Joliet West baseball defeated Plainfield North 11-0 on Thursday for the Tigers' third consecutive victory.

Iliana Smith homered and later drove in the eventual winning run to back the pitching of Jocelyn Cushard in Plainfield East softball's 5-4 win over Oswego East.

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Bridget Faut threw a five-hitter and Alexis Vander Tuuk slugged a two-run double to help lead Lockport to a 6-3 win over Lincoln-Way East on Monday.

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Kelsie Roeder was 3 for 3 with three doubles and scored the winning run in Providence's 4-3 softball win over Joliet West

Kentucky-bound Piper Lewis went 4 for 4 with two homers and six RBIs to help Ottawa's softball team post a 14-4 Interstate Eight Conference win over Morris.

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A grand slam by Chloe Miner highlighted Minooka's 17-2 nonconference softball win over Joliet Catholic.