Girls’ state high school championships wrap up in Illinois

Lions’ Mortonson receives all-state soccer for third time  - Riverside-Brookfield Landmark

Senior Caroline Mortonson, one of most prolific scorers in Lyons Township High School girls soccer history, finished with quite a hat trick of honors. For the third straight year, Mortonson was named all-state by the Illinois High School Soccer Coaches Association. The four-year varsity starter will play at Miami University (Oxford, Ohio).  “[All-state] makes me so happy. I love playing on this team and they’ve supported me so much, so I’m reall…

Girls’ state high school championships wrap up in Illinois

June 14-15 saw the IHSA spring sports season come to a close for girls across Illinois with the large school softball state finals. In Class 3A Chatham (Glenwood) beat New Lenox (Providence Catholic) 3-2 in eight innings for the state championship at the Louisville Slugger Complex in Peoria on June 14. The Titans finished the year 37-1 in including winning their final 28 games in a row. Glenwood’s Ihre Lohrenz not only was the winning pitcher bu…