Dayami Arias scored the go-ahead goal in the 59th minute to lead Wheaton-Warrenville South to a 2-0 victory over host St. Charles East for its second consecutive sectional title.

After Hinsdale Central dropped a heartbreaker in the sectional finals last year, the Red Devils were on the other side of a neck-and-neck battle when they bested Lyons in penalty kicks Friday to win the Class 3A Downers Grove South Sectional title.

Addison Schaffer scored twice, including less than five minutes into the match, and Crystal Lake Central's girls soccer team defeated Belvidere North 3-1 in the Class 2A Crystal Lake Central Sectional final Friday.

Senior midfielder Brooke Grabs scored in the fourth minute, twin sister Ashlyn Grabs recorded 12 saves and Huntley went 100 minutes with No. 1 seed Warren, falling 2-1 in double overtime during Friday's IHSA Class 3A sectional girls soccer final at Harlem.

Crystal Lake Central faces Belvidere North in IHSA Class 2A Crystal Lake Central Sectional final girls soccer match on Friday, May 29, 2026, at Crystal Lake Central High School.

Maddie Simms had 17 strikeouts to lead Gardner-South Wilmington softball to a win in the IHSA Class 1 Indian Creek Sectional semifinals, Clifton Central baseball walked off Momence in the 1A Clifton Central Regional semifinals and more in Wednesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Averie Foulkes scored the game-winning goal in the 90th minute to lead St. Charles East to a 2-1 victory over St. Charles North, while Wheaton-Warrenville South scored four second-half goals for a 5-0 victory over Glenbard West.

Lemont and Fenwick softball rolled into sectional finals, Lyons and Hinsdale Central soccer won to set up a sectional final rematch, plus boys volleyball, lacrosse and baseball results in Tuesday's roundup.

Five Johnsburg players scored goals in a 6-1 win over Cristo Rey St. Martin, while Richmond-Burton's season ended with a 3-0 loss to Willows Academy in the Class 1A Cristo Rey St. Martin Sectional semifinals on Tuesday.

Benet‘s girls soccer team used its speed to subdue Oswego on Tuesday night in a Class 3A Naperville Central Sectional semifinal. The fleet-footed Redwings got two over the line in the first half, then held on for the 2-0 victory.

Ava Lambert scored a pair of goals to help Plainfield Central top Sycamore 3-1 on Tuesday in a Class 3A Orion Sectional semifinal.

Johnsburg faces Cristo Rey St. Martin in an IHSA Class 1A Cristo Rey St. Martin Sectional semifinal girls soccer match on Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at Cristo Rey St. Martin College Prep, in Waukegan.

Five different Geneva girls soccer players scored in the Vikings’ 6-0 win over Ottawa on Tuesday in a Class 2A Orion Sectional Semifinals. The goals came from mostly different sources, but half of them originated from Bridget Burke.

Richmond-Burton faces Willows Academy in an IHSA Class 1A Cristo Rey St. Martin Sectional semifinal girls soccer match on Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at Cristo Rey St. Martin College Prep, in Waukegan.

Crystal Lake Central faces Hononegah in IHSA Class 2A Sectional Semifinal girls soccer on Monday, May 25, 2026 at Crystal Lake Central High School in Crystal Lake.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Fifteen individuals and four relay teams all qualified Friday for Saturday's state finals at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston. Plus, five different softball and girls soccer teams secured regional titles, and more in Friday's KCC roundup:

Peotone's girls soccer team beat Beecher 2-1 in the IHSA Class 1A Manteno Regional championship, earning its fifth straight regional title, while Herscher beat Reed-Custer 3-1 for its 10th straight regional crown. That and more in Friday's Daily Journal roundup.

Peotone claimed a 2-1 victory over Beecher in the IHSA Class 1A Manteno Regional championship on Friday, May 22, 2026.

Quinn Zdralevich scored the tie-breaking goal in the 70th minute, and Providence went on to beat Kankakee 2-1 for the Celtics' third straight regional title.

Charlotte Yates's first goal of the season opened up the Sycamore scoring, Cortni Kruizenga's two goals in 80 seconds sealed it, and Izzie Segreti had a wild Hail Mary go in as the Spartans beat Rock Island 5-0 to claim a regional title Friday.

Allison Barnett gave Crystal Lake Central a first-half lead, Jordin Gaunaurd scored a pair of second-half goals and the Tigers shut out Prairie Ridge 3-0 to win the IHSA Class 2A regional girls soccer championship on their home field Friday evening.

