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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

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

Harvard's Tallulah Eichholz hit two home runs and struck out 11 while her sister Leona hit a walk-off, two-run blast to beat Dundee-Crown, Prairie Ridge's Reese Mosolino struck out 10 in a shutout against Marengo, plus more in Saturday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

A funny guy who likes to joke around on the ball field and maybe even in Mr. Jakubowski’s English class, Huntley sophomore pitcher Sean Dabe was put in a not-so-fun situation Friday. He delivered, pitching 4 2/3 innings in relief as the Red Raiders held off Dundee-Crown 3-2.

Jacobs edged McHenry in baseball, Hampshire topped Burlington Central, Dundee-Crown's Oreoluwa Sobodu won three events at the Kane County Boys Track and Field Meet, and more in Friday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

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Dundee-Crown faces Huntley in a Fox Valley Conference baseball game on Friday, May 9, 2025, at Huntley High School.

Harvard freshman Julie Silva has been a catalyst in a turnaround season for the Hornets, who Wednesday won their first Kishwaukee River Conference Tournament championship. Silva is the Northwest Herald Athlete of the Week.

Elena Fetzer set a meet record in the shot put, Miami-bound Dominique Johnson won the long jump and ran on a winning relay, and host Huntley won the Fox Valley Conference girls track and field championship Thursday for the fourth year in a row.

Crystal Lake Central's Oli Victorine struck out 17 in a one-hit shutout, Kylee Nicholson pitched Woodstock North past Richmond-Burton, Hampshire's Bria Riebel hit two homers, Huntley's Maizie Nickle scored six goals, and more in Thursday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.