Glenbard West's latest Final Four appearance wasn't expected. It was earned. The Hilltoppers, making their 11th straight state appearance, finished runner-up Saturday with a 25-20, 25-20 loss to Marist in the state championship in Hoffman Estates.

Nazareth placed fourth at the Class 2A state tournament after falling to Springfield 4-0 in Saturday's third-place game. The Roadrunners will graduate only two starters from their 16-win squad, as they look to build on their first trip to state.

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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.

With a state championship not possible, Wheaton Academy responded nicely to that disappointment claiming a 19-4 win in the third place game of the IHSA State Lacrosse tournament.

Nick Lambert needed just 75 pitches, 50 for strikes, to throw a complete-game five-hit shutout, and 10th-seeded Waubonsie Valley beat top-seeded Downers Grove North 5-0 in the Class 4A Lockport Sectional final for the Warriors' first sectional title since 2005.

An early lead didn't hold up as York dropped a 4-3 decision to South Elgin in the title game of the Willowbrook Class 4A Sectional on Saturday.

Gino Zagorac threw a complete-game, one-hit shutout, and Merrick Sullivan blasted two doubles and three RBIs to help pace Benet to a 7-0 victory over St. Francis for the Redwings' first Class 3A sectional title since 2017.

Wheaton Warrenville South dropped a quarterfinal round game to Lane Tech at the IHSA State Boys Volleyball Tournament on Friday, which marked the first time in state history a Chicago Public League team earned a win at the state tournament.

Montini stampeded its way to a Class 3A sectional softball championship on its home field with a 13-2 run-rule victory over St. Francis in five innings on Friday evening in Lombard.