Meet the 2025 Northwest Herald All-Area Softball Team.

Prairie Ridge junior right-handed pitcher Reese Mosolino found another gear in the postseason, tossing five shutouts in seven games and leading the Wolves to their best season ever. Mosolino is the 2025 Northwest Herald Softball Player of the Year.

Huntley junior Maizie Nickle made the most of her first healthy season this spring to help lead the Red Raiders to a historic season. For her efforts, Nickle was named the 2025 Northwest Herald Girls Soccer Player of the Year.

Huntley head coach Matt Lewandowski led his team to a historic season where the Red Raiders won their first Fox Valley Conference title since 2015. For his efforts, Lewandowski was named the Northwest Herald's Girls Soccer Coach of the Year.

Meet the 2025 Northwest Herald Girls Soccer All-Area Team.

Jacobs senior Augie Nelson and sophomore Jack Soto didn't experience many growing pains in their first season playing doubles together. The FVC No. 1 doubles champions and state qualifiers are the 2025 Northwest Herald Boys Tennis Players of the Year.

Meet the 2025 Northwest Herald All-Area Boys Tennis Team.

Here are six Northwest-Herald football players poised for big 2025 seasons.

The Blue Team beat the Red Team 29-7 at the 51st annual Shrine Game at Illinois Wesleyan University's Tucci Stadium, capping off a week of sport and service for football stars from across the state.

Huntley senior Dominique Johnson capped a stellar four-year varsity career by winning her third straight Class 3A triple jump state title and also won the long jump. The Miami-bound Johnson repeats as the Northwest Herald Girls Track and Field Athlete of the Year.

Huntley senior Tommy Nitz won all but one of his races this season, which he capped by winning the 1,600-meter run at the Class 3A Boys Track and Field State Meet. The Coastal Carolina-bound Nitz is the 2025 Northwest Herald Boys Track and Field Athlete of the Year.

Huntley senior Bobby Pupich added facilitator to his resume along with goal-scorer this season to help the Red Raiders win their fifth straight Fox Valley Conference title. Pupich is the 2025 Northwest Herald Boys Lacrosse Player of the Year.

The All-State baseball teams have been released, and the Northwest Herald coverage area is well represented.

Rick Peterson resigned as boys basketball coach at Marian Central after one season and was officially named the Alden-Hebron coach this week. Peterson previously coached the Giants for three years.

Crystal Lake Central co-op junior Anna Starr already cemented herself as one of the state's best players. But Starr took her game to yet another level, earning her the Northwest Herald Girls Lacrosse Player of the Year for a third straight season.