Ridgewood played in the 2023 eight-man state final and won a softball state title in 2024. A co-op of two schools, filed under a third town.

Galva went 0-9, then 0-9, then made the eight-man playoffs. Full 2026 schedule and results, plus a town named after a city in Sweden.

Princeville replaced roughly eighteen starters and is 0-2 by a combined sixteen points. Full schedule, plus two softball state trophies and a bass fishing team.

Bureau Valley won an undefeated Class 3A state title in 2005 and built Illinois’ first high school wind turbine. New to Lincoln Land North in 2026 under Pat Elder.

Three state finals, three losses. Stark County is 2-0 in 2026 with a September 25 division decider at home against Annawan-Wethersfield.

Annawan-Wethersfield went 11-1 and reached the Class 1A quarterfinals in 2025. Full 2026 schedule, results, and the two schools behind the co-op.

Galesburg scores 47 for its first win, Knoxville gets its first, West Central moves to 2-0 — and Monmouth-Roseville is 0-2 after a 56-8 loss.