Oswego Co-Op sophomore Alli Wiertel shot a 4-under par 68 for an 11-shot victory at the Southwest Prairie Conference meet on Wednesday at Blackberry Oaks, leading her team to a 25-stroke win over runner-up Plainfield North with Plainfield East third.

Coal City shot past Beecher in a marquee matchup at the Rivals Cup and more in the Daily Journal's Wednesday roundup.

Jacobs' girls golf team won its first Fox Valley Conference championship in program history, while Crystal Lake Central co-op's Rylee Rud earned medalist honors at Wednesday's conference tournament at Crystal Woods in Woodstock.

Area golfers compete in the Fox Valley Conference Girls G4lf Tournament on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025, at Crystal Woods Golf Club in Woodstock.

Newman, Erie-Prophetstown, Mendota and Orion compete Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025, in a girls golf meet at Emerald Hill.

Senior Isha Patel shot a 2-under 70 to earn medalist honors and pace Lake Park to a record-setting team score of 305 to dethrone St. Charles North as DuKane Conference champions.

Girls golf teams from Kaneland, DeKalb-Sycamore co-op, Rochelle, LaSalle-Peru and Ottawa played in the Interstate 8 Conference girls golf meet Tuesday at the Sycamore Golf Club.

Manteno girls golf won the Illinois Central Eight Conference Tournament for the first time, Iroquois West swept the boys and girls Iroquois County titles and more in the Daily Journal's Monday roundup.

Crystal Lake Central co-op senior Rylee Rud captured the McHenry County Meet individual championship with a 77, three shots ahead of the runner-up finisher. Rud is the Northwest Herald Athlete of the Week.

Jacobs volleyball rallied for an FVC win against Crystal Lake South, Johnny Geisser led Crystal Lake Central's boys golf team to a win over McHenry, Cary-Grove girls tennis topped Crystal Lake Central, and more in Thursday's Northwest Herald roundup.

Manteno became the first boys soccer team to defeat Coal City this year with a penalty kick shootout win and more in Thursday's Daily Journal roundup.

The Beecher boys won their eighth straight RVC title on Tuesday at Lincolnshire Country Club, St. Anne took first on the girls side and Beecher's Peyton Serafin and Donovan's Laylah Lou Walters won RVC Player of the Year honors.

Bradley-Bourbonnais got a balanced effort to score a conference win, the Cissna Park girls volleyball team moved to 10-0 and more in Monday's Daily Journal roundup.

Prairie Ridge's Emaline Foster and Jacobs' Lennox Szymonik captured the Class 2A and 3A titles, respectively, at the First to the Finish Girls Cross Country Invite at Detweiller Park in Peoria. That and more in Saturday's Northwest Herald roundup.

Coal City's boys soccer and Cissna Park's girls volleyball both improved to 9-0 on the season, and more in Thursday's Daily Journal roundup.

Kankakee took another close loss in flag football, Reed-Custer tripled up Bishop McNamara in boys soccer and more in Wednesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Richmond-Burton and Woodstock North stayed perfect in Kishwaukee River Conference volleyball, Harvard and Woodstock North boys soccer scored shutout wins, and more in Wednesday's Northwest Herald roundup.

Manteno held on to beat Wilmington in a nail-biter of an ICE matchup, Cissna Park opened up conference play with its seventh straight win and more in Tuesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Herscher's Luis Parra followed a productive weekend with six more goals, St. Anne's reacged double figures for the second straight game and more in Monday's Daily Journal roundup.

Coal City, L-P and Ottawa girls golfers competed on Monday, Sept. 8, 2025 at Deer Park Golf Club in Oglesby.

Kankakee's girls flag football team beat Mahomet-Seymour 16-0 in their season opener, Coal City's boys soccer team improved to 6-0 and more in Wednesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Gianna Coletti had 30 assists to lead Jacobs to its first volleyball win of the season in a three-set thriller, Crystal Lake Central boys soccer shut out DeKalb, and more in Tuesday's Northwest Herald roundup.

Burlington Central volleyball defeated Cary-Grove in three sets, Burlington Central's Tyler Samaan led the Rockets boys golf team to an FVC dual win over the Trojans, plus more in Thursday's Northwest Herald roundup.

Kankakee won at the Windy City Classic again, Reed-Custer's Matthew Kuban made school history and more in Thursday's Daily Journal roundup.

Bradley-Bourbonnais picked up a 16-stroke win over Bishop McNamara on Thursday, avenging a three-stroke loss from last season and reclaiming the All-City crown.

Bradley-Bourbonnais topped Bishop McNamara in the All-City matchup at the Kankakee Elks Country Club on Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025.

The Bradley-Bourbonnais girls flag football team best Marist 33-25, improving to 2-0 on the season, and more in Wednesday's Daily Journal Roundup.

The rest of the state's fall sports joined golf by kicking off their seasons in Monday's Daily Journal roundup.

The 2025 girls golf season is underway. Here are previews of teams from around the Kane County Chronicle coverage area.

Crystal Lake Central co-op girls golf won the Huntley Invite title by 15 shots, Jacobs' boys took first over Hampshire at the Crystal Lake South Invite, plus more in Thursday's Northwest Herald roundup.

Manteno, Iroquois West and St. Anne/Central all scored boys golf victories in Wednesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Marengo junior Kiley Brady recorded a hole-in-one on No. 11 at Marengo Ridge, while Prairie Ridge's girls and Marian Central's boys picked up wins in Wednesday's Northwest Herald roundup.

Chase Garden led Jacobs boys golf past McHenry in FVC action, while Maggie Hanson had the top score for Marengo's girls in a win against Genoa-Kingston. And more in Tuesday's Northwest Herald roundup.

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The Panthers boys bested Grant Park while the girls downed Bishop McNamara in the Daily Journal weekend roundup.

The high school boys and girls golf seasons began last week across Illinois. Here are five storylines we’ll be watching in The Times coverage area in 2025.

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Grant Park hosted Manteno and Bishop McNamara in boys & girls golf on Aug. 15, 2025.

We take a look at each girls golf team, their top players and expectations for the 2025 season.

With the girls golf season just having started, we take a look at five local golfers that are poised for big seasons.

Woodstock North’s Ben Weir placed third overall as the Thunder took third out of 12 teams to open the season at the Sandwich Boys Golf Invite. Johnsburg girls golf won its season opener in Wisconsin.

The girls golf season is already underway. Check out our team-by-team preview with top returners, newcomers and info on each local team from the Northwest Herald area.

Check out our five top girls golfers to watch in the Northwest Herald area for the 2025 season.

The Bradley-Bourbonnais boys golf team opened its season with a narrow loss to Sandburg in Thursday's Daily Journal roundup.

Whether it's defending Class 1A boys bronze medalist Peyton Serafin at Beecher, defending All-City girls champion Liv Contreras at Bradley-Bourbonnais or elsewhere, there's stout top-end returning golf talent in the Daily Journal area.

Leading ladies from Bureau Valley, Princeton and St. Bede's golf teams heading into the 2025 season.

Boys and girls golfers compete in the final round of the McHenry County Junior Golf Association's McHenry County Junior Amateur on Tuesday, July 15, 2025, at Foxford Hills Golf Club in Cary.

The IHSA announced three significant changes to its classification policy Tuesday. Starting next school year, the IHSA will go back to using fixed classification cutoffs, change its multiplier waiver process and adjust its “Success Adjustment Policy.”

We’re proud to present the 2024 Herald-News All-Area Girls Golf Team.