After a 13-year drought, the Kane County Meet’s first-place plaque is heading home with West Aurora.
Jacobs baseball beat McHenry in 11 innings, Cary-Grove baseball scored five runs in the sixth to rally past Crystal Lake South and Burlington Central softball's Isabelle Reed struck out 12 in a four-hit shutout in Friday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.
Johnsburg's Tyler Batt recently captured the Antioch and Lakes Boys Tennis Tournament singles titles and is 22-1 on the season. For his performance, the Skyhawks sophomore was selected as the Northwest Herald Athlete of the Week in an online vote.
Harvard's Ytzel Lopez hit a go-ahead, two-run triple with two outs in the sixth inning as the Hornets beat Marengo 3-2 and handed the Indians their first Kishwaukee River Conference loss of the season. And more in Thursday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.
Huntley won its third consecutive Fox Valley Conference Girls Track and Field team championship and set five meet records on Thursday at Jacobs High School.
Woodstock North defeated Richmond-Burton 12-2 in six innings Thursday as the Thunder kept their Kishwaukee River Conference title hopes alive with two games remaining.
Local athletes compete in the Fox Valley Conference Girls Track and Field Meet on Thursday, May 2, 2024, at Jacobs High School in Algonquin.
At 5-foot-9, Richmond-Burton’s Elissa Furlan was unsure if it was realistic for her to play college volleyball at her natural position at outside hitter. Last week, the Rockets junior announced her commitment to NCAA Division-I Wright State University.
Crystal Lake South's Mark Pachla turned in another gem, his second in eight days, as the Gators beat McHenry 4-1 in eight innings in their Fox Valley Conference baseball game; and more in Wednesday's high school sports roundup.