Bartlett teammates celebrate as Olivia Liguori scores with a home run against Conant in a Class 3A regional semifinal softball game in Hoffman Estates on Wednesday, May 22, 2023.
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Bartlett’s Danielle McCoy steals third base as the throw goes past Conant’s Isabella Portogallo in a Class 3A regional semifinal softball game in Hoffman Estates on Wednesday, May 22, 2023. McCoy continued and scored
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Conant pitcher Bryce Loeger holds catcher Connor Kehoe in the air after the battery defeated Buffalo Grove with a one-hitter in the MSL baseball championship game at Buffalo Grove High School on Friday, May 17, 2024.
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Wheaton North's Talia Kaempf (9) celebrates her first goal of the game past Glenbard West's Ellie Beaudoin (5) during the Class 3A regional soccer championship game on Friday, May 17, 2024 in Elgin.
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Wheaton North goalkeeper Zoey Bohmer (1) guards the net from a Glenbard West corner kick during the Class 3A regional soccer championship game on Friday, May 17, 2024 in Elgin.
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Wheaton North's Ella Landstrom, left, and Glenbard West's Aniela Rossi jump for the header during the Class 3A regional soccer championship game on Friday, May 17, 2024 in Elgin.
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Conant pitcher Bryce Loeger is picked up by first baseman Isaiah Rhodes after the Cougars defeated Buffalo Grove in the MSL baseball championship game at Buffalo Grove High School on Friday, May 17, 2024.
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Conant’s Bryce Loeger pitches a one-hitter against Buffalo Grove at the MSL baseball championship game at Buffalo Grove High School on Friday, May 17, 2024.
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Conant’s Jacob Szpiganowicz, left, and Buffalo Grove’s Drew Sadowski collide as Sadowski is tagged out while trying to advance to second base on a dropped fly ball at the MSL baseball championship game at Buffalo Grove High School on Friday, May 17, 2024.
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Conant’s Cooper Hanson steals second base as Buffalo Grove’s Rocco Perricone waits for the throw at the MSL baseball championship game at Buffalo Grove High School on Friday, May 17, 2024.
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Barrington’s Sofiabella Amirante throws the shot put during the Class 3A girls state track and field finals on Saturday, May 18, 2024 in Charleston.
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Prospect’s Brooke Neri keeps cool after competing in pole vault during the Class 3A girls state track and field finals on Saturday, May 18, 2024 in Charleston.
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Elena Mamminga, facing, and her St. Francis teammates hug one another after the won the 3,200-meter relay during the Class 2A girls state track and field finals on Saturday, May 18, 2024 in Charleston.
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Prospect’s Meg Peterson crosses the finish line as the Knights win the 3,200-meter relay during the Class 3A girls state track and field finals on Saturday, May 18, 2024 in Charleston.
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Stevenson’s Olin Kusevskis screams as he scores against Lyons in the IHSA boys water polo championship in Lincolnshire on Saturday, May 18, 2024.
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Lyons celebrates their win in the final seconds in the IHSA boys water polo championship against Stevenson in Lincolnshire on Saturday, May 18, 2024.
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Lake Park’s Eva Bach competes in pole vault during the Class 3A girls state track and field finals on Saturday, May 18, 2024 in Charleston.
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Lake Zurich’s Baelyn Zitzmann clears the bar on her way to a third-place finish in high jump during the Class 3A girls state track and field finals on Saturday, May 18, 2024 in Charleston.
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Stevenson’s Armeet Gill shoots for a goal against Lyons in the IHSA boys water polo championship in Lincolnshire on Saturday, May 18, 2024.
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St. Charles East’s Tiernan Price plays during the St. Charles North boys tennis sectional Saturday, May 18, 2024 in St. Charles.
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Batavia boys doubles Erik Warner, left, and T.J. Stras play during the St. Charles North boys tennis sectional Saturday, May 18, 2024 in St. Charles.
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Stevenson’s Olivia Spieth reaches for a long pass over her head in the IHSA girls water polo championship against Evanston in Lincolnshire on Saturday, May 18, 2024.
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Stevenson celebrates their victory over Evanston in the IHSA girls water polo championship in Lincolnshire on Saturday, May 18, 2024.
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Libertyville's Shea Krakowski (16) is mobbed by her teammates after scoring in the first half during the Class 3A Hersey girls soccer sectional semifinals Tuesday, May 21, 2024 in Arlington Heights.
