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.

The Serena softball team first rallied to force extra innings, then stunned top-seeded Marquette with a single run in the ninth inning of a 2-1, regional-championship upset of the Crusaders on Friday in Serena.

The Seneca Fighting Irish softball team defeated the Bishop McNamara Fightin’ Irish 9-2 in the IHSA Class 2A Seneca Regional championship game Friday to win its third straight regional title and sixth in the last 10 years.

Mendota's Mariyah Elam and L-P's Aubrey Duttlinger advanced to the 2A state track and field finals, the Mendota and Bureau Valley softball teams lost in regional finals and more in Friday's NewsTribune roundup.

Ottawa's Gwen Jimenez in the shot put and Sandwich senior Sunny Weber in the 1,600-meter run each advanced to Saturday's finals at the IHSA Class 2A State Finals held Friday in Charleston. Plus more results from around the Times area.

The Princeton Tigresses softball team saw its season end over nine highly intense innings Friday, falling to Pontiac 5-3 in the Class 2A Lexington Regional championship game.

Here's an update of the area IHSA softball postseason on May 22

Taylor Vescogni struck out 12 in a one-hit shutout, Addie Piecha drove in three runs and the La Salle-Peru softball team beat Sycamore 3-0 to win the Class 3A Sterling Regional for the Cavaliers' first regional title since 2013.

Morris senior Connor Barth captured his third straight singles title at Class 1A La Salle-Peru Boys Tennis Sectional on Friday at the L-P Sports Complex. Princeton's Jackson Mason and the Ottawa doubles team of Kaden Araujo and Ayden Sexton each placed third.