A look at the Times-area softball teams in the postseason — 2022
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CLASS 1A
Dwight Regional
Monday, May 16
Game 1: (9) Grant Park 11, (10) St. Anne 3
Game 2: (5) Dwight 18, (11) Kankakee Grace Christian Academy 0
Tuesday, May 17
Game 3: (2) Serena 17, (9) Grant Park 0 (3 inn.)
Wednesday, May 18
Game 4: (3) Woodland/Flanagan-Cornell 8, (5) Dwight 5
[ Area Roundup: WFC softball advances to regional title game; Ottawa diamond teams fall in extras ]
Friday, May 20
Game 5: (3) Woodland/Flanagan-Cornell 12, (2) Serena 3
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Newark Regional
Monday, May 16
Game 1: (7) Earlville 6, (8) Indian Creek 4
Tuesday, May 17
Game 2: (1) Newark 10, (7) Earlville 0 (6 inn.)
Thursday, May 19
Game 3: (4) Marquette Academy 10, (6) Gardner-South Wilmington 0
[ 1A Softball: Marquette blanks G-SW to set up regional final showdown with Newark ]
Friday, May 20
Game 4: (1) Newark 2, (4) Marquette Academy 1
[ Softball: Newark survives scare against Marquette, wins sixth straight regional title ]
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Dwight Sectional
Tuesday, May 24
Game 1: Woodland/Flanagan-Cornell 10, Illinois Lutheran 3
[ 1A Softball: Steady, confident WFC earns spot in 1A’s Sweet 16 ]
Wednesday, May 25
Game 2: Newark 13, Walther Christian 3 (6 inn.)
[ Newark routs Walther Christian in sectional semis ]
Saturday, May 28
Game 3: Newark 6, Woodland/Flanagan-Cornell 3 (10 inn.)
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LeRoy Sectional
Saturday, May 28
Game 3: Heyworth 2, Macon Meridian 0 (championship)
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Bloomington Illinois Wesleyan University Supersectional
Monday, May 30
Game 1: Newark 1, Heyworth 0
[ 1A Softball: Newark punches ticket for first trip to IHSA State with 1-0 blanking of Heyworth ]
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State Final Tournament
Site: Peoria Louisville Slugger Sports Complex
Friday, June 3
Game 1: Illini Bluffs 8, Newark 3.
[ Class 1A State Softball: Newark stumbles in semifinal loss to Illini Bluffs ]
Game 2: Casey-Westfield 4, Forreston 0
Saturday, June 4
Game 3: Forreston 4, Newark 2 (8 innings) (Third place)
[ Class 1A State Softball: Newark falls to Forreston in 3rd-place game in extra innings ]
Game 4: Illini Bluffs 1, Casey-Westfield 0 (9 innings) (Championship)
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CLASS 2A
Genoa-Kingston Regional
Monday, May 16
Game 1: (7) Sandwich 3, (6) Genoa-Kingston 2
Tuesday, May 17
Game 2: (2) Richmond-Burton 5, (7) Sandwich 2
Thursday, May 19
Game 3: (5) Aurora Rosary 6, (3) Aurora Central Catholic 0
Friday, May 20
Game 4: (2) Richmond-Burton 2, (5) Aurora Rosary 1 (8 inn.)
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Rock Falls Regional
Monday, May 16
Game 1: (7) Somonauk/Hinckley-Big Rock/Leland 14, (8) West Carroll 7
[ 2A Softball: Bre VerCautren, Somonauk/Hinckley-Big Rock/Leland advance past West Carroll ]
Tuesday, May 17
Game 2: (1) Rock Falls 10, (7) Somonauk/Hinckley-Big Rock/Leland 0 (6 inn.)
