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Luke Robinson and Gavin Radmer each scored 19 points and Richmond-Burton's boys basketball team beat Big Foot 62-43 for its fourth win in a row. Plus more boys and girls hoops in Thursday's Northwest Herald roundup.

Illinois high school wrestling has entered its most exciting month of the season. Here are some of the key postseason storylines to watch for McHenry County-area teams this month.

Johnsburg boys basketball knocked in 15 3-pointers in a 90-41 win over Woodstock North while the Huntley girls basketball team stayed undefeated on the season with a win Wednesday. Plus more boys and girls basketball and boys swimming scores.

Football players can sign financial aid agreements or letters of intent with NCAA Division I and II schools starting Wednesday, the first day of the regular signing period. In addition to football, here are Class of 2025 commitments for all sports in the McHenry County area.

Caleb Jett scored nine of his game-high 27 points in overtime, and McHenry stayed undefeated in the Fox Valley Conference with a 64-57 win over Burlington Central on Tuesday night.

Burlington Central faces McHenry in a Fox Valley Conference basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at McHenry High School.

Thea Scheuer won the all-around title as Prairie Ridge co-op’s gymnastics team captured the four-team regional championship at Stevenson. Richmond-Burton girls basketball earned its first KRC win of the season, and more in Tuesday’s Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Harvard's Mayra Hyde grabbed her 500th career rebound in a win over Rockford East, Huntley improved to 26-0, Prairie Ridge beat Crystal Lake South, and more in Monday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

A look back at some of Northwest Herald photojournalist Gregory Shaver's favorite pictures in the Northwest Herald from January 2025.

Jacobs sophomore Brett Biondo earned a top-10 finish at the IHSA Boys Bowling State Finals, Burlington Central girls wrestling advanced five to sectionals, nine cheerleading teams made it to state, and more in Saturday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Burlington Central placed third in Class 2A at the IHSA Competitive Dance State Finals on Saturday at Grossinger Motors Arena in Bloomington.

Huntley's Noah Waters is in eighth place individually and the Raiders are in ninth as a team after Day 1 of the IHSA Boys Bowling State Finals. Crystal Lake Central's Ruby Macke scored 43 points in a win over Prairie Ridge, and more in Friday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Burlington Central's competitive dance team finished runner-up in the Class 2A preliminaries Friday to move on to Saturday’s IHSA State Finals at Grossinger Motors Arena in Bloomington. Crystal Lake South and Jacobs just missed advancing.

Finn Pivnicka and Adam Wrzos scored 19 points each, and Marian Central's boys basketball team beat Christian Life 59-44 Thursday night to equal last season's win total. Plus more in Thursday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Burlington Central senior LJ Kerr scored a team-high 14 points to help defeat Batavia 53-47 during the Jim & Sylvia Robert Night of Hoops. Kerr was selected the Kane County Chronicle Athlete of the Week in an online vote.

Huntley girls basketball stayed undefeated with a 51-23 win over Hampshire on Wednesday night. Plus more girls and boys basketball scores.

Woodstock North boys basketball scored a season high in points to beat Marengo, Hampshire knocked off Huntley in FVC play, and more in Tuesday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Nick Stowasser's first dunk of the season and a balanced attack fueled Crystal Lake South's 72-58 win over Burlington Central in a Fox Valley Conference boys basketball showdown Tuesday night.

Burlington Central face Crystal Lake South in a Fox Valley Conference basketball game on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, at Crystal Lake South High School.

Crystal Lake South has overcome a season-ending injury to sophomore guard Gracey LePage for its most wins since 2020. Plus info on Huntley's 23-0 start, Burlington Central and Jacobs in this week's Northwest Herald girls basketball notes.

McHenry girls basketball ended a 10-game losing streak, Harvard girls defeated Woodstock North in KRC action, plus more results in Monday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Woodstock co-op's Max Haggerty bowled a perfect game to advance to state, while Jacobs' Brett Biondo and Huntley's team also moved on. Marian Central wrestling claimed the CCC title, Woodstock co-op girls wrestling won the Harvard Open, and more in Saturday's sports roundup.

Lucas "LJ" Kerr's fourth and-one ended up being the momentum shifter Burlington Central needed, as the Rockets held onto the lead for the final two minutes to secure a 53-47 victory over host Batavia.

Batavia and Burlington Central boys basketball faced off in the Batavia Night of Hoops on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025 at Batavia High School.

Huntley used a 26-point third quarter to knock off Cary-Grove in boys basketball, the Red Raiders wrestling team won the FVC championship outright, plus much more in Friday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Anthony Martinez, Ben Arbotante, Luke Flaskamp, Conner Zacarias, Owen Piazza and Bobby Nuwsiima had pins for Jacobs in a win over Crystal Lake South. Plus Cary-Grove and Hampshire also won in wrestling in Thursday's Northwest Herald roundup.

