead Oswego to a 2-1 victory over Neuqua Valley in the Class 3A Oswego Regional final on Saturday to the first regional championship in program history.

Piper Lewis hit a three-run home run, Addie Russell threw a one-hit shutout and the Ottawa softball team made several key defensive plays to beat Geneseo 3-0 for the Pirates' fourth consecutive regional championship.

Hailey Brandlin and Maizie Nickle each scored twice, Mia Moyer, Genevieve Adamson and Nyla Rueda added goals and Huntley dominated the second half to beat Zion-Benton 7-0 and win the IHSA Class 3A regional girls soccer title at its home field Saturday.

Woodstock North's Allyson Schaid got the offense going with a one-out triple in the fourth, Kylee Nicholson threw a two-hitter with 12 strikeouts, and the Thunder beat Crystal Lake Central 5-2 on Saturday to win their first regional title in three years.

Alex Casanas won three events as Hinckley-Big Rock won a boys sectional track championship for the first time. Indian Creek was third behind throwers Wyatt Gletty and Isaac Willis.

A look at all the baseball regionals involving NewsTribune-area teams.

Proceeds from the event will support grants for JTHS District 204 students and staff, scholarships for Joliet Central and Joliet West high school seniors.

Manteno alum and former Illinois football right guard Josh Gesky is trying to make the most of his new life as an NFL player after signing an undrafted free agent deal with the Green Bay Packers a little under a month ago.

The baseball postseason starts up Monday in Illinois. Here's a look at IHSA regionals for Bureau Valley, Hall, Princeton, Putnam County and St. Bede

Forreston-Polo's 4x400 meter relay broke its own school record as F-P took second as a team at the Class 1A Oregon Sectional boys track and field meet on Friday. Oregon also had state qualifiers at the sectional.

Glenbard West's 4x800 relay ran the fastest time in Friday's preliminaries at the IHSA state track meet, leading area finalists, St. Francis and Glenbard East softball won regional titles, Willowbrook baseball's 27-game win streak was snapped plus girls soccer regional results.

LNT Mendota-ACC girls soccer

Plainfield East headed up the list of girls state finalists at the Class 3A state track meet and more in Friday's Herald-News Roundup.

Sterling and Newman both had boys tennis players qualify for state after reaching the semifinals at the Class 1A Geneseo Sectional. Milledgeville's Loren Meiners had the regional-title-winning hit against Eastland in extras, and more in Friday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Brynna Anderson hit a first-inning homer, and Rachel Eckert pitched a complete game to lead the Henry-Senachwine softball team to a 3-1 win over Midland in the Class 1A Henry Regional title game. It's Henry's third straight regional crown.