The rabid start from a cross country race at Hinsdale's Katherine Legge Memorial Park earlier this season
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The time has finally come for the post-season, starting with the regional round. Once again, set back and relax as I predict qualifying teams for the sectional round as well as each regional individual winner!
3A Boys -
| Sectional | Team 1 | Team 2 | Team 3 | Team 4 | Team 5 | Team 6 | Team 7 | Ind Champ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granite City | Plainfield South | Plainfield North | O'Fallon | Oswego East | Yorkville | New Lenox (Lincoln-Way Central) | Edwardsville | Dylan Maloney (Plainfield South) |
| Hinsdale Central | Downers Grove North | LaGrange (Lyons) | Neuqua Valley | Riverside Brookfield | Orland Park (Sandburg) | Naperville Central | West Aurora | Aden Bandukwala (Hinsdale Central) |
| Roselle (Lake Park) | Oak Park-River Forest | Wheaton Warrenville South | St. Charles East | Chicago (Lane) | Elmhurst (York) | Wheaton North | Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) | Tommy Nitz (Huntley) |
| Hoffman Estates | Arlington Heights (Hersey) | Barrington | Winnetka (New Trier) | Palatine (Fremd) | Highland Park | Palatine | Deerfield | Ben Crane (New Trier) |
3A Girls -
| SECTIONAL | TEAM 1 | TEAM 2 | TEAM 3 | TEAM 4 | TEAM 5 | TEAM 6 | TEAM 7 | IND CHAMP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granite City | Yorkville | Oswego East | Plainfield North | Minooka | Edwardsville | New Lenox (Lincoln-Way Central) | Normal Community West | Tessa Russo (Plainfield North) |
| Hinsdale Central | Downers Grove North | Naperville North | Naperville Central | LaGrange (Lyons) | Orland Park (Sandburg) | Hinsdale Central | Aurora (Metea Valley) | Liv Phillips (Naperville Central) |
| Roselle (Lake Park) | Elmhurst (York) | Wheaton North | Huntley | Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) | Park Ridge (Maine South) | Batavia | Oak Park-River Forest | Nicole Pogitsch (Wheaton Warrenville South) |
| Hoffman Estates | Mt. Prospect (Prospect) | Barrington | Arlington Heights (Hersey) | Winnetka (New Trier) | Lake Zurich | Palatine | Wilmette (Loyola Academy) | Scout Storms (Barrington) |
2A Boys -
| Sectional | team 1 | team 2 | team 3 | team 4 | team 5 | team 6 | team 7 | IND Champ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville | Normal University | Marion | Bethallto (Civic Memorial) | Champaign Central | Mascoutah | Mt. Zion | Waterloo | Dylon Nalley (Marion) |
| Geneseo | Morton | Washington | Sterling | Geneseo | Dunlap | Morris | Oak Forest | Dale Johnson (Sterling) |
| River Forest (Trinity) | Lisle (Benet Academy) | Glen Ellyn (Glenbard South) | Chicago (Payton) | Chicago (St. Ignatius) | Chicago (DePaul) | Chicago (Latin) | Burbank (St. Laurence) | Matthew Conroy (St. Ignatius) |
| Woodstock | Woodstock | Aurora (Marmion Academy) | Maple Park (Kaneland) | Crystal Lake (Prairie Ridge) | Wheaton (St, Francis) | Lake Villa (Lakes) | Grayslake Central | Trey Sato (Grayslake Central) |
2A Girls -
| Sectional | team 1 | team 2 | team 3 | team 4 | team 5 | team 6 | team 7 | ind champ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geneseo | Washington | Dunlap | Morton | Morris | Metamora | Sterling | Joliet (Catholic Academy) | Sophia Ramirez (Washington) |
| Jacksonville | Chatham Glenwood | Mt. Zion | Waterloo | Champaign (Centennial) | Normal University | Rochester | Effingham | Natalie Bierbaum (Normal University) |
| River Forest (Trinity) | Chicago (St. Ignatius) | Chicago (DePaul College Prep) | Lisle (Benet Academy) | LaGrange Park (Nazareth Academy) | Chicago (Payton) | Oak Park (Fenwick) | Chicago (Northside) | Annika Swan (St. Ignatius) |
| Woodstock | Grayslake Central | Crystal Lake South | Wheaton (St. Francis) | Crystal Lake Central | Lake Villa (Lakes) | Dixon | Lake Forest | Sunny Weber (Sandwich) |
1A Boys -
| Sectional | team 1 | team 2 | team 3 | team 4 | team 5 | team 6 | IND champ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benton | Benton | Pinckneyville | Roxana | Glen Carbon (Father McGivney) | Belleville (Althoff Catholic) | Murphysboro | Gavin Genesio (Benton) |
| Elmwood | Elmwood | Peoria Notre Dame | Eureka | Pleasant Plains | El Paso-Gridley | Petersburg (PORTA) | Isaiah Hill (Elmwood) |
| Oregon | Aurora (Central Catholic) | Rockford Christian | Winnebago | Port Byron (Riverdale) | Erie | Sterling (Newman Central Catholic) | Patrick Hilby (Aurora Central Catholic) |
| Decatur (St. Teresa) | Tuscola | St. Joseph-Ogden | Georgetown (Notre Dame de La Salette) | Clinton | Tolono Unity | Decatur (St. Teresa) | Josiah Horton (Tuscola) |
| Kankakee (McNamara) | Niles (Northridge Prep) | Herscher | Lombard (Montini) | Elgin (Harvest Christian) | Elmhurst (Timothy Christian) | Winnetka (North Shore Country Day) | Nolan Ferris (Montini) |
1A Girls -
| Sectional | team 1 | team 2 | team 3 | team 4 | team 5 | team 6 | IND Champ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benton | Anna-Jonesboro | Glen Carbon (Father McGivney) | Pinckneyville | Belleville (Althoff Catholic) | Breese (Mater Dei) | DuQuoin | Elena Rybak (Father McGivney) |
| Elmwood | Eureka | Pleasant Plains | Knoxville | Peoria Notre Dame | Delavan | Williamsville | Meika Bender (Eureka) |
| Oregon | Winnebago | Seneca | Toulon (Stark County) | Erie-Prophetstown | Aurora (Central Catholic) | Richmond-Burton | Kennady Anderson (Kewanee Wethersfield) |
| Decatur (St. Teresa) | Tolono Unity | Shelbyville | Robinson | Champaign (St. Thomas More) | Effingham (St. Anthony) | Clinton | Isabella Keller (Effingham St. Anthony) |
| Kankakee (McNamara) | Palos Heights (Chicago Christian) | Herscher | Elmhurst (IC Catholic) | Lombard (Montini) | Chicago (Latin) | Beecher | Mia Kotler (Chicago Latin) |