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Providence softball is headed to state thanks to a thrilling 5-4 win in nine innings in the Class 3A Illinois Wesleyan Supersectional against Pontiac Monday, June 9, 2025. | Click the image to read our story shawlocal.com/gallery/2025/0…

Providence started quickly in Monday night's Class 4A Crestwood Supersectional, but that momentum couldn't be maintained by the defending state champions in a 8-5 loss to Brother Rice. | Click the image to read our story shawlocal.com/the-herald-new…

Lockport beat Bradley-Bourbonnais 2-0 in the 4A Illinois Wesleyan Supersectional on Monday, getting a two-hit shutout from Kelcie McGraw and punching its ticket to state for the first time in 20 years. | Click the image to read our story shawlocal.com/daily-journal/…

Lincoln-Way East and Lincoln-Way West each had five players make the All-Conference team in baseball for the Southwest Suburban Conference. See who else made their all-conference teams here. | Click the image to read our story shawlocal.com/the-herald-new…

Bella Dimitrijevic was named the Illinois Gatorade Player of the Year in softball for the second consecutive season after dominating for Lincoln-Way Central all of 2025. | Click the image to read our story shawlocal.com/the-herald-new…

Here is the All-Southwest Prairie Conference girls soccer team for the 2025 season, as selected by coaches. | Click the image to read our story shawlocal.com/kendall-county…

Plainfield East had five selections to the Southwest Prairie Conference squad. See who else made their respective All-Conference team here. | Click the image to read our story shawlocal.com/the-herald-new…

With only two seniors on its roster, the Providence Catholic softball team will be one of the youngest clubs at the IHSA Class 3A state finals this weekend in Peoria. | Click the image to read our story shawlocal.com/the-herald-new…

The 16-team Morris Ladies Shootout will take place Tuesday and Wednesday, June 17-18. | Click the image to read our story shawlocal.com/the-herald-new…

Lockport softball is geared up to make a run at the program's first Class 4A state championship since 2004 over the weekend, starting Friday afternoon with the 4A state semifinals. | Click the image to read our story shawlocal.com/the-herald-new…

Reed-Custer High School was the site of the Braidwood Shootout on Wednesday and Thursday, where 32 teams faced off for a little summer basketball action. | Click the image to read our story shawlocal.com/daily-journal/…

Providence Catholic's softball team took a 4-1 lead in the third inning and never looked back in a 5-2 win over St. Laurence in the Class 3A state semifinals | Click the image to read our story shawlocal.com/the-herald-new…

Lockport faced Barrington in a IHSA Class 4A state semifinal game on Friday, June 13, 2025 at the Louisville Slugger Sports Complex in Peoria. | Click the image to read our story shawlocal.com/gallery/2025/0…

Barrington scored the first run against Lockport in the postseason and advanced to the Class 4A title game with a 1-0, 10-inning win | Click the image to read our story shawlocal.com/the-herald-new…

Chatham Glenwood defeated Providence Catholic 3-2 in the Class 3A State title game on Saturday, June 14, 2025 at the Louisville Slugger Sports Complex in Peoria. | Click the image to read our story shawlocal.com/gallery/2025/0…

Providence Catholic fell 3-2 in eight innings to Chatham Glenwood in the Class 3A state championship softball game, but still produced the best finish in program history | Click the image to read our story shawlocal.com/the-herald-new…

Oak Park River Forest defeated Lockport 6-5 to win third place in the IHSA Class 4A softball third-place game on Saturday, June 14, 2025 at the Louisville Slugger Sports Complex in Peoria. | Click the image to read our story shawlocal.com/gallery/2025/0…

Lockport led by three entering the sixth inning before Oak Park-River Forest managed to come from behind to get the win. The Porters overcame a lot of adversity to even reach the state tournament and have reason to be optimistic about the future. | Cli... shawlocal.com/the-herald-new…

Kankakee High School's Genevra Walters Community Center was one of two statewide sites for summer girls basketball tournaments last week, with college coaches on hand during the NCAA live period at the Kays' inaugural NCAA Live. | Click the image to re... shawlocal.com/daily-journal/…

History tends to repeat itself in regards to the IHSA Football Playoffs, but the new enrollment numbers could lead to a bracket that looks a lot different in the next postseason chase. Here is Steve Soucie's 2025 IHSA football preseason playoff projecti... shawlocal.com/friday-night-d…