Prairie Ridge seniors Ady Kiddy, Kendra Carroll and Autumn Ledgerwood and the rest of the 28-1-1 Wolves will look to go out on top when they make their first state appearance in program history this weekend in Peoria.

Kendra Carroll raced home for the go-ahead run on a wild pitch in the top of the eighth inning, and Reese Mosolino closed out another shutout as Prairie Ridge beat Antioch 1-0 Monday to earn its first state appearance.

Prairie Ridge defeats Antioch in the IHSA Class 3A Kaneland Supersectional softball game on Monday, June 9, 2025, at Kaneland High School in Maple Park.

Marengo‘s Kylee Jensen and Richmond-Burton‘s Hailey Holtz were among 22 players in the state named to the Illinois Coaches Association All-State first team in Class 2A. In total, eight McHenry County-area players earned All-State honors in 2A.

Huntley didn't strike out but managed just three hits in a 2-0 loss to Barrington in the Class 4A Barrington Sectional final on Friday.

Huntley falls to Barrington in IHSA Class 4A Sectional Championship softball game on Friday, June 6, 2025, at the Fields of Dreams on the campus of Barrington High School.

A collision at second base went the way of Prairie Ridge, which scored five runs in the sixth inning to come back and beat rival Crystal Lake Central 5-2 on Friday for the Wolves' first sectional championship since 2009.

The Crystal Lake Central and Prairie Ridge softball teams met Friday afternoon to decide the winner of the Class 3A Sycamore Sectional final.

Prairie Ridge junior Reese Mosolino, calm as ever, pitched out of a bases-loaded jam in the top of the sixth inning, and the Wolves' bats backed her up with three doubles to beat Belvidere North 3-0 and reach the Class 3A Sycamore Sectional final.

The Prairie Ridge softball team met Belvidere North Thursday in a Class 3A sectional semifinal at Sycamore High School. The winner will advance to Friday's championship game against Crystal Lake Central.

Huntley faces DeKalb in the IHSA Class 4A Sectional Semifinal softball game on Wednesday, June 4, 2025, at Barrington High School in Barrington.

Hampshire was handed a 5-0 defeat by Barrington in Wednesday's Class 4A Barrington Sectional semifinal.

Ava McFadden had three hits, including a home run, as Huntley advanced to the Class 4A Barrington Sectional final with a 6-1 win over DeKalb on Wednesday, ending the Barbs' most successful season in almost a decade.

Brooklyn Johnson made a diving catch in right field to rob Sycamore of a run. Oli Victorine pitched an 11-strikeout gem. And Ella Arana hit a rocket that drove in the first of two Crystal Lake Central runs in the fifth inning of their 2-0 win in a sectional semifinal on Tuesday.

The Crystal Lake Central and Sycamore softball teams played Tuesday in a Class 3A Sycamore Sectional semifinal game for a chance to move on to Friday's sectional championship game.