Huntley almost came home with another team championship at the IHSA Girls Track and Field State Meet from Eastern Illinois University's O'Brien Stadium. The Red Raiders won three titles and finished as team runner-up.

McHenry County will send 12 entries (six singles, six doubles) to next week's IHSA State Boys Tennis Tournament, Richmond-Burton and Johnsburg will meet for a sectional title in girls soccer, and more in Saturday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Cicadas are beginning to emerge in McHenry County.

The Golden Ratio Robotics team and received the Franklin Division Second Place Connect Award at the FIRST World Championships on April 20 in Houston, Texas.

Marengo won a program record 23 games this season, and a second consecutive Kishwaukee River Conference championship. But the top-seeded Indians were knocked off by fourth-seeded Stillman Valley 11-4 in Saturday's Class 2A Marengo Regional final.

Marian Central's upset bid came up just short Saturday in a 4-3 loss to North Boone in the Class 2A Richmond-Burton Regional final. The Hurricanes, who didn't win more than two games in a row all season, were trying to win their first regional title since 2015.

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Seniors receive their diploma during McHenry High School's 104th Annual Commencement at McCracken Field on Saturday, May 18, 2024.

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Members of the Class of 2024 from Prairie Ridge High School Class of 2024 receive their diploma during their commencement ceremony at the school in Crystal Lake on Saturday, May 18, 2024

A bill focused on immigration "was scuttled when citizen Trump declared it would be a win for President Biden (clutch your pearls!) and Republicans would be 'stupid' for voting for it," Helen Torscher of Crystal Lake writes in a letter to the editor.