A young Nazareth team that started four sophomores and a freshman Monday made its deepest postseason run in three years, but were limited to two hits by St. Rita's Will Rewers in a 2-0 loss in the Class 3A Crestwood Supersectional.

Glenbard West volleyball and Wheaton Academy boys lacrosse won state championships, Fenwick softball won the Class 3A third-place game behind Sofia Kateeb's one-hit shutout and Michael McMahon's three-run homer paced Fenwick baseball to a sectional title.

Downers Grove North Oliver Gibson capped off a strong first varsity season – and stellar playoffs – by tripling in the Trojans' first run, but Naperville Central got out of a bases-loaded jam in the seventh to win the Class 4A Lockport Sectional final, its first title since 2012.

Nazareth sophomore catcher Marco Fiore drove in Landon Thome with the tie-breaking and eventual winning run in the sixth inning, Connor McKay struck out 10 and the Roadrunners – no-hit for five innings – edged De La Salle to win the Class 3A Nazareth Sectional title.

Here are Jon Cunningham's photos from the Class 3A Nazareth Sectional final between Nazareth and De La Salle.

Here are Dean Reid's photos from the Class 4A Lockport Sectional final between Downers Grove North and Naperville Central.

Kam Alikhan's standout play in center field helped lead Nazareth past Montini 5-2 in the Class 3A Nazareth Sectional semifinals Wednesday.

Colin Doyle struck out 11 and Downers Grove North held off a late Lockport rally to capture a 7-6 win in the Class 4A Lockport Sectional nightcap. In the first semifinal, Naperville Central's Grant Umbright shut out Hinsdale Central in a 2-0 affair.

Shaylen Kshatriya didn't make Lake Park's team as a junior and opted to be the team manager. But he's worked his way into the Lancers' lineup this year, and on Wednesday hit a tie-breaking two-run double in the sixth to rally Lake Park past York 10-6 in a sectional semifinal.

The Marquette baseball team banged out 15 hits, including four home runs, in a 15-3 victory over IC Catholic Prep in Wednesday's Class 2A Herscher Sectional semifinal. The Crusaders will take on Wilmington at 10 a.m. Saturday in the championship game.

Downers grove thwart a Lockport rally to win the Class 4A Lockport Sectional semifinal 7-6.

Nazareth senior Landon Thome has been named the Gatorade Illinois baseball Player of the Year for the second consecutive year, the school announced in a news release Tuesday.

York baseball upset No. 1-seeded Willowbrook in a regional final, IC Catholic Prep softball won a sectional title, Nazareth baseball won its ninth straight regional championship and Hinsdale Central baseball rallied to beat Benet in eight innings, plus soccer and volleyball.

Here are Gary Duncan's photos from the Class 4A Oswego East Regional final between Downers Grove North and Yorkville.

No. 9 hitter Emilio Gandarilla's first varsity home run, a two-run shot with two out in the fifth inning, broke a tie, and Downers Grove North went on to a 12-7 win over Yorkville in the Class 4A Oswego East Regional final for the Trojans' fourth straight regional title.

Wheaton Academy jumped out with seven runs in the first two innings and then held off a Sycamore rally to beat the Spartans and win a regional title on Saturday.

Timothy Christian sophomore Hudson Tseng, the No. 1 seed in the Class 1A singles bracket, advanced to the state quarterfinals with three straight-set victories on Thursday, while Wheaton North, Benet and Glenbard West baseball were regional semifinal winners Thursday.

From struggling pitcher to ace. Max Vaisvila's turnaround mirrors NIU baseball's stunning rise: 35 wins this year, MAC Tournament champs, and headed to the College World Series for the first time in 54 years.