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Joliet Catholic scored three unanswered goals in the second half to storm back from a one-goal halftime deficit and beat Kaneland 3-1 on Friday for the program's third straight regional title.

St. Bede's Tyreke Fortney and Duncan Lawler, Hall's Zack Bosi and Caleb Savitch and Henry-Midland's Connor Keinath qualified for the IHSA Class 1A State Meet out of the Wethersfield Sectional on Friday.

Grace Williams scored a goal and assisted two others, and St. Charles East scored three goals in the final 15 minutes to cruise past Wheaton North to the Saints' eighth straight regional title.

Richmond-Burton's Reese and Layne Frericks found the net when it mattered most on Friday, scoring two goals apiece to help the Rockets win the Class 1A Marian Central Sectional title.

Mikayla Lambert and Hannah Chval both scored goals, and Oswego East overcame a gritty effort from Oswego and goalkeeper Maggie Leger for a 2-0 win in the Class 3A East Aurora Regional final to win the program's first regional championship.

Huntley's Alex and Dominique Johnson sit 1-2, as expected, in the Class 3A triple jump at the IHSA Girls Track and Field State Meet. Alex Johnson is poised to win titles in long and triple jumps.

Crystal Lake Central’s Kaitlin Gaunaurd scored twice Friday as the Tigers captured the Class 2A Crystal Lake South Regional championship with a 5-0 win over the host Gators.

Addie McLaughlin made a great catch in center that she turned into a double play for Sycamore against DeKalb on Friday. Then the next time she came to the plate she drove in two of Sycamore's nine fourth-inning runs in an 11-0 win for the Spartans.

Richmond-Burton's Lilly Alberts was not ready for her high school career to end on Friday at the IHSA Girls Track and Field State Meet. Alberts qualified for the Class 2A finals in the 200 and 400 meters.

A look at Friday night's area scores

A Sterling man was killed Thursday in a head-on crash near Polo, the Ogle County Sheriff's Department said.

Board of education elects new officers, swears in member to fill vacancy in a cheeful May meeting

A McHenry County attorney this week argued before federal appellate judges that the state law that emptied the county’s jail of immigration detainees was unconstitutional and should be overturned.

Congratulations to The Times Athlete of the Week, Streator baseball's Sean McGurk!

Here's a look at today's postseason schedule