Crystal Lake Central Coop faces Hinsdale Central in the third-place game of the girls lacrosse state finals on Saturday, June 7, 2025, at Hinsdale Central High School.
Hinsdale Central sophomore Maggie Conley scored 10 points, consisting of a hat trick and seven assists, to lead the Red Devils to an 18-6 win over Crystal Lake Central co-op and a third-place finish at the state tournament Saturday.
Addie Bechler scored five goals, Fiona Lemke added three, and Crystal Lake Central's girls lacrosse team held off a fourth-quarter rally to beat Downers Grove North 10-8 on Tuesday and earn the program's first state berth.
The York girls lacrosse team played much better against two-time defending state champion Loyola on Tuesday but the Dukes' season came to an end with a 16-8 loss to the Ramblers in the Hoffman Estates Supersectional.
York scored four goals in the final 2:56 of the first quarter en route to a 13-8 victory over Oak Park-River Forest in the Hoffman Estates Sectional championship Friday.
Ashley Poquette scored three goals Wednesday to spark the offense for Downers Grove North in an 11-7 win over Naperville North in the sectional semifinals.
Junior Izzy Barnhart led Wheaton to victory with a game-high four goals as the United snapped a three-game losing streak with their 10-6 win on Tuesday at St. Francis.
After a dominant first-half performance by Loyola, Benet was unable to stop let alone slow down the Rambler juggernaut. Loyola bolted to its second straight state title and third in four springs in a 14-5 win.
Yortk outlasted Downers Grove 16-7 to bring back that championship and invite back to Elmhurst and needed to withstand a pair of comeback attempts to gain their first Elite Eight bout next week with another WSC Silver team, Hinsdale Central.