Stories about Alden-Hebron high school sports
Jacobs travels to Cary-Grove while Huntley hosts Prairie Ridge in a couple of important Fox Valley Conference matchups, plus a look at every Week 4 football game in McHenry County.
Crystal Lake Central won in volleyball, golf and tennis, plus more results in Tuesday's Northwest Herald roundup.
Here is the schedule of upcoming high school games and matches for the week of Sept. 16 in the McHenry County area.
Crystal Lake Central co-op's Rylee Rud earned medalist honors at the Stillman Valley Invite in girls golf, Crystal Lake South's Morgan Johnson reached 500 career kills in volleyball, plus more scores and results in Saturday's Northwest Herald roundup.
William Salgado scored for Harvard boys soccer in a 1-0 win over Woodstock in Kishwaukee River Conference action Friday.
Johnsburg beat Richmond-Burton for the first time since 2017, Woodstock North scored 20 straight points to beat Marengo, plus results and recaps from every Week 3 football game in the Northwest Herald area.
Burlington Central's Leah Freesemann reached 500 career kills in a Fox Valley Conference win against Jacobs on Thursday. Plus more volleyball, girls swimming, girls tennis, boys soccer and boys golf results in the Northwest Herald sports roundup.
Crystal Lake South volleyball handed Crystal Lake Central its first Fox Valley Conference loss. Plus more volleyball, golf, cross country and boys soccer results in Tuesday's Northwest Herald roundup.
Joe Kyes netted a hat trick and Nick Kyes assisted on two of the three goals as Richmond-Burton boys soccer remained unbeaten, plus more in Monday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.
Here is the schedule of upcoming high school games and matches for the week of Sept. 9 in the McHenry County area.
Burlington Central won the team title and Prairie Ridge's JJ Lee earned medalist honors Saturday at the Cary-Grove Boys Golf Invite. And cross country, boys soccer and volleyball results in the Northwest Herald sports roundup.
Anthony Cutrona, Henry Bonnet and Mac DeLozier scored for Marian Central boys soccer to lead a second-half comeback against Harvest Christian. And more boys soccer and girls golf results in Friday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.
Woodstock North piled up over 500 rushing yards in a 63-7 nonconference win over Chicago Prosser. Plus wins for Huntley and Woodstock in the Northwest Herald Week 2 football roundup.
Huntley volleyball coach Karen Naymola earned her 500th career victory as the Red Raiders beat Prairie Ridge Thursday in Fox Valley Conference action. Plus more volleyball, girls tennis, boys and girls golf and boys soccer results.
Hampshire volleyball rallied to beat Prairie Ridge and Crystal Lake Central defeated Dundee-Crown as both teams stayed perfect. Plus more volleyball, boys soccer, boys and girls golf and girls tennis scores in Tuesday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.
Here is the schedule of upcoming high school games and matches for the week of Sept. 2 in the McHenry County area.
Huntley’s Tommy Nitz won the boys race and Haley Rahman won the girls for the Red Raiders at Saturday's McHenry County Cross Country Meet. Plus more cross country, boys soccer, girls tennis and volleyball results in the Northwest Herald sports roundup.
Richmond-Burton boys soccer picked up two wins at the Oregon Tournament on Friday, with Nick Kyes scoring five goals in the two games.
Jacobs senior Barrett Rennell led the Golden Eagles past Prairie Ridge in a tightly-contested Fox Valley Conference boys golf dual. Plus more boys and girls golf, volleyball, boys soccer and girls tennis scores in Thursday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.
The 2024 football season kicks off this weekend and includes an intriguing matchup between Prairie Ridge and Jacobs. Check out all of the Week 1 matchups for McHenry County teams here.
Crystal Lake South, Prairie Ridge and Burlington Central volleyball all earned Fox Valley Conference wins, plus more results in Tuesday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.
Check out our team-by-team girls volleyball preview with top returners, newcomers and info on each local team for the 2024 season.
Woodstock North volleyball defeated Marengo in their Kishwaukee River Conference opener, plus wins for Huntley, Burlington Central, Crystal Lake Central and Prairie Ridge in Monday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.
A preseason look at Shaw Local's eight teams playing eight-man football in 2024 – West Carroll, Polo, Milledgeville, Hiawatha, Flanagan-Cornell/Woodland, Ashton-Franklin Center, Alden-Hebron and Amboys/LaMoille.
Crystal Lake Central co-op girls captured the Antioch Invite title and Prairie Ridge boys golf was runner-up at McHenry. Plus more golf and girls tennis results in Saturday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.
Here is the schedule of upcoming games and matches for the week of Aug. 26 in the McHenry County area.