The Sycamore girls soccer team defeated Rock Island Friday afternoon to win the Class 2A regional final at Sycamore High School.

Maizie Nickle's junior season ended not only in a heartbreaking loss, but with a torn ACL in her right knee. Despite the injury, one of many she's faced in her career, the Huntley forward returned for her senior season and is peaking at the perfect time.

Oswego East freshman Anna Herrmann recorded a hat trick with three goals, giving her 28 on the season, and assisted Olivia Hamilton's go-ahead goal as the Wolves beat Waubonsie Valley 4-1 in Wednesday's Class 3A Oswego East Regional semifinal.

Alina Mkhwanazi had a hat trick while Yailen Torres and Rachel Sanchez-Aguilar also scored in Kankakee's regional semifinal shutout, Bradley-Bourbonnais' postseason softball journey began and more in Tuesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Kessiah Purnell scored the game-winning goal in the 91st minute to help Plainfield East to a 2-1 victory over Kaneland, while Geneva had five different goal scorers to secure a 7-0 victory in the Class 2A Geneva Regional semifinals.

Kankakee secured a 5-0 win over Blue Island Eisenhower in the IHSA Class 2A Kankakee Regional semifinals on Tuesday, May 19, 2026.

Ava Gertz posted her third hat trick in four games, freshman Maelyn Growney scored the first two goals of her varsity career, and Prairie Ridge shut out Crystal Lake South 5-0 in an IHSA Class 2A regional semifinal girls soccer match at Crystal Lake Central on Tuesday.

Prairie Ridge face Crystal Lake South in the Class 2A Crystal Lake Central Regional girls soccer semifinal on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, at Crystal Lake Central High School.

Avery Maloney found the far post in the 32nd minute, Kylie Deegan converted a breakaway chance in the 69th minute and Jacobs avenged an early-season loss to Hampshire, beating the Whip-Purs 2-1 in an IHSA Class 3A regional semifinal girls soccer match Monday.

In the last decade, Crystal Lake Central's girls soccer program has become one of the strongest in Class 2A, winning over 140 games while earning five regional titles, four sectional titles and a state championship. The Tigers are in the midst of another strong season.

After a run to the Class 1A state finals last season, Johnsburg's girls soccer team hasn't dropped a game yet this season. The family bonds, which extend beyond coach Rob Eastland and daughter Charlie Eastland, a junior midfielder, have driven the team's success on the field.

Sterling senior Delia Block came through in her final home game, scoring a hat trick in a 3-1 win over Streator to open the postseason.

Sterling and Streator take the pitch Friday, May 15, 2026, in the Class 2A regional soccer quarterfinal held at Sterling High School. Sterling won the game 3-1.

Maddie Seyller underwent over a dozen surgeries after severely injuring her foot in a UTV accident less than four years ago. Now, the Richmond-Burton junior, playing alongside her sister Ella, is a leading scorer and passer on a girls soccer team primed for postseason success.

Kelsey Clousing scored three goals and assisted two others in Wheaton Warrenville South's 5-0 win over Batavia.

Minooka beat Joliet West 5-1 to close out the regular season on Thursday.

St. Charles North softball secured sole possession of the DuKane Conference title with a win over Lake Park, while Kaneland baseball won a share of the Interstate 8 title with a victory over La Salle-Peru. That and more in Wednesday's KCC roundup.

The seeds have been set for the IHSA Girls Soccer playoffs. Now it's just about teams positioning themselves for the big push.

The Boilermakers opened postseason play with their best offensive output of the season, Kankakee girls soccer ended conference play undefeated and more in Monday's Daily Journal roundup.

St. Charles East softball kept its hopes of a DuKane Conference title alive with a win over Batavia and St. Francis softball won a 10-inning thriller over Somonauk. That and more results from Monday in the KCC sports roundup.

Alexandra Ibarra knocked her penalty kick attempt, Oswego's fifth, off the left post and in, Plainfield North's fifth attempt hit the crossbar, and the Panthers won 1-0 in PKs in a showdown of Southwest Prairie Conference leaders to clinch at least a share of the league title.

The Bradley-Bourbonnais boys track and field team broke school records in the 4x100 and 4x200 relays in a solid outing at the Oswego East Invite, Peotone's Sophie Klawitter struck out 18 batters in a no-hitter against Watseka and more in Friday's Daily Journal roundup.