Yorkville, Dixon and Woodstock North were among the schools participating in a 7 on 7 football tournament on Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at Kaneland High School in Maple Park.

Once cut by his high school baseball coach Glen Pecoraro, Austin Padjen now replaces him at Prairie Ridge. The Prairie Ridge graduate spent the past five seasons as Crystal Lake Central's pitching coach. "It’s very full circle, and it's very humbling."

Huntley's Izzy Whitehouse and Crystal Lake South's Logan Georgy fell in love with beach volleyball when they joined Team One Volleyball in Aurora. The juniors recently announced their verbal commitments to play beach at NCAA Division-I schools.

Boys and girls golfers compete in the final round of the McHenry County Junior Golf Association's McHenry County Junior Amateur on Tuesday, July 15, 2025, at Foxford Hills Golf Club in Cary.

Crystal Lake's Windy City Hit Dogs enjoyed plenty of winning – and fun – during their 13U run at the McHenry County Youth Sports Association’s Summer International Championships tournament.

Crystal Lake Central and Richmond-Burton take part in a 7-on-7 football practice Monday, July 14, 2025, at Richmond-Burton High School, with teams from Grayslake North and Mundelein.

McHenry County Youth Sports Association’s Summer International Championships fans will have an improved experience this summer after the renovations of the Mickey Sund Baseball Complex at Crystal Lake’s Lippold Park. Games began Friday morning.

In the 25th annual “Battle of the Big Butts” Lineman Challenge, host West Aurora walked away with top team honors among 24 teams after winning three team events for the second consecutive season.

As this years Chicago Bears team gets ready for training camp next week, take a look back and check out some never-before-seen-photos from the 1985 Bears training camp. This year marks the 40th anniversary of the camp held in Platteville Wisconsin. The photos were curated by Shaw Local photo editor Scott Anderson and were found in the La Salle NewsTribune archives.

Batavia High School hosted teams from Geneva, Bolingbrook and Huntley in a 7 on 7 tournament on Thursday, July 10, 2025 in Batavia.

An appeals court ruled in favor of state champion Marian Central wrestler Jimmy Mastny and his coach Jordan Blanton, affirming that Mastny was not improperly recruited when he moved from Ogle County to attend Marian Central.

The IHSA and state champ Marian Central wrestler Jimmy Mastny have responded to an appeals court ruling in their long-running eligibility feud.

The McHenry County Youth Sports Association’s Summer International Championships returns Friday to Crystal Lake and surrounding communities. The one-of-a-kind youth baseball tournament is entering its 32nd year.

After 20 years at Jacobs, Jon Betts is returning to his alma mater as McHenry's girls tennis coach. Betts, a 2001 McHenry graduate, will still coach Jacobs' boys in the spring. "I love the community."

For the first time since 2022 and third time since 2021, U.S. World Baseball San Diego's 15U team will travel to Crystal Lake for the McHenry County Youth Sports Association's 32nd international tournament. Games begin Friday.