Girls Cross Country news
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.
A look at the area girls cross country teams
Fulton and Sterling score boys golf victories, plus more in Wednesday's Sauk Valley Roundup.
A look at the La Salle-Peru, Putnam County, Mendota, Princeton, Bureau Valley, Fieldcrest, Henry-Midland and Amboy co-op girls cross country teams for the 2024 season.
The cross country season has gotten off to a flying start. Here's a look at some of the girls teams across the area and where they stand heading into the 2024 season.
We break down what each girls cross country team expects out of the upcoming season as things get into full swing.
There's a lot of talented younger runners this year, and we spotlight five girls cross country runners poised for breakout years.
Here are five runners to watch in the 2024 season for Northwest Herald girls cross country teams.
Check out our team-by-team girls cross country preview with top returners, key newcomers and information on every Northwest Herald area team for the 2024 season.
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.
Here is the schedule of upcoming games and matches for the week of Aug. 26 in the Kane County Chronicle coverage area.
Here are some of the interesting storylines for girls cross country in The Herald-News coverage area for the 2024 season.
Ottawa's Kamimayla Ragan has signed to continue her education at IVCC and her cross country career at the NJCAA level with the Eagles.
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.
Korima Gonzalez qualified for the state cross country for the first time, then set a school record in the 800 at the state track tournament. The DeKalb senior was named the Daily Chronicle 2024 Girls Athlete of the Year.
Meet the 2023 Northwest Herald Girls Cross Country All-Area Team.
McHenry's Danielle Jensen was the second-highest placer in school history at the IHSA Cross Country State Meet. Jensen also is the Northwest Herald Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year.
A look at the top girls cross country runners in the NewsTribune area during the 2023 season.
Henry-Midland sophomore Daniella Bumber is a sprinter, but decided to try cross country last fall and had success. She was even better this year as she qualified for state to help her earn 2023 NewsTribune Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year honors.
After a near-miss last year, DeKalb senior cross country runner Korima Gonzalez had a very singular goal for the 2023 campaign. When she set a personal best at the Lake Park sectional, she achieved that goal with her first trip to the state meet.
From freshmen to seniors, there was not shortage of standout seasons for girls cross country runners. We look at some of the best with our all-area team.
St. Charles East senior Marley Andelman, won the Kane County Meet, was fifth in both the DuKane Conference meet and regionals, seventh at sectionals and 42nd at the Class 3A state meet, is the 2023 cross country Athlete of the Year.
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.
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.
Check out photos from the Class 2A girls State Cross Country meet on Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023 at Detweiller Park in Peoria.
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.
Runners competed Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023 at Emricson Park in Woodstock in the Class 2A Woodstock Sectional cross country meet.
Johnsburg and Richmond-Burton both won by 3-1 scores to set up a KRC championship game in the Class 1A Oregon Boys Soccer Sectional; and more in Saturday's high school sports roundup.