Backed by homers from Ajai Bonner and Lyla Ginczycki in a five-run fourth inning, Huntley sophomore Layla Olson tossed a complete-game shutout Wednesday in a 6-0 Fox Valley Conference win against McHenry.

McHenry faces Huntley in a Fox Valley Conference softball game on Wednesday, April 39, 2025, at Huntley High School.

Jackson From went 5 for 5 with three long doubles and three RBIs as Wheaton Academy beat Marian Central 11-3 Tuesday in a Chicagoland Christian Conference baseball game.

Harvard's baseball and softball teams each won KRC games behind strong pitching performances from Adam Cooke and Tallulah Eichholz, Julie Silva scored four goals for Harvard girls soccer, plus more in Tuesday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Richmond-Burton senior center fielder Madison Kunzer showed off her power to all fields Tuesday, while senior pitcher Hailey Holtz struck out 17 and allowed only one hit in an 8-0 win against Johnsburg.

Prairie Ridge held on two beat Cary-Grove 2-1 on Tuesday to earn their third Fox Valley Conference win of the season, the most they've had in a year since 2021.

Prairie Ridge faces Cary-Grove in a Fox Valley Conference girls soccer match on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, at Cary-Grove High School.

Jacobs senior Matt Scardina starred on the football team and now is excelling as a first-year sprinter in track. He was named Athlete of the Meet after winning the 100, 200 and 400 dashes in the McHenry County Meet last week.

Hampshire's Mia Robinson drove in 14 runs and hit four home runs during a 4-1 week, including homers in three straight games as the Whip-Purs won the Larkin Slugfest. Robinson is the Northwest Herald Athlete of the Week.

Wilson Wemhoff hit a three-run homer in the first inning, Bradley-bound Calen Scheider pitched a complete game, and Hampshire beat Huntley 8-3 in Fox Valley Conference baseball action Monday.

Brandon Shannon threw a no-hitter for McHenry, the Warriors softball team knocked off Hampshire, plus more baseball, softball, track and field, tennis, soccer and lacrosse scores in Monday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Hampshire faces Huntley in a Fox Valley Conference baseball game on Monday, April 28, 2025, at Huntley High School.

Kyle Nelson won his 400th game as Burlington Central's baseball coach last week. He started his coaching career at University of Illinois Laboratory High School. Read about that and more in this week's Northwest Herald baseball notes.

Under new rules from the IHSA, 44 football schools will get the IHSA multiplier for 2025, causing big potential changes in the classes for the playoffs.

Downers Grove North won five of the field events and four on the track to take the team title at the Palatine Invite, while Cary-Grove freshman Alexandra Santoyo swept the 1,600 and 3,200 races.