Downers Grove North girls track and field won the sectional title at Shepard, DGN's Colin Doyle struck out 12 in a four-hit shutout of Lyons, Willowbrook baseball won its 24th straight and Emily McNichols hit two of York softball's four homers in a win in Wednesday's roundup.

McHenry and Huntley baseball both won to remain tied for first place in the Fox Valley Conference, while Marian Central softball clinched a share of the Chicagoland Christian Conference title. Plus, more in Wednesday's Northwest Herald roundup.

The IHSA has released its 2026 baseball postseason schedules. Here are the paths awaiting teams from across the Illinois Valley, including Seneca, Princeton, Ottawa, La Salle-Peru, Streator, St. Bede, Marquette and more.

St. Charles North softball secured sole possession of the DuKane Conference title with a win over Lake Park, while Kaneland baseball won a share of the Interstate 8 title with a victory over La Salle-Peru. That and more in Wednesday's KCC roundup.

Here are the IHSA postseason schedules for baseball teams across the greater Joliet/Plainfield/Morris area.

Abigail Johnson doubled in Kayden Corneils in the bottom of the seventh to give Sandwich softball a walk-off win, Plano baseball dropped an eight-inning game, plus Oswego, Oswego East and Yorkville state track and field qualifiers in Wednesday's roundup.

One of two seniors recognized pregame alongside Evi McIntyre, Bradley-Bourbonnais' Lydia Hammond hit a three-run home run and was brilliant in the circle as the Boilermakers blanked Sandburg in Thursday's senior night and SWSC finale.

Oswego East, shut out by Oswego and Yorkville by a combined 17-0 in April, has flipped the switch in successive Wednesdays. Katie Maday singled in the tie-breaking run in the sixth and sophomore pitcher Faith Hagerty made it stand in the Wolves' 3-2 win at Yorkville.

The Hall Lady Devils broke open a 3-3 game with 11 runs in the fourth inning for a 10-run rule, 14-3 victory Wednesday in Spring Valley. The Hall and Bureau Valley baseball teams also won on the diamond.

Herscher's Gianna High tied the girls soccer IHSA single-game record with seven assists in a 9-0 Tigers win, Bishop McNamara's softball team defeated ranked Class 3A Providence Catholic with an 11-4 win and more in Tuesday's Daily Journal roundup.

The Manteno softball team stormed back from an early 5-1 deficit to top Herscher 10-8 at home Tuesday, May 12, 2026.

After the Tigers took an early 5-1 lead, host Manteno saw Maddy Delya lock in on the rubber and also deliver the go-ahead two-run double in the Panthers' 10-8 win in Tuesday's Illinois Central Eight Conference finale.

The Dwight softball team - behind a seven-run fourth inning and the pitching of senior Madi Ely - snapped a 13-game losing streak with a 12-6 victory over host Newark on Tuesday

Landon Thome and Gavin Hartigan homered in Nazareth baseball's win over Westmont and Glenbard West, Wheaton Warrenville South and Hinsdale South baseball and Riverside-Brookfield and IC Catholic Prep softball were winners Tuesday.

Jacsen Tucker hit two solo homers and Dominic Battista added a three-run shot as Oswego East beat Oswego for the second straight day, and Sandwich baseball and Yorkville volleyball were also winners Tuesday.

Coal City senior Masyn Kuder threw a shutout in the final Illinois Central Eight Conference softball game of her career Tuesday, leading the visiting Coalers to a 3-0 win over Reed-Custer.

Yorkville's Callie Ferko walked leading off the bottom of the 12th in a game with Oswego suspended last week and scored the game-winner on Austyn Strike's grounder as the Foxes beat the Panthers 4-3 to clinch the Southwest Prairie Conference championship.

Henry-Senachwine played Woodland/Flanagan-Cornell on Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at Woodland High School.

Jory Crocker scored on a wild pitch as Willowbrook baseball walked it off for its 23rd straight win, St. Francis softball scored three in the seventh and seven in the 10 for a comeback win, and Hinsdale Central and Montini baseball and York softball were among the other winners.

The Boilermakers opened postseason play with their best offensive output of the season, Kankakee girls soccer ended conference play undefeated and more in Monday's Daily Journal roundup.

St. Charles East softball kept its hopes of a DuKane Conference title alive with a win over Batavia and St. Francis softball won a 10-inning thriller over Somonauk. That and more results from Monday in the KCC sports roundup.

Yorkville's Ellie Fox tossed a no-hitter with 14 strikeouts, Oswego's Jaelynn Anthony hit a tie-breaking homer in a comeback win over Minooka and Oswego East baseball took its series opener with Oswego.

The Seneca softball team broke open a tight game in the final three innings in a 16-3 six-inning Tri-County Conference victory over Marquette on Monday at June Gross Field in Ottawa. The win, their 30th of the season, clinched the TCC championship for the Fighting Irish.

Avery Miller worked around a first-inning home run, tossing six scoreless innings afterwards as Glenbard North came back to secure a 3-1 victory over St. Charles North.

Seneca defeated Marquette 16-3 in six innings on Monday, May 11, 2026 at June Gross Field in Ottawa.

Lincoln-Way West's Abby Brueggmann threw a no-hitter and allowed just one ball to be hit out of the infield, while teammate Hannah Borchert was 2 for 3 with a homer and two RBIs in a 4-0 win over Lockport

Cary-Grove senior lefty Addy Green carried a no-hitter into the fifth inning Monday, and the Trojans scored all six of their runs with two outs in the second to beat Crystal Lake South 6-1 in a Fox Valley Conference softball game.

