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Libertyville players celebrate back-to-back championships after defeating Maine South 7-6 in eight innings during the IHSA Class 4A baseball state final at Slammers Stadium in Joliet on Saturday, June 13, 2026.

Baseball: Libertyville rallies from 3 down, beats Maine South in extra innings for 2nd straight state title

Libertyville has been waiting all season for an opportunity to win its second consecutive Class 4A title. The Wildcats had to wait just a little bit longer Saturday night at Slammers Stadium in Joliet. Libertyville came from three runs back to tie and then scored two runs in the top of the eighth in...

Baseball: Harvest-Westminster Christian finishes runner-up in state in first season together

Jaxson Davis announces he’s leaving Warren, will play senior season at Kansas prep school

High school scores for June 13

Baseball: Libertyville’s one win away from second straight state title after Buenik’s gem

Baseball: Maine South capitalizes on Naperville Central’s miscues, advances to 4A state title game

Baseball: Harvest-Westminster reaches 2A state championship game

Trailing Freeburg 4-0 after a half an inning, things did not look too promising for Harvest-Westminster’s baseball team Friday afternoon in the Class 2A state semifinals....

Triad’s Keegan Seipp scores as Crystal Lake South catcher Jackson Lee takes the late throw during the IHSA Class 3A baseball state semifinal at Slammers Stadium in Joliet on Friday, June 12, 2026.

Baseball: Crystal Lake South can’t get clutch hits, falls in 3A state semifinals

Getting guys on base was not an issue for Crystal Lake South’s baseball team Friday afternoon. Getting guys across the plate was the problem. The Gators (29-10) saw their...

High school scores for June 12

Baseball IHSA State semifinals Class 4A At Joliet Slammers Stadium (2) Maine South 9, (2) Naperville Central 1 (1) Libertyville 3, (4) Mt. Carmel 0 ...

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...

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