Prairie Ridge's softball team set out to not only win the Fox Valley Conference at the start of the season, but to win it outright. The Wolves achieved that goal Wednesday with a 2-0 win over Crystal Lake Central.

Prairie Ridge faces Crystal Lake Central during a Fox Valley Conference softball game on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, at Crystal Lake Central High School.

Behind a two-hitter from Iowa State commit Hailey Holtz, Richmond-Burton prevented Marengo from winning the Kishwaukee River Conference outright with a 10-0, six-inning victory. Now, it’s the Rockets who are in control of the race with two games left.

Marengo faces Richmond-Burton in a Kishwaukee River Conference softball game on Monday, May 12, 2025, at Richmond-Burton High School in Richmond.

Marengo moved closer to winning its third straight Kishwaukee River Conference title with a 6-2 win over Harvard on Thursday. Gianna Iovinelli provided a clutch two-out double, and Jozsa Christiansen pitched out of a bases-loaded jam with no outs in the sixth inning.

Prairie Ridge defeated Huntley 4-2 Monday to sweep the season series, padding the Wolves' Fox Valley Conference lead to two games with five remaining.

Prairie Ridge faces Huntley in a Fox Valley Conference softball game on Monday, May 5, 2025, at Huntley High School.

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.

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.

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.

Hampshire finished strong Thursday to beat Crystal Lake Central 11-7 in a Fox Valley Conference game.

Richmond-Burton senior pitcher Hailey Holtz settled in nicely after giving up a lead-off home run, striking out 12, and the Rockets handed Marengo its first Kishwaukee River Conference loss of the season Tuesday.

Richmond-Burton faces Marengo in a Kishwaukee River Conference softball game against on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, at Marengo High School.

Sycamore batters blasted three home runs, and Spartans junior Bella Jacobs pitched a two-hitter Friday as the squad cruised to a 10-0 nonconference win over Huntley.