2026 Girls Softball

2026 Class 3A Sectional Champions/State Qualifiers

2026 Menu

Class 1A  |  Class 2A  |  Class 3A   -  State Pairings Sectional A @ Barrington’s Fields of Dreams Date: Tuesday, September 15, 2026 Barrington Prairie def. Woodridge Jefferson , 12-0 in 5 innings Barrington Prairie record now 9-1-0 Sectional B @ Old Quarry Middle School Date: Tuesday, September 15, 2026 Frankfort Hickory Creek def. Lemont Old Quarry , 9-1 in 7 innings Frankfort Hickory Creek record now 16-3-0 Sectional C @ Manteno High School Softball Field Date: Tuesday, September 15, 2026 Manteno def. Flossmoor Parker , 5-2 in 7 innings Manteno record now 15-1-0 Sectional D @ Evans Junior High School Date: Tuesday, September 15, 2026 Stanford Olympia def. Minooka , 10-0 in 6 innings Stanford Olympia record now 14-3-0 Sectional E @ Eastside Centre Date: Tuesday, September 15, 2026 Geneseo MS def. Washington Central , 6-3 in 7 innings Geneseo MS record now 12-0-0 Sectional F @ Glenwood High School Date: Tuesday, September 15, 2026 Mt. Zion def. Chatham Glenwood , 19-9 in 5 innings Mt. Zion record now 17-2-0 Sectional G @ Effingham High School Athletic Complex Date: Tuesday, September 15, 2026 Effingham JHS def. Mahomet-Seymour , 17-5 in 7 innings Effingham JHS record now 14-4-0 Sectional H @ EHS Sports Complex Softball Field     (Host Info) Tuesday, September 15, 2026,  6:30 PM @ EHS Sports Complex Softball Field , 6161 Center Grove Road, Edwardsville    across street from EHS Edwardsville Liberty vs. St. Jacob Triad

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