Boys Cross Country news
At the First to the Finish 3A Boys race, Benelli finished 11th out of 386 runners after crossing the line in a personal-best time of 15:02.70. Benelli was selected the Kane County Chronicle Athlete of the Week in an online vote. Here's his interview with Joel Boenitz.
Sophomore Ruby Acker led the Princeton girls country team to a second-place finish in its own Gary Coates Invitational on Saturday, while Princeton's Tyler VandeVenter and Augustus Swanson placed fifth and sixth in the boys race.
Mendota senior Anthony Kelson won the Gary Coates Invitational for the second year in a row, while the La Salle-Peru boys took the team title. Host Princeton placed second in the girls team standings.
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.
La Salle-Peru cross country took both the girls and the boys team titles at the Ross Greiter Invite, plus more from around the NewsTribune area Tuesday.
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.
The cross country season is underway. Here are the team-by-team girls and boys previews with top returners, key newcomers and info on every The Times area squad for the 2024 season.
Nathan Gabriel of Joliet Central took second place in the boys race, while Lemont's Hannah Farley finished second in the girls race at the 52nd annual Plainfield Central Wildcat Invitational on Saturday.
Here is a capsule look at the 2024 boys cross country teams in the Sauk Valley area.
Here is a capsule look at the girls cross country teams in the Sauk Valley area.
In his season opener at the Northwestern Medicine Kane County Cross Country Invite, Nosek won the three-mile race in 15:20.70. Nosek was selected the KCC Athlete of the Week in an online vote. Here is his Q&A with sports reporter Joel Boenitz
Fulton and Sterling score boys golf victories, plus more in Wednesday's Sauk Valley Roundup.
The cross country season has gotten off to a flying start. Here's a look at some of the boys teams across the area and where they stand heading into the 2024 season.
Check out our team-by-team boys cross country preview with top returners, key newcomers and information on every Northwest Herald area team for the 2024 season.
Here are five runners to watch in the 2024 season for Northwest Herald boys cross country teams.
A look at the La Salle-Peru, St. Bede, Hall, Putnam County, Mendota, Princeton, Bureau Valley, Fieldcrest, Henry-Midland and Amboy co-op boys cross country teams for the 2024 season.
While there are three seniors and a junior on our list of five boys cross country athletes to watch this year, a freshman also managed to crack the list. Check out the full list.
With the boys cross country season kicking into full gear, we take a look at what to expect from each team.
Sycamore, DeKalb, Kaneland, Genoa-Kingston and Sandwich were among the many local teams taking part in the Sycamore Cross Country Invite Tuesday at Kishwaukee College in Malta.
Here is the schedule of upcoming games and matches for the week of Sept. 2 in the Kane County coverage 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.
Owen Cravens, an Algonquin resident and Huntley High School graduate, will make be making his Paralympics debut Monday.
Here is the schedule of upcoming games and matches for the week of Aug. 26 in the Kane County Chronicle coverage area.
A battle is brewing between Plainfield North and Plainfield South
McHenry Community High School will host the first McHenry Runathon, a one-hour event on Saturday, Aug. 10 at McCracken Athletic Field that will help raise money for the school's boys and girls cross country teams. Runners of all ages and skill levels are welcomed.
Riverdale grad Tommy Murray said the renewed competition with Sterling’s Dale Johnson helped push him to a win in Saturday’s Reagan Run 5K in Dixon. Ari De La Cerda repeated as women's champion.
Woodstock's Blue Streak Athletic Hall of Fame will welcome five new members on Friday when the Streaks host Sandwich in a Kishwaukee River Conference boys basketball game.
Meet the 2023 Northwest Herald Boys Cross Country All-Area Team.
Huntley's Tommy Nitz repeats as the Northwest Herald Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year after earning Class 3A All-State honors.
A look at the top boys cross country runners in the NewsTribune area during the 2023 season.
Mendota junior Anthony Kelson claimed NewsTribune Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year honors after winning multiple invitationals and returning to state where he ran under 16 minutes for the first time.
Kaneland junior Evan Nosek, who finished first at the Interstate 8 Conference meet and the Kaneland-hosted regional, third at sectionals and sixth at the Class 2A state meet, is the Kane County Chronicle boys cross country Athlete of the Year.
Plainfield North sophomore cross country runner Thomas Czerwinski was voted the Herald-News Athlete of the Week after he finished fifth at the Class 3A state meet and led the Tigers to a runner-up team trophy.
Here is a list of Northwest Herald area athletes who can sign their National Letters of Intent this week with NCAA scholarship schools, and those who are headed to other colleges.
Plainfield North's boys cross country team finished as the state-runner up in Class 3A, while Plainfield South took third. Both teams say their rivalry pushes them, but the district foes celebrated together at state.
Ranked No. 1 all season, Downers Grove North's boys cross country team on Saturday won its second state title, while York's girls team won its second state championship in three years and Hinsdale Central senior Aden Bandukwala successfully defended his individual 3A title.
Sterling senior Dale Johnson turned in a personal record Saturday to close his career with a third-place finish at the IHSA Class 2A state meet in Peoria. “It’s been pretty special placing three times and coming here one last time for a P.R.."
Dixon junior Aaron Conderman bettered his seeding and took 18th place in 2A with a time of 15:05, blasting away his previous best effort of 15:40.
McHenry's Danielle Jensen took fifth in the Class 3A girls race at the IHSA Cross Country State Meet to repeat as an All-State runner. Huntley's Tommy Nitz earned his first All-State status taking 21st in 3A boys.
Huntley's Tommy Nitz overcame adversity at the Class 3A sectional and now has high hopes for IHSA Cross Country State Meet.
Boys and girls cross country runners take aim at the IHSA State Meet. Dale Johnson leads the way for Sterling, while Prophetstown makes history.
Mendota's Anthony Kelson, La Salle-Peru's Ashlee Lord and Henry-Midland's Daniella Bumber will compete in the IHSA State Cross Country Meet on Saturday in Peoria.
Runners from Dixon, Sterling and Rock Falls advanced to state from the Geneseo and Woodstock cross country sectionals on Saturday.
Wheaton Warrenville South had both individual winners Saturday at the Class 3A Lake Park Sectional.
Johnsburg's historic season came to an end with a 4-1 loss to Peoria Christian in a Class 1A Illinois Valley Central Boys Soccer Supersectional. Plus cross country and girls swimming results in Saturday's high school sports roundup.
Under Liz Green, the Erie-Prophetstown cross-country program has always been an environment of caring for one another. That attribute played dividends, as both boys and girls teams advanced to the IHSA state meet.
Marmion's boys win the Class 2A Woodstock Cross Country Sectional title; Sandwich's Sunny Weber runs away with girls title. Kaneland also qualifies as a team while Sycamore qualifies two boys runners.
Downers Grove North swept the team titles Saturday, and Hinsdale Central senior Aden Bandukwala, the defending Class 3A champion, kicked past Neuqua Valley senior Zac Close to win the 3A Hinsdale Central Sectional.
Prairie Ridge's Will Gelon and Crystal Lake Central's Hadley Ferrero both took second place in their races at the Class 2A Woodstock Cross Country Sectional, leading their teams back to the state meet. Woodstock boys and Crystal Lake South girls also area headed to Peoria.
Niki Tselios of Lemont stormed to a win at the end of a hilly course at the Class 2A Geneseo Regional. JCA and Morris were among the schools also to have qualifiers for the state meet.