Lincoln-Way East and Lemont each captured team titles in their respective tennis sectionals along with results in baseball, softball and soccer in Saturday's sports roundup.
Lincoln-Way East freshman Alaina Steele held off a furious kick by Oregon-bound Allison Ince of Normal to win the Class 3A 4x400 relay state title, and Joliet Catholic sophomore Symone Holman took second in the long jump to lead area medalists at the IHSA state track meet.
Wilmington's Lucas Rink gave up a homer on the first pitch of the game. He then loaded the bases shortly thereafter, but he locked in struck out the side and ended up striking out 13 as the Wildcats topped Coal City 7-1 in the title game of the Reed-Custer Class 2A Regional.
Joliet Catholic Academy couldn't muster a run against Beecher's Ava Lorenzatti and lost 2-0 to the defending Class 2A runner-up in the title game of the JCA Regional
The IHSA held their Class 1, 2 and 3A finals in girls track and field Saturday, May 18, 2024 at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston.
After a scoreless first half, Madi Watt put one in the back of the net and the Knights never looked back as they took yet another regional title Friday night.
Lockport's Brinlee McNabb had a pair “attitude goals” and fellow senior defender Meghan Mack added one. All of the scores came off corner kicks by Emma Czech. It all added up to a 3-0 victory for the host Porters over Oswego East in the final of the Class 3A Lockport Regional.
Plainfield North girls soccer rallies to win Class 3A regional title: The Herald-News Friday Roundup
Plainfield North scored three consecutive goals in a 3-1 win over Benet to win a regional title; Coal City, Seneca each won regional softball titles and more in The Herald-News roundup
Joliet Central’s new track and the best running day of the year conspired to send a battalion of runners, jumpers and throwers to next weekend’s 3A state championship.