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Libertyville's Lilly Frantz (15) left, gets a giant hug from Tess McGormley (5) after scoring a goal against Glenbrook South during the Class 3A Hersey girls soccer sectional semifinals Tuesday, May 21, 2024 in Arlington Heights.
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Libertyville's Kate Hopma (0) collides with Glenbrook South's Chloe Beach (17) during the Class 3A Hersey girls soccer sectional semifinals Tuesday, May 21, 2024 in Arlington Heights.
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Libertyville's Sydney Krukonis (18) and Glenbrook South's Sophie Piekarski (8) battle for a bouncing ball during the Class 3A Hersey girls soccer sectional semifinals Tuesday, May 21, 2024 in Arlington Heights.
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Libertyville's Lilly Frantz (15) reacts after scoring against Glenbrook South during the Class 3A Hersey girls soccer sectional semifinals Tuesday, May 21, 2024 in Arlington Heights.
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Dundee-Crown’s Terrion Spencer reacts to qualifying for the state meet in the 100-meter dash at the Class 3A Metea Valley boys sectional track and field meet in Naperville on Thursday, May 16, 2024.
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Barrington’s Micah Hall leaves the blocks in the 400-meter dash at the Class 3A Metea Valley boys sectional track and field meet in Naperville on Thursday, May 16, 2024.
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Geneva’s Will Pascoli in the long jump at the Class 3A Metea Valley boys sectional track and field meet in Naperville on Thursday, May 16, 2024.
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The starters gun signals the beginning of another race at sunset at the Class 3A Metea Valley boys sectional track and field meet in Naperville on Thursday, May 16, 2024.
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York’s Anna McGill congratulates Batavia’s Avery Hacker after they raced to a first and second place in the 3,200-meter run at the Lake Park Class 3A girls track and field sectional meet on Friday, May 10, 2024.
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Lake Park High School’s Klara Volkova throws the discus at the Lake Park Class 3A girls track and field sectional meet on Friday, May 10, 2024. The sophomore placed third.
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Naperville North’s Jack Halama celebrates his performance on parallel bars during the boys state gymnastics meet at Hoffman Estates High School on Saturday, May 11, 2024 in Hoffman Estates.
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Conant’s Luke Moeller competes on vault during the boys state gymnastics meet at Hoffman Estates High School on Saturday, May 11, 2024 in Hoffman Estates.
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St. Charles East’s Marley Andelman leads and wins the 800-meter run at the Hoffman Estates Class 3A girls track and field sectional meet on Thursday, May 9, 2024.
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Rolling Meadows freshman Hazel Nadal wins the 400-meter dash at the Hoffman Estates Class 3A girls track and field sectional meet on Thursday, May 9, 2024.
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West Chicago’s Kali Waller, left, leads Batavia’s Taylor Isabelle and Elizabeth Wende, right, in the 100-meter dash at the Lake Park Class 3A girls track and field sectional meet on Friday, May 10, 2024. They finished first, fourth and second, respectively.
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Palatine’s Grace Adame slides safely into second base as Fremd’s Amanda Poniecki waits for the throw from left field in a softball game in Palatine on Monday, May 6, 2024.
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Libertyville’s Natalie Schmidt (9) celebrates her first-half goal with teammates against Stevenson in a girls soccer game in Libertyville on Tuesday, May 7, 2024.
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Libertyville’s Molly Koch, left, celebrates her first-half goal against Stevenson in a girls soccer game in Libertyville on Tuesday, May 7, 2024.
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St. Charles North’s Jackson Spring is tagged at the plate by Lake Park catcher Gustavo Vivas, but is safe as the ball bounces out of the mitt in a baseball game in St. Charles on Wednesday, May 8, 2024.
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St. Charles North’s Jackson Spring tags out Lake Park’s Derek Ittner on a pickoff from pitcher Josh Caccia in the first inning in a baseball game in St. Charles on Wednesday, May 8, 2024.
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Barrington’s Piper Lucier and Hersey’s Asha Bontje, front, collide as they battle for a header in the Mid Suburban League championship in Barrington on Wednesday, May 8, 2024.
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Barrington’s Piper Lucier and Hersey’s Meg Mrowicki collide in the Mid Suburban League championship in Barrington on Wednesday, May 8, 2024.
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Hersey’s Finley Wilcox heads the ball away from her own net in the Mid Suburban League championship in Barrington on Wednesday, May 8, 2024.
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Naperville Central’s Brady Bechtel dismounts from the parallel bars during the boys state gymnastics meet at Hoffman Estates High School on Saturday, May 11, 2024 in Hoffman Estates.
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