Wednesday, May 18
Game 3: (3) Oregon 8, (6) Byron 0
Friday, May 20
Game 4: (3) Oregon 6, (1) Rock Falls 0
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Richmond-Burton Sectional
Tuesday, May 24
Game 1: Richmond-Burton 2, Oregon 1
Thursday, May 26
Game 2: Stillman Valley 6, Marengo 5
Friday, May 27
Game 3: Richmond-Burton 4, Stillman Valley 3
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Illinois Valley Central Regional
Monday, May 16
Game 1: (7) El Paso-Gridley 8, (8) Fieldcrest 3
Tuesday, May 17
Game 2: (2) Tremont 10, (7) El Paso-Gridley 0
Game 3: (3) Illinois Valley Central 7, (6) Eureka 0
Friday, May 20
Game 4: (2) Tremont 2, (3) Illinois Valley Central 1
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Tremont Sectional
Tuesday, May 24
Game 1: Prophetstown 2, Brimfield 1 (8 inn.)
Friday, May 27
Game 2: Rockridge 2, Tremont 1
Saturday, May 28
Game 3: Rockridge 10, Prophetstown 1
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East Peoria EastSide Centre Supersectional
Monday, May 30
Game 1: Rockridge 1, Richmond-Burton 0
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Manteno Regional
Monday, May 16
Game 1: (6) Wilmington 15, (7) Momence 0
Game 2: (8) Peotone 14, (5) Reed-Custer 7
Tuesday, May 17
Game 3: (2) Manteno 11, (6) Wilmington 1
Thursday, May 19
Game 4: (3) Seneca 4, (8) Peotone 0
Friday, May 20
Game 5: (2) Manteno 5, (3) Seneca 4
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Herscher Sectional
Tuesday, May 24
Game 1: Pontiac 3, Manteno 2 (8 inn.)
Wednesday, May 25
Game 2: Kankakee McNamara 9, Coal City 2
Saturday, May 28
Game 3: Pontiac 3, Kankakee McNamara 0
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Olivet Nazarene University Supersectional
Monday, May 30
Game 1: Pontiac 3, Montini 0
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State Final Tournament
Site: Peoria Louisville Slugger Sports Complex
Friday, June 3
Game 1: Rockridge 5, Pontiac 3
Game 2: Freeburg 9, Tolono Unity 0
Saturday, June 4
Game 3: Tolono Unity 7, Pontiac 2 (Third place)
Game 4: Rockridge 5, Freeburg 4 (11 innings) (Championship)
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CLASS 3A
Morris Regional
Tuesday, May 24
Game 1: (2) Ottawa 7, (8) Plano 0
[ 3A Softball: McKenzie Oslanzi strikes out 17 in Ottawa’s 7-0 regional win over Plano ]
Game 2: (3) Morris 2, (5) Kankakee 1
Saturday, May 28
Game 3: (3) Morris 1, (2) Ottawa 0
[ 3A softball: Morris edges Ottawa in 1-0 regional final nail-biter ]
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Joliet Catholic Academy Sectional
Tuesday, May 31
Game 1: Lemont 8, Morris 0
Wednesday, June 1
Game 2: Chicago Heights Marian 9, Oak Forest 0
Friday, June 3
Game 3: Lemont 5, Chicago Heights Marian 0
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Geneseo Regional
Tuesday, May 24
Game 1: (1) Metamora 11, (7) Galesburg 1 (5 inn.)
Game 2: (4) Geneseo 3, (5) Streator 0
[ 3A Softball: Streator’s season ends with 3-0 regional loss to Geneseo ]
Friday, May 27
Game 3: (1) Metamora 6, (4) Geneseo 2
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Washington Sectional
Tuesday, May 31
Game 1: Metamora 7, Bloomington 1
Game 2: East Peoria 12, Rock Island 11
Friday, Jun. 3
Game 3: Metamora 9, East Peoria 3
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East Peoria EastSide Centre Supersectional
Monday, June 6
Game 1 at 4:30 pm: Lemont vs. Metamora
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State Final Tournament
Site: Peoria Louisville Slugger Sports Complex
Friday, June 10
Game 1 at 10:00 am: Winner Kaneland Supersectional vs. Winner East Peoria EastSide Centre Supersectional
Game 2 at 12:30 pm: Winner Decatur Millikin University Supersectional vs. Winner Rosemont Rosemont Stadium 1 Supersectional
Saturday, June 11
Game 3 at 9:00 am: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2 (Third place)
Game 4 at 11:30 am: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2 (Championship)