Images: Cross country and soccer champions crowned in our best high school sports photos of the week
See some of the best high school sports images of the week. Daily Herald photographers covered Naperville North's Judy Pendergast taking the cross country state title, as well as Libertyville's boys winning a soccer title, and much more.
St. Francis' Molly Haggerty spikes it over to Neuqua Valley's Anne Botos and Maria Mayhew in the second match during Tuesday's sectional at East Aurora.
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Neuqua Valley's Nora Meehan attempts to return the ball over the net to St. Francis in the third match during Tuesday's sectional at East Aurora.
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St. Francis players celebrate their win over Neuqua Valley in Tuesday's sectional at East Aurora.
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Naperville North players celebrate their win over St. Charles North at Tuesday's sectional at East Aurora.
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Malik Jones,left, of Morton and Nate Zain of Naperville Central go for an air ball during the Naperville Central vs. Morton at the Class 3A Lewis University supersectional game Tuesday.
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Libertyville Tucker Goebler and Darren Ioss celebrate their 1-0 win over Evanston during the boys soccer Class 3A supersectional at Barrington High School Tuesday night.
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Libertyville's Kevin Reilly and Evanston's Adam Masters battle during the boys soccer Class 3A supersectional at Barrington High School Tuesday night.
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Libertyville's Kevin Reilly chases down a ball during the boys soccer Class 3A supersectional at Barrington High School Tuesday night.
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Libertyville players celebrate their 1-0 win over Evanston during the boys soccer Class 3A supersectional at Barrington High School Tuesday night.
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The Stevenson team reaches out to touch the sectional plaque, including Sarah Woodstein to the right, after defeating Libertyville during the Class 4A Libertyville girls volleyball sectional final on Thursday.
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Cary-Grove's Alessandra Vasquez and Delaney Bayer bring back the Class 4A sectional championship plaque to their teammates after their victory over Crystal Lake South Thursday in Hampshire.
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Crystal Lake South's Emily Slimko attempts to return a hit from Cary-Grove in the first match of the Class 4A sectional championship Thursday in Hampshire.
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Cary-Grove's Sarah Graham and Madison Katchen celebrate a point won by Graham over Crystal Lake South in the second match of the Class 4A sectional championship Thursday in Hampshire.
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Harvest Christian's Rylee Boldog revels in a late point with teammates Ellie Burzlaff and Amanda Cassidy Thursday in the Class 1A girls volleyball sectional championship match against Schaumburg Christian in Elgin.
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Harvest Christian players hold the Class 1A girls volleyball sectional champions plaque after defeating Schaumburg Christian in Elgin Thursday.
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Carmel's Ryan McKernan, left, leaps for a header in front of the goal as Waterloo's Kane Osterhage defends during the boys Class 2A state soccer semifinals at Hoffman Estates High School Friday.
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Carmel's Devon Cole, right, uses the shoulder of Waterloo's Ben Huels to gain elevation on a play that resulted in a free kick during the boys Class 2A state soccer semifinals at Hoffman Estates High School Friday.
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Libertyville's players celebrate their victory over Quincy in the boys Class 3A championship game at Hoffman Estates on Saturday.
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Libertyville's Ryan Wittenbrink scored on a header into the net past Quincy's goalie in the first period and celebrates with his teammates in the boys Class 3A championship game at Hoffman Estates on Saturday.
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Libertyville's Ryan Wittenbrink celebrates by kissing the first-place trophy after his two goals won the game and the state title in the boys Class 3A championship game at Hoffman Estates on Saturday.
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Libertyville players celebrate their victory over Quincy in the boys Class 3A championship game at Hoffman Estates on Saturday.
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Marmion's Michael Ronzone (1842), Mitchell Guittar (1851) and Neuqua Valley's Scott Anderson (2040) in the boys Class 3A state cross country final at Detweiller Park in Peoria Saturday.
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Vernon Hills' Vivian Overbeck nears the finish line to take fifth place in the Class 2A state cross country final at Detweiller Park in Peoria Saturday
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Girls Class 2A state cross country final at Detweiller Park in Peoria Saturday. Vernon Hills' Lauren Katz (1000), Kaneland's Noelle Espino (945), Aurora Central Catholic's Karina Liz (1061) and Abby Fioresi (1060) and Burlington Central's Megan Safranski (1064) in the front row.
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Naperville North's Judy Pendergast takes first place in the Class 3A state cross country final at Detweiller Park in Peoria Saturday.
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Batavia's Hannah Ullberg carries the team's third place trophy at theClass 3A state cross country final at Detweiller Park in Peoria Saturday.
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Glenbard West's Sam Brodner escapes the Mt. Carmel defense and scampers into the end zone late in the third quarter for the game-winning touchdown, a 7-0 victory.
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With the game in hand, Glenbard West coach Chad Hetlet expresses his approval late in the fourth quarter during a 7-0 win over Mt. Carmel.
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