2026 Girls Softball

2026 Class 1A Regional Champions/Sectional Matchups
The winner of odd-numbered regional will call the coin toss to determine the home team in sectional play.
Sectional A
@ Rantoul Family Sports Complex
Host: Rantoul St. Malachy
Date: Tuesday, September 15, 2026
South Wilmington (10-5-0) vs. Milford (8-8-0)
South Wilmington def. Grant Park , 10-7
Milford def. Gifford , 1-0
Sectional B
@ Ladd
Host: Ladd
Date: Tuesday, September 15, 2026
LaSalle Dimmick (11-0-0) vs. Seneca (12-1-0)
LaSalle Dimmick def. Waterman Indian Creek , 6-5
Seneca def. Ottawa Marquette , 2-0
Sectional C
@ Dwight Township High School
Host: Dwight
Date: Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Streator St. Michael (11-2-0) vs. LeRoy (12-8-1)
Streator St. Michael def. Pontiac St. Mary's , 5-4
LeRoy def. Colfax Ridgeview , 3-2
Sectional D
@ Oak Grove School
Host: Bartonville Oak Grove
Date: Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Brimfield (11-3-0) vs. Pekin Rankin (9-2-0)
Brimfield def. Henry-Senachwine , 10-2
Pekin Rankin def. Bartonville Monroe , 8-3
Sectional E
@ Rantoul Sports Complex
Host: Champaign St. Matthew
Date: Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Mansfield Blue Ridge IJHS (14-0-0) vs. Mattoon St. John's (9-1-0)
Mansfield Blue Ridge IJHS def. Champaign St. Matthew , 15-0
Mattoon St. John's def. Paris Crestwood , 16-10
Sectional F
@ Northwestern High School
Host: Palmyra Northwestern
Date: Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Ashland A-C Central (10-6-0) vs. Hardin Calhoun (18-1-1)
Ashland A-C Central def. Morrisonville JHS , 8-2
Hardin Calhoun def. Carrollton St. John , 2-0
Sectional G
@ Liberty High School
Host: Liberty
Date: Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Carthage (15-1-0) vs. Liberty (14-4-0)
Carthage def. Stronghurst West Central , 13-3
Liberty def. Griggsville-Perry , 5-4
Sectional H
@ Hutsonville Memorial Park
Host: Hutsonville
Date: Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Kinmundy South Central (18-3-0) vs. West Salem (13-2-0)
Kinmundy South Central def. Neoga , 8-2
West Salem def. Oblong , 10-6

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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