Rob Oesterle

Providence Catholic fell 3-2 in eight innings to Chatham Glenwood in the Class 3A state championship softball game, but still produced the best finish in program history

Barrington scored the first run against Lockport in the postseason and advanced to the Class 4A title game with a 1-0, 10-inning win

Providence Catholic's softball team took a 4-1 lead in the third inning and never looked back in a 5-2 win over St. Laurence in the Class 3A state semifinals

The 16-team Morris Ladies Shootout will take place Tuesday and Wednesday, June 17-18.

With only two seniors on its roster, the Providence Catholic softball team will be one of the youngest clubs at the IHSA Class 3A state finals this weekend in Peoria.

Providence rallied from a three-run deficit Monday to defeat defending Class 3A state champion Pontiac 5-4 in nine innings in the Illinois Wesleyan Supersectional.

Morris managed just four hits against Washington's Gavin Lawrence and fell 4-1 in the Class 3A Metamora Sectional final Saturday.

Kelcie McGraw shut out Lincoln-Way Central over 10 innings and RJ Slavicek delivered an RBI triple to lead Lockport to a 2-0 win in the Class 4A Lockport Sectional

Morris baseball rallied from a 3-0 deficit to beat Dunlap 8-4 in the Class 3A Metamora Regional, while Joliet Catholic dropped a 5-1 decision to Washington.

Lincoln-Way Central's Bella Dimitrijevic threw a one-hitter with 16 strikeouts and teammate Teagan Berkshire put the finishing touches on a 5-0 win over Lincoln-Way West with a two-run homer.

Ottawa will host Lemont at 6:30 Tuesday in the second Class 3A Ottawa Sectional semifinal, following the 4:30 game between Tinley Park and Providence Catholic

Wilmington won its second straight Class 2A sectional baseball title, while Lockoort, Lemont, Providence Catholic and Lincoln-Way Central won regional crowns. That and more in The Herald-News Saturday roundup.

Morris scored eight runs in the fifth inning of a 10-0 win over La Salle-Peru in the Class 3A Morris Regional championship Saturday.

Ottawa's softball team scored three times in the bottom of the sixth to come away with a 3-1 win over Morris in the Class 3A Morris Regional and capture its third straight regional crown.

Plainfield South's Ava Forsberg was 2 for 4 with a double and three RBIs in a 6-4 Class 4A regional semifinal win over Joliet West.