Will Marian Central's postseason dominance continue? Which classes have the most area representation? How many returning state medalists are still in the hunt? Here are top sectional wrestling storylines to watch in McHenry County.

Summer Toussaint scored 20 points, Skye Toussaint added a double-double, and Johnsburg's girls basketball team completed an undefeated regular season with a 63-32 win over Harvard in Kishwaukee River Conference action. Plus, more in Wednesday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Crystal Lake South beat Prairie Ridge and Cary-Grove topped Hampshire in boys basketball, plus more in Wednesday's roundup.

Elijah Bell scored 11 first-quarter points, while Carson Goehring sparked an 11-0 third-quarter run as Jacobs dominated defensively and on the glass in a 48-35 Fox Valley Conference win over Huntley.

Johnsburg girls basketball dominated Willows Academy to reach 30-0, Crystal Lake South's and Hampshire's girls earned wins and Marengo's boys topped Streamwood on senior night.

Johnsburg girls basketball stayed undefeated and set a program record with its 29th win, Prairie Ridge and Richmond-Burton competitive cheerleading took fifth at state, Huntley girls bowling was runner-up at regionals, and more in Saturday's roundup.

Hampshire led the McHenry County area with four champions, while Huntley, McHenry and Jacobs also landed champions during the IHSA girls wrestling regional at Hampshire High School on Saturday.

Area wrestlers compete in the IHSA Hampshire Regional girls wrestling championship matches on Saturday, February 7, 2026, at Hampshire High School.

Huntley girls basketball coach Steve Raethz earned his 500th career win, Crystal Lake Central's Allison Shackle earned a regional girls bowling title, seven McHenry County-area competitive cheerleading teams advanced to the IHSA state finals, and more in Friday's roundup.

Adam Anwar poured in a career-high 36 points and drilled four triples as McHenry controlled the third quarter during its 61-50 win over Jacobs in Fox Valley Conference action Friday evening.

Cary-Grove boys swimming cruised to an FVC dual meet win, Marengo girls basketball picked up a nonconference win over St. Edward, and more in Thursday's roundup.

Crystal Lake South's Gaby Dzik scored 31 points and made five 3-pointers in a win against Prairie Ridge, Harvard girls earned their first conference win of the season, and more in Wednesday's roundup.

Elijah Bell showed off an all-around game and a new headband in leading Jacobs to a 52-41 win over visiting Dundee-Crown in a Fox Valley Conference basketball game Tuesday night in Algonquin.

Johnsburg's girls basketball team defeated Plano to win its first conference championship since 2017, Cary-Grove's boys stayed atop the FVC standings with a win against Huntley, and more in Tuesday's roundup.

Dundee-Crown faces Jacobs in a Fox Valley Conference boys basketball game on Tuesday, February. 3, 2026, at Jacobs High School in Algonquin.

Led by all-around champ Nora Terhaar, Prairie Ridge’s co-op gymnastics team dominated the Schaumburg Regional. Plus more in Monday's Northwest Herald roundup.

Huntley's boys wrestling team crowned four regional champions at the Class 3A DeKalb Regional, while Hampshire had three. Dundee-Crown and Burlington Central also had regional champs, plus more results from Saturday's regional action.

Burlington Central's competitive dance team finished as the Class 2A runner-up at state, Huntley boys bowling was 11th at state, Dundee-Crown, Crystal Lake Central and Richmond-Burton cheerleading captured sectional titles, and more in Saturday's roundup.

Huntley boys bowling, led by Brayden Thackwray in fourth place, sits in 10th place after the first day of the state tournament. Burlington Central is in second place in Class 2A at the competitive dance state finals, and more in Friday's roundup.

Summer Toussaint scored her 1,000th point as Johnsburg girls basketball beat Woodstock North, while Alyssa Borzych set a new career high with 30 points to lead Huntley girls basketball over Crystal Lake Central.

Carson Trivellini scored 16 points to help the Gators keep pace in the Fox Valley Conference. Woodstock North earned its second win behind 20 from Zaiden Vess. Plus more scores in Tuesday's Northwest Herald roundup.

Brothers Elijah and Malachi Bell combined for 36 points and delivered key shots down the stretch as Jacobs knocked off Cary-Grove 50-46 and handed the Trojans their first Fox Valley Conference loss Tuesday.

Johnsburg girls basketball improved to 24-0 with a win over Lakes, Laken LePage led Crystal Lake South over Woodstock and Max Beard helped Woodstock boys basketball beat Harvard.

Here are all of the IHSA regional, sectional and dual team sectional assignments for McHenry County area boys and girls wrestling teams.

Huntley boys bowling qualified for state, Burlington Central, Huntley, Hampshire, Crystal Lake South and Crystal Lake Central will represent the FVC at next weekend's competitive dance state tournament, Marian Central wrestling won conference, and more in Saturday's roundup.

Hayden Smith scored 43 points to lead Alden-Hebron to girls basketball to a win over Schaumburg Christian, Johnsburg girls improved to 23-0, and more in the Thursday's roundup.

