The girls soccer postseason continues Tuesday with Class 1A sectional championship matches and the start of the sectional round for 2A and 3A. Here are five McHenry County-area storylines to watch before matches kick off Tuesday.
McHenry County athletes compete in the IHSA Girls State Track And Field Meet on Saturday, May 18, 2024, at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston.
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.
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.
The IHSA held their Class 1, 2 and 3A finals in girls track and field Saturday, May 18, 2024 at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston. View our photos here.
Richmond-Burton softball won its fourth straight regional title and set the program record for wins in a season, Huntley girls soccer captured back-to-back regional titles in a penalty-kick shootout, plus more scores and results in Friday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.
Marengo faces North Boone in an IHSA Softball Class 2A Regional Championship game on Friday, May 17, 2024, at Marengo High School.