Richmond-Burton senior Emmett Nelson broke the Rockets' all-time wins record over the weekend. Plus more in this week's Northwest Herald wrestling notes on Crystal Lake Central, Jacobs and postseason assignments.

Harvard senior Adam Cooke scored a game-high 27 points and surpassed 1,000 career points in a loss to Plano, Burlington Central and Dundee-Crown survived in overtime, plus more results in Wednesday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Burlington Central and Cary-Grove played a girls and boys doubleheader last week at NOW Arena in Hoffman Estates. If you were seated close enough to the court, you could hear the players and coaches talking. Plus more in this week's Northwest Herald boys basketball notes.

Crystal Lake Central, Cary-Grove and Hampshire earned FVC girls basketball wins, while McHenry and Woodstock co-op girls bowling picked up dual victories in Tuesday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Burlington Central sophomores Audrey LaFleur, Julia Scheuer and Ainsley Wilson all scored in double figures as the Rockets found reason to celebrate and snapped a six-game losing skid with a 67-48 win over Jacobs.

Johnsburg boys basketball erupted for a season-high 95 points in a comeback win, Skye Toussaint hit the game-winning bucket for Johnsburg girls to finish third at Round Lake, Richmond-Burton won the KRC title in cheerleading, plus more in Monday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Woodstock co-op's Levi Perrotta won the individual title at the Marengo Boys Bowling Regional to lead his team to a regional crown, Richmond-Burton wrestler Emmett Nelson set the school wins record, plus more results in Saturday's Northwest Herald roundup.

Burlington Central held a 23-22 lead in the first half against Fremd, but a 15-3 run by the Vikings in the third quarter put the game away in their semifinal matchup at the Lakes MLK Classic. The Rockets will face Mundelein for third place at 1 p.m. Monday.

Jared Russell hit a school-record 11 3-pointers for Dundee-Crown, Prairie Ridge won on a buzzer beater, Cary-Grove's Ellie Mjaanes had a career night with 31 points, Huntley's Aubrie Rohrbacher earned her 100th win, plus more in Friday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Abbey Miner scored a career-high 21 points to lead Marian Central's girls basketball team to a Chicagoland Christian Conference win, McHenry's swimmers dominate their dual meet, plus more in Thursday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Marengo girls basketball defeated Richmond-Burton behind 16 points from Gabby Gieseke to stay undefeated in the KRC, Crystal Lake South boys improved to 15-3 with a win over Hampshire, and more in Wednesday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Trey Toussaint hit six 3-pointers as Johnsburg's boys basketball team beat Marengo, Cary-Grove girls rolled past Burlington Central at NOW Arena in Hoffman Estates, plus more results in Tuesday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Patrick Shell scored a game-high 19 points, Jake Johnson had a double-double, and Burlington Central's basketball team pulled away to beat Cary-Grove 57-40 Tuesday night at the NOW Arena in Hoffman Estates.

Burlington Central faces Cary-Grove in a Fox Valley Conference basketball game on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025, at Now Arena in Hoffman Estates.

Cary-Grove faces Burlington Central in a Fox Valley Conference basketball game on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025, at Now Arena in Hoffman Estates.

Freshman Gaby Dzik hit a buzzer-beater for Crystal Lake South girls basketball against Grayslake North, Prairie Ridge edged Woodstock, plus more scores from around the area in Monday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

The Burlington Central and Cary-Grove girls and boys basketball teams will get the opportunity to experience playing on a professional court Tuesday night with a varsity doubleheader at the NOW Arena in Hoffman Estates.

Dundee-Crown's Aiden Healey won the 106-pound title at Geneva's Newbill Invite, while Hampshire and McHenry had individual runner-up finishes at the XLIX Sycamore Invite. Plus more in Saturday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Huntley girls basketball beat Burlington Central to move to 17-0, Huntley boys bowling won the FVC/KRC Tournament championship, plus more basketball and wrestling results in Friday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Burlington Central brought home a 54-48 win that allowed them to keep pace in the conference race as it moved its record to 5-2 in FVC play and 11-5 overall.

McHenry wrestling held off Prairie Ridge and Crystal Lake South picked up its first Fox Valley Conference win Thursday night. Plus more wrestling, boys and girls basketball, boys and girls bowling and boys swimming scores.

McHenry's Caleb Jett scored a game-high 22 points in a win against Dundee-Crown, Carson Trivellini had 13 points and four steals for Crystal Lake South in a victory over Huntley, and more in Wednesday's Northwest Herald roundup.

Rileigh Gaddini scored 33 points to lead Alden-Hebron girls basketball to its first conference win, Huntley girls stay unbeaten, plus more results in Tuesday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Prairie Ridge junior Zoe Nanos scored 28 points to lead the Wolves comeback at Burlington Central and pick up a 54-47 overtime win.