Carson Trivellini surpassed 1,000 points as Crystal Lake South boys basketball beat Jacobs, while Richmond-Burton boys basketball knocked off Marengo on Gavin Radmer's buzzer-beating 3-point shot.

Crystal Lake South senior Laken LePage's offense and junior Tessa Melhuish's tough defense and rebounding helped spark the Gators to a 64-46 Fox Valley Conference win over Jacobs on Tuesday.

Burlington Central's girls basketball team scored 74 points in a Fox Valley Conference win, Johnsburg's girls cruised to its 22nd straight victory, plus more in Tuesday's roundup.

Three Crystal Lake Central wrestlers, including seniors Logan Gough and Dylan Ramsey, won by pin as the Tigers capped off senior night with a 47-31 victory over Jacobs in Fox Valley Conference action Tuesday.

Jacobs faces Crystal Lake Central in a Fox Valley Conference wrestling meet on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026, at Crystal Lake Central High School.Wrestling, Jacobs vs. Crystal Lake Central.

Johnsburg's girls basketball team captured the Round Lake MLK Tournament title and won its 21st straight game, Richmond-Burton's boys took second at South Beloit, and more tournament basketball results in Monday's roundup.

Johnsburg girls basketball improved to 19-0, Cary-Grove's Adam Bauer scored 35 points in the Trojans' 18th win, and more in Saturday's roundup.

Woodstock's Max Haggerty won the individual championship and Huntley won the team title at the Belvidere Boys Bowling Regional, Crystal Lake South boys basketball beat crosstown rival Crystal Lake Central, Marengo boys wrestling topped Harvard, and more in Friday's roundup.

Ignas Venlauskas and Charlie Edwards each won two individual races as Cary-Grove co-op's boys swimming team rolled to an FVC win. Huntley boys wrestling remained perfect in conference, and more in Thursday's roundup.

Hampshire boys basketball beat Dundee-Crown for its first Fox Valley Conference win, Cary-Grove boys overcame an eight-point deficit in the fourth quarter to beat Prairie Ridge, Marengo girls defeated Richmond-Burton, and more in Wednesday's roundup.

Danny Spychala posted a double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds, while Bud Shanahan buried back-to-back threes in the fourth quarter as Crystal Lake Central rallied to beat Jacobs 49-38 in Fox Valley Conference play Wednesday.

Luke Robinson scored 24 points to become the all-time leading scorer at Richmond-Burton, Hayden Smith scored 50 points to break the girls scoring record for Alden-Hebron, plus more in Tuesday's Northwest Herald Sports roundup.

First-year Marian Central boys basketball coach Lafeyette Bell got the chance to coach against his sons Elijah and Malachi Bell, who play for Jacobs, on Saturday. Malachi Bell, a freshman guard, scored eight of his 14 points in the fourth quarter, as Jacobs won 57-48.

Johnsburg girls basketball remained undefeated, Harvard boys bowling beat St. Edward and Woodstock North led the way in a triangular with Woodstock and Johnsburg. That and more in Monday's roundup.

Richmond-Burton's Breckin Campbell won the 285-pound title at the 62nd Annual Lyle King Princeton Invite, Johnburg boys basketball's Jayce Schmitt surpassed 1,000 career points, and more in Saturday's Northwest Herald roundup.

Jacobs' Brett Biondo won the individual championship of the FVC/KRC Alliance Boys Bowling Tournament, and Woodstock took the team title by 220 pins. Plus boys and girls basketball results in Friday's Northwest Herald roundup.

Cary-Grove co-op boys swimming won 10 of 11 events in an FVC dual against Huntley, Sonny Marsalla rolled a 753 series to lead Woodstock boys bowling past rival Woodstock North, Hampshire boys wrestling beat Crystal Lake Central, and more in Thursday's roundup.

Huntley, Crystal Lake South and Prairie Ridge picked up wins in Fox Valley Conference boys basketball, Richmond-Burton boys defeated Woodstock North, Makena Cleary sank four 3s for Crystal Lake South girls, and more results in Wednesday's roundup.

Nate Ottaway scored a team-high 26 points and was one of three McHenry players in double figures as the Warriors took down Jacobs 66-56 in a Fox Valley Conference boys basketball game on Wednesday evening.

Adam Bauer had a double-double to lead Cary-Grove's boys basketball team to a 62-35 win over Carmel in a nonconference game. Hampshire's girls beat Crystal Lake South behind Mikala Amegasse's 18 points, and more in Tuesday's Northwest Herald roundup.

Johnsburg defeated Rockford Christian in boys and girls basketball, Alden-Hebron's boys beat Durand, Richmond-Burton's girls topped Woodstock North and Harvard's girls took down Zion-Benton. Plus boys and girls bowling results in Monday's Northwest Herald roundup.

Eva Hermansson won the 110-pound title to lead Woodstock co-op's girls wrestling team to runner-up at the Dundee-Crown Invite, McHenry's Natalie Corona earned her 100th career victory, and more in Saturday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Malaina Kurth scored 13 points as Cary-Grove's girls basketball team beat Lakes for the Trojans' fourth straight win.

A selection of the top sports photos in the Northwest Herald in 2025, by Shaw Local photographers.