McHenry's Natalie Corona, Hampshire's Samantha Diehl, Crystal Lake South's Annalee Aarseth, Crystal Lake Central's Cait Jones and Richmond-Burton's Madelyn Peterie brought home titles Saturday at the Whip-Pur Women’s Classic in Hampshire.

Crystal Lake South's Annalee Aarseth, an IHSA state runner-up last year, is off to a strong start to her junior season. She recently finished first at the E-Rab Girls Invitational and has goals of winning a state championship.

Lincoln-Way co-op had seven wrestlers make their respective first-place matches to dominate the Minooka Thanksgiving Throwdown

The girls wrestling season is already underway. Check out our team-by-team previews with top returners, newcomers and info on each team in the Northwest Herald area for the 2025-26 season.

Crystal Lake South's Annalee Aarseth, last year's Northwest Herald Girls Wrestler of the Year, highlights our five girls wrestlers to watch in McHenry County for the 2025-26 season.

Girls wrestling was officially sanctioned four years ago by the IHSA, and the sport has continued to explode since then.

Meet the 2025 Northwest Herald All-Area girls wrestling team.

Crystal Lake South's Annalee Aarseth overcame struggles during the season to finish runner-up at the state tournament, tying McHenry County's highest placement. For her efforts, Aarseth was named the 2025 Northwest Herald Girls Wrestler of the Year.

Crystal Lake South sophomore Annalee Aarseth took second in the 110-pound bracket at the IHSA girls state wrestling championships on Saturday in Bloomington, while Hampshire had three medalists to take second place in the team standings.