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Woodstock co-op girls wrestling team wins Sandy Gussarson Invitational: Saturday’s Northwest Herald roundup

Johnsburg’s Summer Toussaint scores 33 points, sets new 3-point shooting record against Sandwich

Girls wrestling

Sandy Gussarson Invitational: At Antioch, the Woodstock co-op girls wrestling team crowned one champion and three third-place finishers to take first place at the Sandy Gussarson Invitational.

Eva Hermansson (105) medaled in first place, while Lou Lou Splendoria (100), Danica LaTessa (125) and Hannah Olsen (135) recorded third-place medalist finishes at the tournament. Woodstock co-op scored 439.5 points to take first as a team.

Girls basketball

Johnsburg 61, Sandwich 28: At Johnsburg, Summer Toussaint poured in 33 points and made nine 3-pointers, breaking the school record for triples in a game as the Skyhawks throttled Sandwich. Toussaint’s cousin, 2023 graduate Payton Toussaint, held the previous record of 8.

Skye Toussaint added 12 points and Addison Sweetwood totaled seven points for the Skyhawks.

Crystal Lake South 52: Marengo 33: At McHenry, Gaby Dzik had a team-high 17 points, while Laken LePage added 12 points as the Gators defeated the Indians in the Northern Illinois Holiday Classic. Maggie Hanson made three triples and scored 11 points, while Sophie Hanson added 10 points for Marengo.

Crystal Lake South 47, Grant 33: At McHenry, Dzik collected 14 points and LePage scored 14 points while making three 3-pointers as the Gators beat Grant at the Northern Illinois Holiday Classic, Cara Schroeder had seven points.

Marengo 41, Grant 35: At McHenry, Sophie Hanson scored a team-high 11 points and Myah Broughton followed with nine as Marengo defeated Grant. Maggie Hanson added eight points in the win.

McHenry 30, Marian Central 21: At McHenry, Lucy Jones and Chloe Casey each recorded nine points as the Warriors outlasted the Hurricanes during the Northern Illinois Holiday Classic. Julia Dovidio scored a team-high nine points for Marian Central.

Grayslake North 48, McHenry 19: At McHenry, Kaitlyn Miller and Mia Schober each scored four points as the Warriors fell 48-19 against Grayslake North at the Northern Illinois Holiday Classic.

Woodstock North 39, Prairie Ridge 38: At McHenry, the Thunder just got past the Wolves at the Northern Illinois Holiday Classic.

Wauconda 64, Woodstock North 31: At McHenry, the Thunder couldn’t keep up with the Bulldogs in a loss at the Northern Illinois Holiday Classic.

Crystal Lake Central 40, Lakes 38: At McHenry, the Tigers won their opening game at the Northern Illinois Holiday Classic.

Grayslake North 45, Marian Central 26: At McHenry, the Hurricanes dropped their second game at the Northern Illinois Holiday Classic.

Deerfield 36, Crystal Lake Central 22: At McHenry, the Tigers fell to the Warriors at the Northern Illinois Holiday Classic.

Boys basketball

Crystal Lake South 60, Belvidere North 36: At Crystal Lake, Noah Cook led the Gators with 18 points, while Carson Trivellini had 13 points as the Gators won the nonconference game. David McFadden added 10 points and Ryan Morgan chipped in eight points for the Gators.

McHenry 51, Jefferson 39: At Rockford, Adam Anwar led the Warriors with 23 points and Nate Ottaway chipped in 10 points as the Warrios picked up a nonconference victory. Blake Renfro added seven points in the victory.


Russ Hodges

Russ started working with Shaw Media in August 2025 after over nine years as sports editor of the Rochelle News-Leader. Russ covers high school sports for the Northwest Herald and high school football for Friday Night Drive.