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The Wildcats are the first local team to win consecutive 4A titles since Providence pulled off the feat in 2016. Matt Thompson’s squad is 67-14 over the past two seasons.
After eight innings, a one-hour rain delay and a premature celebration, St. Rita finally won the first baseball state title in school history.
Buenik pitched three-hit ball over 6 2/3 innings as Libertyville moved closer to a second straight Class 4A state title with a 3-1 win over Mount Carmel at Slammers Stadium in Joliet.
Garofalo ripped a single to left field, and sophomore JJ Quinlan raced around to score from second to give the Mustangs a 2-1 walk-off victory against East Peoria in the semifinals.
Davis led the Blue Devils to 87 victories in the last three seasons, including a runner-up finish in Class 4A in 2025.
All the scores from the Class 3A and 4A baseball games this weekend in Joliet.
“I chose to stay home,” Williams said. The All-Area guard chose the Illini over Virginia Tech and UNLV.
Williams had 35 catches for 608 yards and seven TDs in 2024 before pulling in 44 passes for 596 yards and 11 touchdowns last fall.
Here are a four questions to be answered in the coming weeks.
Overall, in the seven games with Memphis to close the season, he averaged 32 minutes and 10.4 points.
The star point guard with Chicago DNA has New York in the NBA Finals for the first time since 1999.
Harrington joins WR Quentin Burrell in heading to Ann Arbor.
Here is the final look at the Class of 2026 in Illinois as they head off to join their respective college basketball programs this summer.
Shamrocks defensive lineman Folorunsho is the consensus No. 2 player in Illinois in the ’27 cycle.
Carlos Gonzalez pitched a four-hitter with eight strikeouts to lead Taft, which won its first city crown since the 1960s.
Highly recruited Caravan star chose Wolverines over Notre Dame, Arizona State and Missouri.
Meanstreets club team is one to watch.
Historically, the USA Basketball experience has been a springboard for a high school player’s development.
Barrington’s Scotty Miller, Lake Forest’s Mac Uihlein and Jai Williams and Loyola’s Josh Kreutz all tried out for the Bears as part of the two-day practice session, which ends Saturday.