The Johnsburg and Timothy Christian girls soccer teams met Thursday in a Class 1A state semifinal matchup with the winner to play in Saturday's championship game against Columbia.

Johnsburg will return to the IHSA state finals for the third time in program history Thursday when the Skyhawks play Timothy Christian in the Class 1A state semifinals at North Central College in Naperville.

Addison Schaffer and Jordin Gaunaurd both scored to give Crystal Lake Central a 2-0 lead at half, but the Tigers couldn't hold on as St. Ignatius scored a 5-3 win in Tuesday's Class 2A Chicago De La Salle Supersectional.

Crystal Lake Central faces St. Ignatius in the IHS Class 2A Chicago De La Salle Supersectiona girls soccer match on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, at De La Salle Institute in Chicago.

A number of McHenry County-area girls soccer players and coaches earned honors from the Illinois High School Soccer Coaches Association for the 2025 season. Here's the full list of winners.

Johnsburg overcame two deficits Saturday afternoon to beat Willows Academy 3-2 in penalty kicks and win the Class 1A Dominican University Supersectional, qualifying for the state finals for the first time since 2017.

Johnsburg defeats Willows Academy in the IHSA Class 1A Supersectional soccer match on Saturday, May 31, 2025, at Dominican University in River Forest.

Addie Bechler, Anna Starr and Fiona Lemke each scored three goals, and the Crystal Lake Central co-op girls lacrosse team used a team effort to beat Huntley 14-8 in the Crystal Lake Central Sectional championship match Friday.

Crystal Lake Central beat the odds and won its third straight sectional title Friday after it defeated St. Viator 2-1 to capture the Class 2A Deerfield Sectional championship.

Crystal Lake Central faces St. Viator in the IHSA Class 2A Deerfield Sectional championship girls soccer match on Friday, May 30, 2025, at Deerfield High School.

Johnsburg is one win away from its third Class 1A state tournament appearance in program history. The top-seeded Skyhawks will meet No. 1 Willows Academy at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Dominican University Supersectional in River Forest. "This has been the dream."

For more than 86 minutes, Kaneland senior goalie Natalie Myers made save after save to keep it a one-score game. But Boylan connected twice in the final 2:30 for the 3-0 win in the Class 2A Belvidere Sectional semifinals.

Crystal Lake Central goalkeeper Ryleigh Smith made a couple key saves to help the Tigers beat Deefield 1-0 in penalty kicks Tuesday and advance to the Class 2A Deerfield Sectional championship.

It was heartbreak city for the No. 2-seeded Huntley girls soccer team against Lake Zurich. The very evenly matched teams went to a shootout to decide the winner, with the Bears winning 4-3 to pick up the 1-0 victory.

Junior forward Liz Smith posted her second hat trick of the postseason, and Johnsburg shut out North Shore Country Day 4-0 on Tuesday to capture the third sectional championship in program history.