For 78 minutes Tuesday, the Benet girls soccer team pushed, pushed and pushed some more in the hopes of eking out a goal against a tough-as-nails Kaneland defense. Benet kept knocking, and finally scored two goals in the final two minutes for a 2-0 sectional semifinal win.

Facing a seemingly never-ending offensive assault from Alleman Catholic, Molly Feitlich and the Timberwolves saw their magical season come to an end after a 7-1 loss to the Pioneers in the Class 1A Hinckley-Big Rock championship game.

Grace Helzer had a hat trick, including a pivotal goal before halftime, as Huntley won its first regional since 2017 with a 5-0 win over DeKalb, which was in its first regional final since 2017.

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The Indian Creek girls soccer team met Alleman Catholic in a Class 1A sectional final Friday afternoon at Hinckley-Big Rock High School.

Maria Falkowska scored a first-half goal and Alayna Cooper and the Prairie Ridge defense made it hold up in the No. 7 Wolves' 1-0 upset over No. 4 Sycamore.

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The Sycamore and Prairie Ridge girls soccer teams met Wednesday in a Class 2A regional game at Sycamore High School.

The Indian Creek girls soccer team had a one-win season more recently than its last regional title. That changed on Friday when the Timberwolves knocked off Oregon 2-1 to win the Class 1A Indian Creek Regional, its first regional crown since 2014.

Ashley Diedrich headed in a corner kick from Lindsey Bargiel to give DeKalb at 1-0 win over rival Sycamore, to take the El Classicorn, a new traveling trophy for the winner of the annual grudge match between the two schools.

Grace Parks’ shot got past Morris goalie Meggie Stuebiner in the 76th minute in an otherwise strong game for the junior keeper, leading the Spartans to a 2-1 win in an Interstate 8 semifinal on Wednesday.