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Here are IHSA softball playoff pairings for McHenry County teams

Richmond-Burton's Jocelyn Hird tries total Woodstock North's Kylie Stevens as she steal second base during a Kishwaukee River Conference softball game on Thursday, April 16, 2026, at Woodstock North High School.

The IHSA has released softball playoff schedules. Here are regional pairings for McHenry County teams.

Class 4A

Palatine Regional

Tuesday, May 19

Game 1: No. 2 Palatine vs. No. 7 Dundee-Crown, 4:45 p.m.

Wednesday, May 20

Game 2: No. 3 Lake Zurich vs. No. 6 Grant, 4:45 p.m.

Friday, May 22

Game 3: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 4:45 p.m.

McHenry Regional

Monday, May 18

Game 1: No. 9 Round Lake at No. 8 Larkin, 4:30 p.m.

Tuesday, May 19

Game 2: No. 1 Barrington vs. Winner Game 1, 4:30 p.m.

Wednesday, May 20

Game 3: No. 5 Jacobs vs. No. 5 McHenry, 4:30 p.m.

Friday, May 22

Game 4: Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 3, 4:30 p.m.

Hononegah Regional

Tuesday, May 19

Game 1: No. 2 Hononegah vs. No. 7 Rockford Auburn, 4:30 p.m.

Wednesday, May 20

Game 2: No. 3 Hampshire vs. No. 6 Rockford Guilford, 4:30 p.m.

Friday, May 22

Game 3: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 4:30 p.m.

DeKalb Regional

Tuesday, May 19

Game 1: No. 4 Harlem vs. No. 5 DeKalb, 4:30 p.m.

Friday, May 22

Game 2: No. 1 Huntley vs. Winner Game 1, 4:30 p.m.

Class 3A

Prairie Ridge Regional

Tuesday, May 19

Game 1: No. 4 Cary-Grove vs. No. 5 Harvard, 4:30 p.m.

Friday, May 22

Game 2: No. 1 Prairie Ridge vs. Winner Game 1, 4:30 p.m.

Crystal Lake Central Regional

Tuesday, May 19

Game 1: No. 2 Woodstock North vs. No. 7 Woodstock, 4 p.m.

Wednesday, May 20

Game 2: No. 3 Crystal Lake Central vs. No. 6 Crystal Lake South, 4 p.m.

Saturday, May 23

Game 3: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 10 a.m.

Kaneland Regional

Tuesday, May 19

Game 1: No. 3 Kaneland vs. No. 5 Burlington Central, 4:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 23

Game 2: No. Belvidere North vs. Winner Game 1, 11 a.m.

Class 2A

Marian Central Regional

Tuesday, May 19

Game 1: No. 2 Marian Central vs. No. 7 Aurora Central Catholic, 4:30 p.m.

Wednesday, May 20

Game 2: No. 3 Marengo vs. No. 6 Johnsburg, 4:30 p.m.

Friday, May 22

Game 3: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 4:30 p.m.

North Boone Regional

Monday, May 18

Game 1: No. 9 Rosary at No. 8 Rockford Lutheran, 4:30 p.m.

Tuesday, May 19

Game 2: No. 1 Poplar Grove vs. Winner Game 1, 4:30 p.m.

Wednesday, May 20

Game 3: No. 4 Richmond-Burton vs. No. 5 Genoa-Kingston, 4:30 p.m.

Friday, May 22

Game 4: Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 3, 4:30 p.m.

Class 1A

Dakota Regional

Monday, May 18

Game 1: No. 10 Alden-Hebron at No. 8 Lena-Winslow, 4:30 p.m.

Tuesday, May 19

Game 2: No. 1 Dakota vs. Winner Game 1, 4:30 p.m.

Game 3: No. 4 East Dubuque vs. No. 5 Durand, 6:30 p.m.

Friday, May 22

Game 4: Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 3, 4:30 p.m.

Alex Kantecki

Alex Kantecki

Sports editor for the Northwest Herald. Local prep sports coverage of McHenry County.