Dunlap battled in a close game and used the contributions of a freshman and several seniors to march into a Class 3A sectional title game.

Newcomes and veterans from various schools performed well in Saturday's Class 1A girls track and field state finals.

Eureka's Reagan Bishop and Bre Lehman medaled in the pole vault to help the Hornets lead all Central Illinois teams in the Class 2A state finals.

Saturday's Class 3A state finals in girls track were headline by Bloomington state champion pole vaulter Claudia Ifft and a commendable team performance from Normal U-High.

Claire Ceresa put on a masterful performance and Morton girls soccer set an IHSA record in a regional title victory, continuing one of the team's best seasons in program history.

Eureka senior Emma Logan kept the Hornets' best season in nearly a decade alive with a walk-off hit in Tuesday's regional semifinals.

Dunlap is eyeing its second Mid-Illini title in three years and is using a loss on Friday as fuel with several key games coming up.

Normal Community extended its win streak to 12 with a big comeback win over Bradley-Bourbonnais.

Manual battled back through adversity to beat Tolono Unity in the Class 2A state semifinals and bring the Rams one step away from a state title.

Morton came up just short of a state berth, falling in the final seconds to Kaneland in the 3A super-sectionals.

Manual throttled Johnsburg to move on to the Class 2A State Finals for the second consecutive year.

A late run from Chicago Marist sunk Richwoods' state hopes in the Class 4A super-sectionals.

Dee-Mack won the Class 1A state championship to finish a historic season.

Morton's collective team effort was greater than Kankakee's starpower as the Potters won their first sectional title since 2011 over the top-ranked Kays.

Washington handily beat St. Viator to clinch a spot in Saturday's Class 3A state title game.

Dee-Mack advanced to the Class 1A state championship after a strong effort to beat Rockford Christian.

Richwoods' Amarion Smith-Holley was a hero for the Knights as Tuesday's Class 4A sectional semi wasn't decided until after the final buzzer.

Tri-Valley's bid for a state berth came up one game short, but the Vikings plan to build off Monday's supersectional loss.

Dee-Mack girls basketball clinched its first-ever state berth with a heart-stopping win over Wethersfield on Monday night.

35 points from Connor Doe helped Brimfield roll to its first regional title since 2016.