2026 Girls Softball

2026 Class 2A Sectional Champions/State Qualifiers

2026 Menu

Class 1A  |  Class 2A  |  Class 3A   -  State Pairings Sectional A @ Beecher High School Softball Field Date: Tuesday, September 15, 2026 Beecher def. Kankakee Bishop McNamara , 11-1 in 6 innings Beecher record now 16-2-0 Sectional B @ Howe's Park Date: Tuesday, September 15, 2026 Orion def. Peru Parkside , 4-1 Orion record now 6-1-0 Sectional C @ Brock Lake Nunley Fields Date: Tuesday, September 15, 2026 Metamora GS def. Washington MS , 13-0 in 5 innings Metamora GS record now 16-1-0 Sectional D @ St. Joseph Middle School Softball Field     (Host Info) Tuesday, September 15, 2026,  4:30 PM @ St. Joseph Middle School Softball Field , 5th & Ethel St., St. Joseph    POSTPONED UNTIL 9/16, WEATHER - Field is behind the middle school and grade school, off Ethel St. St. Joseph vs. Westville JHS GAME SUSPENDED Sectional E @ Riverton Middle School     (Host Info) Tuesday, September 15, 2026,  4:30 PM @ Riverton Middle School , 1014 East Lincoln, Riverton    POSTPONED UNTIL 9/16 - WEATHER Heyworth vs. Pleasant Plains GAME SUSPENDED Sectional F @ Rice Field (Beardstown Park District) Date: Tuesday, September 15, 2026 Rushville Schuyler Industry def. Piasa Southwestern , 10-0 in 6 innings Rushville Schuyler Industry record now 16-1-0 Sectional G @ Toledo American Legion Date: Tuesday, September 15, 2026 Newton Jasper County def. Toledo Cumberland , 3-2 in 7 innings Newton Jasper County record now 17-3-0 Sectional H @ Bengil Elementary Date: Tuesday, September 15, 2026 Gillespie def. Vandalia , 4-3 in 7 innings Gillespie record now 17-5-0

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