Jacobs freshman Skylee Ferrante pitched four perfect innings of relief with nine strikeouts as the Golden Eagles rallied from a six-run deficit to defeat Dundee-Crown 9-7 on Wednesday.

Ady Kiddy and Kylie Carroll both hit home runs, while Prairie Ridge's Reese Mosolino struck out nine and stranded the tying run at second base in the seventh inning as the Wolves beat Huntley 3-2 in Fox Valley Conference action Monday.

Huntley faces Prairie Ridge during Fox Valley Conference softball game on Monday, April 14, 2025, at Prairie Ridge High School in Crystal Lake.

Crystal Lake Central's pitching has been magnificent during a 7-0 start, Marian Central ace Christine Chmiel plans to lead the Hurricanes to a lot more wins, and more in this week's Northwest Herald softball notes.

Marengo slugger Gabby Christopher hit home runs in her first two at-bats and the Indians rolled past Sycamore 12-2 on Friday.

The Marengo softball team traveled to Sycamore Friday afternoon to take on the Spartans in a nonconference matchup.

Crystal Lake Central senior pitcher Makayla Malone struck out a career-high 17 batters in a 2-1, eight-inning win against Marian Central on April 3. Malone was voted the Northwest Herald Athlete of the Week by readers.

Burlington Central junior Isabelle Reed struck out 14 in six innings, and the Rockets' offense heated up in a 14-0 Fox Valley Conference victory over Crystal Lake South on Thursday.

Crystal Lake Central sophomore pitcher Oli Victorine returned from an ankle injury to shut down Huntley 3-0, while the Tigers received timely hitting to knock off the four-time defending Fox Valley Conference champs.

Crystal Lake Central faces Huntleyin Fox Valley Conference softball game on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at Huntley High School.

A look back at the last week in sports in the Northwest Herald by photographers Gregory Shaver, and Patrick Kunzer for the Shaw Local News Network

Crystal Lake Central senior pitcher Makayla Malone struck out a career-high 17 batters, outdueling Marian Central's Christine Chmiel in a 2-1, eight-inning win for the Tigers on Thursday.

Johnsburg faces Marian Central in nonconference softball game on Thursday, April 3, 2025, at Bates Park in Woodstock.

Marengo senior pitcher Jozsa Christiansen worked around early trouble against Antioch and hit her first home run of the season as the Indians topped last year's Class 3A state runner-up 12-2 in six innings Monday.

Antioch faces Marengo in a nonconference softball game on Monday, March 31, 2025, at Marengo High School.