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2025–2026 · back-to-back sectional titles; a program-best 21 wins
The newest famous seasons in this section belong to the softball program: on 30 May 2025 the John Glenn softball team won the first sectional title in program history, beating South Bend Saint Joseph 8–5 in the Plymouth Sectional. In 2026 the Falcons did it again and went further — a second straight sectional title, 10–9 over Saint Joseph, then the program's first regional title, 1–0 over Tippecanoe Valley, on the way to a program-best 21 wins (21–10) and a Class 3A semi-state semifinal, lost 6–2 to East Noble on 6 June 2026. The run carried a coaching change inside it: head coach Brian Laskowski resigned late in the 2026 regular season, and assistant Mick Lizzi coached the tournament run as interim. Two springs made the program's whole championship record; the Tribune's word for the second was "history-making," and the record bears it.
Sources:
- South Bend Tribune, December 2025 review of the year (the first sectional title, 30 May 2025).
- South Bend Tribune, 28 May and 6 June 2026 (the second sectional title; the regional title; 21–10; the semi-state semifinal against East Noble; the Laskowski resignation and Lizzi's interim tenure).