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One last look at the top prep sports teams from the Spring
Libertyville baseball players celebrate their state championship victory over Maine South last weekend at Slammers Stadium in Joliet. Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
One last look at the top prep sports teams from the Spring

Before we bid farewell to the 2025-26 prep sports school year, we’ve got one last take on the area’s top teams.

This edition of the Daily Herald prep sports newsletter looks at the final rankings for baseball, softball and girls soccer. Kevin Schmit’s High Five lists the top boys performances of the school year, and Dave Oberhelman highlights a local baseball standout in College Achievers.

Baseball rankings

Prep baseball

Baseball Top 20
Jun 14, 2026 5:46 pm - Final Team Comment 1. Libertyville 31-10 Back-to-back Class 4A state titles 2. Maine South 26-16 Earned first state trip since 1966, finished 2nd 3. Naperville Central 28-11 Reached state for first time since 2010 4. Huntley 30-8 Won FVC title
 
 

Softball rankings

Softball

Softball Top 20
Jun 14, 2026 5:44 pm - Final Team Comment 1. Antioch 34-3 Broke through for elusive state championship 2. Barrington 36-1 Undefeated season until Oswego loss at supersectional 3. Mundelein 23-6 Johnson led Mustangs to 2nd in Class 4A 4. St. Charles North 23-3 Won rug
 
 

Girls soccer rankings

Girls soccer

Girls soccer Top 20
Jun 14, 2026 5:46 pm - Team Comment 1. Naperville Central 22-1-1 Near perfect year as 3A state runner-up 2. Warren 16-5-2 Historic season ends with third place state trophy 3. Wheaton Warrenville South 17-2-5 All-state defender Trinkl led stingy unit 4. St. Charles East 2
 
 

High Five

Boys track and field

High Five: Top boys prep sports performances of the school year
Jun 15, 2026 3:53 pm - Last week we looked at the area’s top girls prep sports moments of the school year. Now it’s the boys’ turn. Honestly, this was a tougher assignment. We could’ve chosen numerous athletes from certain sports, which forced us to cheat a bit here and t
 
 

College Achievers

Prep sports

College Achievers: Downers North graduate Janicki leads Troy to first CWS berth
Jun 14, 2026 6:09 pm - In April we spoke with Troy University sophomore catcher Jimmy Janicki, a Downers Grove North graduate, after he and his sister, Wagner College senior softball shortstop Payton Janicki, hit home runs within about a half-hour of each other in games 1,
 
 
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