Prairie Ridge softball won its first regional title since 2018, Burlington Central girls soccer won a sectional title, Prairie Ridge's Cole Palese and Tim Jones took fifth at the boys tennis state tournament, and six FVC baseball teams were crowned regional champs Saturday.
Prairie Ridge's Jacob Kim (singles) and Cole Palese and Tim Jones (doubles) advanced to the final day of the IHSA Class 1A Boys Tennis State Tournament and will play in the consolation semifinals Saturday at Palatine High School.
McHenry's Vanessa Buske hit a walk-off grand slam in a regional semifinal softball win, Burlington Central's Mekenzie Rogers recorded a hat trick to lead the Rockets girls soccer team to the sectional finals, and more in Wednesday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.
Harvard, Prairie Ridge, Hampshire and Huntley softball won their playoff openers, while Woodstock North baseball defeated Harvard. Read about that and more in Tuesday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.
Crystal Lake Central's co-op girls lacrosse team got four goals from Anna Starr in a 10-1 win over St. Viator; and more girls and boys lacrosse scores in Monday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.
McHenry County will send 12 entries (six singles, six doubles) to next week's IHSA State Boys Tennis Tournament, Richmond-Burton and Johnsburg will meet for a sectional title in girls soccer, and more in Saturday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.
Richmond-Burton softball won its fourth straight regional title and set the program record for wins in a season, Huntley girls soccer captured back-to-back regional titles in a penalty-kick shootout, plus more scores and results in Friday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.
Lilly Kunzer tossed a six-inning no-hitter for Marengo softball, while Richmond-Burton softball and Marengo and Marian Central baseball also won their playoff games. Plus postseason girls soccer results and more in Wednesday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.
Marian Central softball won its first playoff game since 2019 and the Hurricanes baseball team earned a walk-off win over Johnsburg in their postseason opener. Plus more in Tuesday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.
The weather was the big winner Monday as most baseball and softball games were suspended or canceled. Read more in Monday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.
Cary-Grove and Jacobs tied for the Fox Valley Conference Boys Tennis Tournament title as things finished on Saturday. Prairie Ridge was only two points behind them. And more in Saturday's high school sports roundup.
Marian Central advanced three entries to next weekend's Class 1A State Girls Track and Field Meet at Eastern Illinois. Plus postseason girls soccer, baseball, softball and girls lacrosse results in Friday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.
McHenry senior Vanessa Buske belted two home runs, including a grand slam, and pitched all five innings in a 15-5 Fox Valley Conference win against Prairie Ridge. And more softball, baseball and girls soccer results in Thursday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.
Huntley softball captured its fourth straight Fox Valley Conference championship, and Marengo softball earned back-to-back Kishwaukee River Conference titles. And more softball and baseball results in Wednesday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.
Marengo rallied with four runs in the bottom of the seventh inning, and Alten Bergbreiter scored the game-winning run in the ninth as the Indians beat Plano 15-14 to win back-to-back Kishwaukee River Conference titles. And more in Tuesday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.
Crystal Lake South scored six runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to come back to beat Cary-Grove 7-6 on Monday. Plus more baseball softball, girls soccer, boys and girls lacrosse, boys tennis and boys volleyball scores.
Prairie Ridge won two doubles titles and beat Batavia by one point for the title at Saturday's Crystal Lake Central Boys Tennis Invite. And plenty more in Saturday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.
Jacobs baseball beat McHenry in 11 innings, Cary-Grove baseball scored five runs in the sixth to rally past Crystal Lake South and Burlington Central softball's Isabelle Reed struck out 12 in a four-hit shutout in Friday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.
Harvard's Ytzel Lopez hit a go-ahead, two-run triple with two outs in the sixth inning as the Hornets beat Marengo 3-2 and handed the Indians their first Kishwaukee River Conference loss of the season. And more in Thursday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.
Crystal Lake South's Mark Pachla turned in another gem, his second in eight days, as the Gators beat McHenry 4-1 in eight innings in their Fox Valley Conference baseball game; and more in Wednesday's high school sports roundup.
McKayla Anderson and Annabelle Pederson combined to throw a no-hitter in Dundee-Crown's 10-0 win over Jacobs on Tuesday. Plus more softball, baseball, girls soccer, boys lacrosse, boys tennis and boys volleyball scores.
McHenry had one of its most potent offensive games in an 18-12 victory over Yorkville; and more in Saturday's Northwest Herald high school sports roundup.
Huntley’s Dominique Johnson and Sophie Amin won events as the Red Raiders placed third at the Wheaton Warrenville South Invitational.
Harvard's Tallulah Eichholz and Richmond-Burton's Hailey Holtz combined for 43 strikeouts as the Hornets beat the Rockets 2-1 in 12 innings in their KRC game. Plus more softball, baseball, girls soccer and boys tennis results in Thursday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.