Images: Pure joy is featured in our best high school sports photos of the week
See some of the best high school sports images this week from the Daily Herald. Photographers this week covered state finals in wrestling and gymnastics, as well as postseason basketball.
Montini's Jake Stiles reacts after winning against Mt. Carmel's Kendall Coleman Saturday in the Class 3A 145-pound championship bout of the state wrestling tournament at State Farm Arena in Champaign.
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Burlington Central's Nick Termini screams to the crowd after winning Saturday in the Class 2A 145-pound championship bout of the state wrestling tournament at State Farm Arena in Champaign.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
Prospect's Sara Biesterfeldt, left, defends on a drive to the basket by Hersey's Maesyn Benjamin during a Class 4A girls basketball regional game at Buffalo Grove Tuesday.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Burlington Central's Dejsani Beamon steals the ball from Marengo's Blaine Borhart Tuesday in a boys basketball game in Burlington.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
Grant's Mercedes Uribe (23) is fouled by Lake Zurich's Maddy Piggott during the Class 4A girls basketball regional semifinal at Grayslake North High School Wednesday night.
Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
Kaylen Dickson, right, and teammate Jordyn Hughes let out a victory yell during a win over Prospect in the girls basketball regional final game at Buffalo Grove on Thursday.
Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
Geneva's Margaret Whitley deflects a pass to Batavia's Jenna Laughlin in a regional championship girls basketball game in Hoffman Estates.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
St. Charles North's Connor Linke dunks the ball against Larkin during a varsity boys basketball game at Larkin High School in Elgin Friday night.
Patrick Kunzer/pkunzer@dailyherald.com
Hersey's Will Nagle, top, fouls Grayslake Central's Clay Stoffel as they go to the floor for a loose ball during Wednesday's game in Arlington Heights.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Glenbard South's Sarah Cohen (24) holds up the Class 3A girls regional basketball championship plaque after defeating St. Francis 51-39 in Wheaton.
Daniel White/dwhite@dailyherald.com
Cary-Grove's coaches applaud Cadin Koeppel after his win against Edwardsville's Josh Anderson in the Class 3A 220-pound quarterfinal bout Friday in the state championship wrestling tournament at State Farm Arena in Champaign.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
Montini's Real Woods holds Marian's Reece Heller Friday in the Class 3A 132-pound semifinal bout of the state championship wrestling tournament at State Farm Arena in Champaign.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
Murphysboro's Ryan Chambers is thrown by Roxana's Alex Maguire Saturday in the Class 1A 145-pound 3rd place bout of the state championship wrestling tournament at State Farm Arena in Champaign.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
Wrestlers and coaches enter in the Grand March Saturday at the state wrestling tournament at State Farm Arena in Champaign.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
Aurora Christian's Noah Villarreal jumps into the arms of his coach at the end of his victorious match against Althoff Catholic's Chase Bittle Saturday in the Class 1A 126-pound championship bout of the state wrestling tournament at State Farm Arena in Champaign.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
Montini's Real Woods celebrates his state championship Saturday in the Class 3A 132-pound bout of the state wrestling tournament at State Farm Arena in Champaign.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
Montini's Jake Stiles reacts after winning against Mt. Carmel's Kendall Coleman Saturday in the Class 3A 145-pound championship bout of the state wrestling tournament at State Farm Arena in Champaign.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
Fremd's Abby Moran competes on the balance beam during the girls state gymnastics meet at Palatine High School Saturday.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Glenbard West's Taylor Ramirez competes on the floor exercise during the girls state gymnastics meet at Palatine High School Saturday.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Gianna Christodoulopoulos performs on the uneven parallel bars during the state girls gymnastics at Palatine.
Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
Emma Grace Redmond-Mattucci of St. Charles North performs on the floor during the state girls gymnastics at Palatine.
Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
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