The DeKalb boys track team put in a strong showing at its home meet as the postseason starts gearing up, Maddie Swanson and Jessie Fredrickson had a record-setting Saturday for Genoa-Kingston and other top performances in the Weekend Rewind.

Cary-Grove senior left-hander Addy Green fired a six-inning no-hitter against Downers Grove North with 12 strikeouts. For her performance, Green was voted the Northwest Herald Athlete of the Week.

Benet's Jonathan Giedraitis and two relievers threw a combined no-hitter, Willowbrook baseball won its 22nd straight game, Lemont's Cannon Madej struck out 10 in a dominant outing and Fenwick softball beat Oak Park-River Forest for the first time since 2011.

Ryan Kettman's go-ahead triple helped Wilmington to a win in extra innings, Preston Payne allowed a hit in four scoreless innings for Bishop McNamara and more in Saturday's Daily Journal roundup.

Alyanna Johnson's two-run, two-out single in the fourth proved pivotal in DeKalb's 3-2 win over Kaneland on Saturday. The Knights scored a run in the seventh and had two on and no outs, but Jasmine Rodriguez escaped the jam to finish the complete game.

Brailyn Naylor had leadoff singles to spark two Riverside-Brookfield rallies, and scored the go-ahead run, as the Bulldogs rallied from a four-run deficit for a 10-6 win at York on Saturday.

Downers Grove North girls track and field won its sixth straight West Suburban Silver title, Willowbrook baseball ran its win streak to 21 in a row and York, Lyons, Wheaton Academy and Lemont baseball and Glenbard West, Montini and IC Catholic Prep softball were all winners.

The Bradley-Bourbonnais boys track and field team broke school records in the 4x100 and 4x200 relays in a solid outing at the Oswego East Invite, Peotone's Sophie Klawitter struck out 18 batters in a no-hitter against Watseka and more in Friday's Daily Journal roundup.

Joe Grimm's two-run homer, Oswego East's fourth homer of the inning and sixth of the game, capped a seven-run sixth to beat West Aurora, Oswego East boys track won its invite, Oswego East softball won its ninth straight and Plano and Sandwich baseball and softball both won.

Behind a three-RBI day from Camryn Stecken and strong pitching from Tessa Krull and Hayden Pfeifer, Seneca's softball team downed Manteno 11-1 Friday in a matchup between ICA-ranked Class 2A teams gearing up for playoff action.

Allyson Schaid ripped three extra-base hits, Kylee Nicholson struck out 11 in relief, and Woodstock North softball kept its perfect Kishwaukee River Conference season going with a 7-0 victory against Richmond-Burton on Friday.

Seneca tallied an 11-1 victory over Manteno as the two Class 2A teams faced off on Friday, May 8, 2026, at Manteno High School.

The Bishop McNamara softball team won its first All-City title since 2019 with a 5-2 win over Bradley-Bourbonnais at home Thursday, May 7, 2026.

Nicholas Baca had five hits and six RBIs and Damian Noa struck out 12 in a Riverside-Brookfield baseball win, Downers Grove North baseball finished a sweep of Glenbard West and Downers Grove South, Montini and Glenbard East baseball and St. Francis and Lemont softball also won.

Coal City's boys track team took first place at the Illinois Central Eight Conference Meet on Thursday, the Coaler girls took second, Wilmington's McKenna Van Tilburg and Manteno's Klarke Goranson each won four individual ICE titles and more in Thursday's Daily Journal roundup.

Joslynn Dole and Emma Thyfault homered and Gabby Burnett hit a three-run double for a five-run second inning that was more than enough for Dole in the circle as Bishop McNamara topped Bradley-Bourbonnais on Thursday for its first All-City title since 2019.

Adyn Fowler doubled in Niko Villacci in the bottom of the seventh to give Oswego East a walkoff win over Yorkville, Yorkville Christian baseball won its seventh straight, Oswego East softball its eighth straight and Sandwich softball scored nine in the seventh for a comeback win.

The Kankakee softball team downed Thornridge 11-0 Thursday for its fifth win in a row, scoring all 11 runs in the first inning behind a pair of RBI hits from Kaleah Jackson and inside-the-park home run from LaMaryah Smith, her third in two days.

Prairie Ridge senior Reese Mosolino struck out six and allowed one unearned run against Fox Valley Conference leader Huntley, freshman Olivia Swiderek got her first varsity hit and RBIs, and the Wolves beat the Raiders 5-1 on Thursday.

She creates havoc on the bases, and gets to everything in the outfield. IC Catholic senior Sofia Bucaro, a natural righty, is now a dynamic lefty slapper who fuels Knights' lineup. That, Downers South's sophomore slugger and four Montini girls hit milestones in softball notes.

Oswego senior Jaelynn Anthony, who hit three home runs, including a tying two-run homer and go-ahead grand slam, and in the process became Oswego’s all-time home run leader, in leading the team to a comeback win at Minooka, is the Record Newspapers Athlete of the Week.

Genoa-Kingston slugs its way into the North Boone Regional, Kaneland take its big wins into its home regional, Sycamore gets a bye into a regional final and DeKalb hopes to be at full health. We look at what each Daily Chronicle area softball team heading into the postseason.

Dixon softball fell to Rock Falls 7-4 Thursday, May 7, 2026, in Dixon.