| 2026
Class 3A
Regional Assignments
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Sectional A
@ Barrington’s Fields of Dreams
(Host Info)
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Host: Barrington Station
Tuesday, September 15, 2026, 4:30 PM
@ Barrington’s Fields of Dreams
,
616 W. Main Street,
Barrington
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| Entrance to the athletic complex is along Hart Road, between Route 14 and Lake Cook Road (north of the football field) |
| Regional 1 |
BRACKET |
Arlington Heights Thomas
Barrington Prairie
Barrington Station
(Host Info)
Glendale Heights Glenside
Lake Zurich North
Lake Zurich South
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| Regional 2 |
BRACKET |
Darien Eisenhower
(Host Info)
Downers Grove Lakeview
Lisle
Summit Heritage
Willowbrook Westview Hills
Woodridge Jefferson
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Sectional B
@ Lemont Old Quarry
(Host Info)
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Host: Lemont Old Quarry
Tuesday, September 15, 2026, 4:30 PM
@ Lemont Old Quarry
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| Regional 3 |
BRACKET |
Bolingbrook Brooks
(Host Info)
Bolingbrook Humphrey
Bolingbrook Jane Addams
Lemont Old Quarry
Romeoville Lukancic
Romeoville Martinez
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| Regional 4 |
BRACKET |
Frankfort Hickory Creek
Frankfort Summit Hill
Homer Glen Homer
Lockport Oak Prairie
Mokena
New Lenox Liberty
(Host Info)
New Lenox Martino
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Sectional C
@ Manteno High School Softball Field
(Host Info)
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Host: Manteno
Tuesday, September 15, 2026, 4:30 PM
@ Manteno High School Softball Field
,
443 N. Maple Street,
Manteno
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| Regional 5 |
BRACKET |
Chicago Heights MS
Flossmoor Parker
Homewood Hart
Lansing Memorial
Steger Columbia
University Park Crete Monee
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| Regional 6 |
BRACKET |
Bourbonnais UGC
Bradley Central
(Co-op)
Herscher Limestone
Kankakee JHS
Manhattan
Manteno
(Host Info)
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Sectional D
@ Evans Junior High School
(Host Info)
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Host: Bloomington Evans
Tuesday, September 15, 2026, 4:30 PM
@ Evans Junior High School
,
2901 Morrissey Drive,
Bloomington
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| Softball Field is behind the school. Parking in front and back of school. |
| Regional 7 |
BRACKET |
Channahon
Coal City
Minooka
Morris GS
Ottawa Shepherd
Plano
Shorewood Troy
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| Regional 8 |
BRACKET |
Bloomington Evans
(Host Info)
Bloomington JHS
Normal Chiddix
Normal Kingsley
Normal Parkside
Stanford Olympia
Streator Northlawn
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| IESA Girls Softball 2026 Class 3A Regional Assignments |
Sectional E
@ Eastside Centre
(Host Info)
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Host: East Peoria Central
Tuesday, September 15, 2026, 4:30 PM
@ Eastside Centre
,
1 Eastside Dr.,
East Peoria
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| Regional 9 |
BRACKET |
East Peoria Central
Morton JHS
(Host Info)
Mossville
(Co-op)
Pekin Edison
(Co-op)
Peoria St. Philomena
(Co-op)
Washington Central
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| Regional 10 |
BRACKET |
Canton Ingersoll
(Host Info)
Dunlap MS
Dunlap Valley MS
Geneseo MS
Kewanee Central
(Co-op)
Macomb
Quincy
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Sectional F
@ Glenwood Intermediate School
(Host Info)
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Host: Chatham Glenwood
Tuesday, September 15, 2026, 4:30 PM
@ Glenwood Intermediate School
,
465 Chatham Rd,
Chatham
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| Regional 11 |
BRACKET |
Chatham Glenwood
Jacksonville MS
Rochester
Springfield Lincoln
(Co-op)
Springfield Little Flower
(Co-op)
Williamsville
(Host Info)
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| Regional 12 |
BRACKET |
Buffalo Tri-City
(Co-op)
Clinton
(Host Info)
Decatur Stephen Decatur
(Co-op)
Lincoln JHS
(Co-op)
Mt. Zion
Taylorville JHS
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Sectional G
@ Effingham High School Athletic Complex
(Host Info)
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Host: Effingham JHS
Tuesday, September 15, 2026, 4:30 PM
@ Effingham High School Athletic Complex
,
1301 West Grove Avenue,
Effingham
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| Field location is West of the high school, by the tennis courts |
| Regional 13 |
BRACKET |
Champaign Edison
(Co-op)
Champaign Franklin
(Co-op)
Champaign Jefferson
Danville North Ridge
Mahomet-Seymour
Rantoul Eater
Urbana MS
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| Regional 14 |
BRACKET |
Charleston
Effingham JHS
(Host Info)
Mattoon
Monticello
Robinson Nuttall
Tolono Unity
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Sectional H
@ EHS Sports Complex Softball Field
(Host Info)
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Host: Edwardsville Lincoln
Tuesday, September 15, 2026, 4:30 PM
@ EHS Sports Complex Softball Field
,
6161 Center Grove Road,
Edwardsville
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| across street from EHS |
| Regional 15 |
BRACKET |
Alton
Bethalto Trimpe
Edwardsville Liberty
(Host Info)
Edwardsville Lincoln
Granite City Coolidge
Jerseyville Community
Mt. Olive
(Co-op)
Roxana
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| Regional 16 |
BRACKET |
Cahokia Wirth
(Host Info)
Collinsville
East St. Louis Lincoln
(Co-op)
Highland MS
Mascoutah
O'Fallon Carriel
O'Fallon Fulton
St. Jacob Triad
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Class History
The IESA sanctioned girls softball in 1978. There was one class of girls softball until 2001 when the activity was split into A and AA based upon enrollment. It was split again in 2020 into the current three classes of 1A, 2A and 3A.
How Class Split is Determined
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