Week in sports: May 9-15, 2022
Some of the week's best photos from local sports games and competitions.Â
GIRLS SOCCER: Piper propels Peotone to regional crown
Peotone’s Dani Piper, center, is assisted by Blue Devils goalkeeper Jenna Hunter in hoisting the IHSA Class 1A Reed-Custer Regional championship plaque after Friday’s 5-1 win against Reed-Custer. Piper had three goals and an assist in the game. READ MORE.Â
GIRLS SOCCER: Piper propels Peotone to regional crown
Reed-Custer’s Laci Newbrough, left, attempts to dribble past Peotone’s Abigail Chenoweth during Friday’s IHSA Class 1A Reed-Custer Regional championship. READ MORE.Â
New York Mets 2022 Baseball
Colin Holderman, a 2014 Bradley-Bourbonnais graduate, made his Major League Baseball debut with the New York Mets Sunday. READ MORE.Â
Girls Soccer - Class 1A Herscher Regional Championship: Herscher tops Bishop McNamara
Herscher captains Ally Meyer, left, Jalynn Miner, center, and Rourke Zigrossi hoist the Class 1A Herscher Regional Championship trophy Friday after the Tigers’ 3-0 victory against Bishop McNamara. READ MORE.Â
Girls Soccer - Class 1A Herscher Regional Championship: Herscher tops Bishop McNamara
Herscher goalkeper Rourke Zigrossi blocks a shot by Bishop McNamara’s Halle Nugent on Friday during the Tigers’ 3-0 victory over Bishop McNamara for the Class 1A Herscher Regional championship title. READ MORE.Â
Herscher softball clinches share of ICE title; Manteno baseball outlasts Tigers
Herscher's Mia Ruder (66) is embraced by teammate Rylie Hartman in the midst of a celebratory Tigers team after their 4-3 win at Manteno on Tuesday that clinched the Tigers at least a share of the Illinois Central Eight Conference championship. READ MORE.Â
Herscher softball clinches share of ICE title; Manteno baseball outlasts Tigers
Manteno's Alyssa Dralle throws a pitch to a Herscher batter during Tuesday's game at Manteno. READ MORE.Â
Herscher softball clinches share of ICE title; Manteno baseball outlasts Tigers
Manteno's Avery Osborn slides into home plate for a run during Tuesday's game against Herscher. READ MORE.Â
Peotone over Coal City at IHSA Girls 1A Soccer Regionals
Coal City's Lauren Ferrari heads the ball Tuesday at the IHSA Girls 1A Soccer Regionals in Braidwood. READ MORE.Â
Peotone over Coal City at IHSA Girls 1A Soccer Regionals
Peotone's Dani Piper controls the ball as Coal City's Corina Barkley challenges Tuesday at the IHSA Girls 1A Soccer Regionals in Braidwood, where the Blue Devils claimed a 4-0 victory. READ MORE.Â
BASEBALL: Manteno at Herscher
Herscher's Hayden Johnson fields a pop fly during Monday's game against Manteno. READ MORE.Â
SOFTBALL: Manteno at Herscher
Herscher's Alison Hassett, left, is greeted at home plate by her teammates after hitting a homerun during Monday's home game against Manteno. READ MORE.Â
SOFTBALL: Boilers' balanced bats, Spaulding's arm lead to All-City title
Kankakee's Abigail Haut, center, forces out Bradley-Bourbonnais' Bella Pusateri, right, out at second base and throws to first as the Boilermakers' Ellie Haggard races towards first base as well during Monday's game at Bradley-Bourbonnais. READ MORE.Â
BBCHS/Kankakee Baseball
 Kankakee's Ty Alderson, left, fields an infield pop-up during the fifth inning while Isaac Stipp, right, assists during Monday's game against Bradley-Bourbonnais. READ MORE.Â
BBCHS/Kankakee Baseball
 Bradley-Bourbonnais' Spencer Boudreau pitches during Monday's game against Kankakee. READ MORE.Â
