Adam Tumino

Bradley-Bourbonnais beat Edwardsville 6-1 Friday in the IHSA Class 4A Normal Community West Sectional championship to win the program's second-ever sectional title, both coming in the last three seasons.

Bradley-Bourbonnais came up just short Thursday in its bid for another upset win this postseason, falling 2-0 to Normal Community in the IHSA Class 4A Illinois Wesleyan University Sectional semifinals.

Bradley-Bourbonnais beat Minooka 4-0 in the IHSA Class 4A Normal Community West Sectional semifinals Tuesday, getting payback for a 10-0 loss to the Indians in the sectional semis last year.

Wilmington came up just a bit short of a return trip to state, falling 4-0 to Eureka in Monday's Class 2A Geneseo Supersectional.

Bradley-Bourbonnais senior Cody Freitas got the win on the mound and drove in the winning run in the top of the seventh as the Boilermakers got a 2-1 upset win over Minooka in Saturday's IHSA Class 4A Normal Community West Regional championship.

Behind a six-run rally in the top of the 11th and a marathon complete game from Lydia Hammond, Bradley-Bourbonnais beat Rock Island 7-1 Friday to win the program's fourth regional title in a row.

After 6 ⅓ shutout innings from Mason Shaul, Cody Freitas escaped a bases-loaded jam with two strikeouts in the bottom of the seventh inning to give Bradley-Bourbonnais a dramatic 1-0 win in the IHSA Class 4A Normal Community West Regional semifinals Thursday.

Peotone's girls soccer season ended in the sectional championship round Tuesday.

Bradley-Bourbonnais beat Normal Community 8-0 in the IHSA Class 4A Bradley-Bourbonnais Regional semifinals on Tuesday, getting a two-hit shutout from Lydia Hammond and advancing to play for a fourth straight regional title on Friday against Rock Island.

Area athletes earned first place finishes in eight events at the IESA Track and Field State Championships held in East Peoria over the last two weekends.

The Manteno baseball team and Herscher softball team both won their regional championship games and more in Saturday's Daily Journal Roundup.

After a second-half red card left Herscher shorthanded Saturday, Peotone got a goal from Allie Werner with 12:35 to go, giving the Blue Devils a 2-1 win in a dramatic IHSA Class 1A Coal City Sectional semifinal game against the Tigers.

The Kankakee girls track team qualified for the state finals in the 4x100 relay, 4x200 relay and 4x400 relay and had Naomi Bey-Osborne qualify in the 400 meters, and more in Friday's Daily Journal Roundup

Beecher got three RBIs from Ava Olson and 12 strikeouts from Ava Lorenzatti to beat Wilmington 3-1 in the IHSA Class 2A Beecher Regional championship on Friday, winning its third straight regional title.

Dylan Young delivered a walk-off single in the seventh inning Thursday to give Coal City a comeback win over Reed-Custer in the IHSA Class 2A Coal City Regional semifinals.