2022 IHSA softball state tournament schedule, scores, pairings for the Rockford area

Forreston's Kara Erdmann gets set to release a pitch during the Cardinals' strong run through the regular season. Forreston opens postseason play as a No. 2 seed this week.
Forreston's Kara Erdmann gets set to release a pitch during the Cardinals' strong run through the regular season. Forreston opens postseason play as a No. 2 seed this week.

The Illinois High School Association softball state series has kicked in, with the Class 1A and 2A brackets starting play this week, and the 3A and 4A teams starting postseason play next week.

The seasons conclude with the 1A and 2A state finals June 3-4 in Peoria, and the 3A and 4A championships being held on June 10-11 in Peoria.

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Here is the schedule for Rockford-area games. Results and future pairings will be updated throughout the playoffs:

CLASS 1A

Lena-Winslow Regional

Monday

Scales Mound Co-op 14, Galena 4

Tuesday

Orangeville Co-op 11, Scales Mound Co-op 1

Lanark Eastland 5, Lena-Winslow 4

Friday

Game 4: Orangeville Coop 7, Lanark Eastland 4

Pearl City Regional

Monday

Stockton Co-op 12, Milledgeville 2 (5 inn.)

Tuesday

Pearl City 3, Stockton Co-op 0

Fulton 8, East Dubuque 3

Friday

Game 4: Pearl City 10, Fulton 0

Durand Regional

Monday

Lake Forest Woodlands Academy 15, Alden-Hebron 0 (4 inn.)

South Beloit 11, Elgin Harvest Christian Academy 1

Tuesday

Forreston 14, Lake Forest (Woodlands Academy) 0 (5 inn.)

Durand 1, South Beloit 0

Friday

Game 5: Forreston 2, Durand 0

Dakota Regional

Monday

Kirkland Hiawatha 10, Ashton-Franklin Center 2

Tuesday

Dakota 11, Kirkland-Hiawatha 1 (5 inn.)

Polo 8, Pecatonica 4

Friday

Game 4: Dakota 7, Polo 3

South Beloit Sectional

Tuesday

Game 1: Forreston 2, Pearl City 1 (12 inn.)

Friday

Game 2: Dakota 7, Orangeville Co-op 6

Saturday

Game 3: Forreston 8, Dakota 7

Sterling Supersectional

Monday

Game 1: Forreston 6, Biggsville West Central 5

State Final Tournament

Site: Peoria (Louisville Slugger Sports Complex)

Fri., Jun. 3

Game 1 at 10:00 am: (1) Newark vs. (1) Glasford (Illini Bluffs)

Game 2 at 12:30 pm: (1) Casey-Westfield vs. (1) Forreston

Sat., Jun. 4

Game 3 at 9:00 am: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2

Game 4 at 11:30 am: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2

CLASS 2A

Stillman Valley Regional

Monday

Rockford Christian 15, Rockford Lutheran 10

Tuesday

North Boone 13, Rockford Christian 0

Stillman Valley 1, Winnebago 0

Friday

Game 4: Stillman Valley 9, North Boone 8

Rock Falls Regional

Monday

Somonauk Co-op 14, Savanna West Carroll 7 (6 inn.)

Tuesday

Rock Falls 10, Somonauk Co-op 0 (6 inn.)

Wednesday

Oregon 8, Byron 0

Friday

Game 4: Oregon 6, Rock Falls 0

Richmond-Burton Sectional

Tuesday

Game 1: Richmond-Burton 2, Oregon 1

Thursday

Game 2: Stillman Valley 6, Marengo 5

Friday

Game 3: Richmond-Burton 4, Stillman Valley 3

CLASS 3A

Freeport Regional

Tue., May 24

Game 1: Belvidere North 5, Freeport 4

Fri., May 27

Game 2: Belvidere 8, Sycamore 2

Sat., May 28

Game 3: Belvidere North 10, Belvidere 1

Sterling Regional

Tue., May 24

Game 1: Dixon 9, Rochelle 3

Sat., May 28

Game 2: Sterling 7, Dixon 6

Sycamore  Sectional

Tue., May 31

Game 1: Maple Park Kaneland 10, Sterling 1

Wed., Jun. 1

Game 2: Belvidere North 5, Woodstock North 4 (8 inn.)

Fri., Jun. 3

Game 3 at 4:30 pm: (1) Maple Park Kaneland vs. (1) Belvidere North

Maple Park Kaneland Supersectional

Mon., Jun. 6

Winner Lake Villa Lakes Sectional vs. Winner Sycamore Sectional, 4:30 p.m.

State finals

Site: Peoria (Louisville Slugger Sports Complex)

Fri., Jun. 10

Winner Maple Park Kaneland Supersectional vs. Winner East Peoria (EastSide Centre) Supersectional, 10 a.m.

Winner Decatur (Millikin U.) Supersectional vs. Winner Rosemont 1 Supersectional, 12:30 p.m.

Sat., Jun. 11

Third: Semifinal losers, 9 a.m.

Title: Semifinal winners, 11:30 a.m.

CLASS 4A

Harlem Regional

Tue., May 24

Game 1: Hononegah 11, Rockford East 0 (5 inn.)

Thu., May 26

Game 2: Harlem 5, Rockford Guilford 3

Fri., May 27

Game 3: Hononegah 5, Harlem 1

DeKalb Regional

Tue., May 24

Game 1: Huntley 9, DeKalb 0

Thu., May 26

Game 2: Rockford Auburn 11, Rockford Jefferson 1

Fri., May 27

Game 3: Huntley 10, Rockford Auburn 0 (5 inn.)

Huntley Sectional

Tue., May 31

Barrington 8, Hononegah 0

Wed., Jun. 1

Huntley 3, Fox Lake Grant 0

Sat., Jun. 4

(1) Barrington vs. (1) Huntley

Barrington Supersectional

Mon., Jun. 6

Winner Huntley Sectional vs. Winner Northbrook Glenbrook North Sectional, 7 p.m.

State finals

Site: Peoria (Louisville Slugger Sports Complex)

Fri., Jun. 10

Winner Barrington Supersectional vs. Winner Chicago Marist Supersectional, 3 p.m.

Winner Rosemont Supersectional vs. Winner Bloomington (Illinois Wesleyan U.) Supersectional, 5:30 p.m.

Sat., Jun. 11

Third: Semifinal losers, 1 p.m.

Title: Semifinal winners, 3:30 p.m.

Jay Taft is a Rockford Register Star sports reporter. Email him at jtaft@rrstar.com and follow him on Twitter at @JayTaft. Sign up for the Rockford High School newsletter at rrstar.com.

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