Prairie Ridge senior Grace Mertel shot a career-best 79 to qualify for sectionals for the third year in a row. Mertel was chosen as the Northwest Herald Athlete of the Week in an online vote.

Hampshire's Nolan Adamczyk tied for eighth to lead a trio of Fox Valley Conference golfers Saturday at the IHSA Class 3A Boys Golf State Tournament. Huntley native Liam Lodding took fourth in 1A, plus more results on the final day of the high school golf season.

Hampshire senior Nolan Adamczyk sits in fourth place at the IHSA Class 3A Boys Golf State Tournament after shooting a 2-under-par 70 in his state debut. Huntley native Liam Lodding is in the hunt for the 1A title, plus more results from Friday's opening rounds.

The IHSA boys and girls golf state tournaments tee off Friday morning, with a handful of McHenry County area golfers competing at courses in Bloomington, Normal and Decatur.

Here are Sandy Bressner's photos from Monday's Class 2A Waubonsie Valley Sectional girls golf meet.

Crystal Lake Central co-op's Rylee Rud advanced to state for the first time in a playoff, while Marian Central's Jordan Cheng and Luca Kittel also advanced to this weekend's state tournaments.

Jacobs junior Natalie Zimmerman fired an 82 and took runner-up at the Fox Valley Conference Tournament, leading the Golden Eagles to their first conference championship. Zimmerman is the Northwest Herald Athlete of the Week.

Crystal Lake Central co-op won its third straight Class 2A regional title, beating rival Prairie Ridge by six shots. Huntley junior Kinsey Hayes and Prairie Ridge senior Grace Mertel fired 79s for McHenry County's lowest scores of the day.

Jacobs' girls golf team won its first Fox Valley Conference championship in program history, while Crystal Lake Central co-op's Rylee Rud earned medalist honors at Wednesday's conference tournament at Crystal Woods in Woodstock.

Area golfers compete in the Fox Valley Conference Girls G4lf Tournament on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025, at Crystal Woods Golf Club in Woodstock.

Crystal Lake Central co-op senior Rylee Rud captured the McHenry County Meet individual championship with a 77, three shots ahead of the runner-up finisher. Rud is the Northwest Herald Athlete of the Week.

The girls golf season is already underway. Check out our team-by-team preview with top returners, newcomers and info on each local team from the Northwest Herald area.

Check out our five top girls golfers to watch in the Northwest Herald area for the 2025 season.

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 Central co-op senior Delaney Medlyn had a run to remember this fall, winning McHenry County, Fox Valley Conference, regional and sectional tournament titles. Medlyn is the 2024 Northwest Herald Girls Golfer of the Year.

Meet the 2024 Northwest Herald All-Area girls golf team.

Marian Central freshman Jordan Cheng placed 11th at the Class 1A Byron Girls Golf Sectional to qualify for her first state tournament. Cheng was selected as the Northwest Herald Athlete of the Week in an online vote.

Crystal Lake Central co-op senior Delaney Medlyn will look to continue her sensational postseason run at the Class 2A state tournament, which begins Friday, after winning county, conference, regional and sectional titles.