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Naperville North's Andrew Hebron (2) celebrates his goal with teammates during the IHSA Class 3A championship boys soccer game in November at Hoffman Estates High School.

Schmit: The 2025-26 IHSA school year, by the numbers

From state titles to scholarship offers, the 2025-26 IHSA school year was filled with mind-boggling numbers.

Former Naperville North teacher and coach Stan Gruszka died June 1 at 80 years old. Living in retirement in Phillips, Wis., Gruszka was an avid fisherman who was long affiliated with the Soo Lake United Association, even testing its waters for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.

Naperville North mourns the loss of ‘two great people’

Retired Naperville North teachers and coaches Stan Gruszka and Bill Petersen recently died within days of each other.

St. Charles North’s Kara Glenn rounds a turn in the Class 3A 1600 meters at the IHSA girls track and field state meet last month in Charleston.

High Five: Top girls prep sports performances of the school year

This edition of the High Five looks at the top girls prep sports performances of the school year.

Baseball: Lockwood, Libertyville keep state title repeat hopes alive with thrilling supersectional win

Chase Lockwood made sure that Libertyville had a return trip to Joliet. Lockwood came up big at just the right time as defending Class 4A state champion Libertyville beat...

Maine South’s Jack Fisher tries to avoid being hit by a pitch that bounces in the dirt from Barrington pitcher Will Renshaw in the first inning in the IHSA Class 4A baseball supersectional at Northwestern Medicine Field in Geneva on June 9, 2026.

Baseball: Maine South scores five times in first, holds off Barrington to advance to state for 1st time in 60 years

Just like most baseball coaches, Maine South coach Brian Lorenz was disappointed that he lost the coin flip to determine home team at the Kane County Class 4A supersectio...

Baseball: Silvius tosses third straight shutout, pitches Crystal Lake South to 3A state tourney

Michael Silvius has enjoyed a memorable postseason for Crystal Lake South’s baseball team. The junior right-handed pitcher continued his playoff dominance with a 5-hit co...

Harvest-Westminster’s Ryan St. Louis reacts at second after his 2 RBI double against Hope Academy in the IHSA Class 2A baseball supersectional at Northwestern Medicine Field in Geneva on June 9, 2026.

Baseball: Harvest, Westminster Christian combination earns trip to Class 2A state tournament

After the merger between Elgin private schools Harvest Christian and Westminster Christian last fall, there was some concern that the new school would field a baseball te...