Lacrosse

The Glenbard West boys lacrosse team’s historic season ended one win shy of the program’s first state title as a state-tested Lake Forest squad with a hot goalie handed the Hilltoppers a 4-1 defeat in Saturday’s championship game at a rainy Hinsdale Central.

After a dominant first-half performance by Loyola, Benet was unable to stop let alone slow down the Rambler juggernaut. Loyola bolted to its second straight state title and third in four springs in a 14-5 win.

Glenbard West's boys lacrosse team defeated Neuqua Valley 14-8 Thursday in the state semifinals for its 23rd straight victory and will play for its first state championship in program history.

Crystal Lake Central faces Lake Forest in the Girls Lacrosse Supersectional match on Tuesday, May 28, 2024, at Crystal Lake Central High School.

Wheaton Academy built a five-goal lead over Benet after one quarter and went on to an 18-5 win in the Cary-Grove Sectional championship boys lacrosse match on Saturday.

Senior Ben Cesario turned a loose ball into a breakaway tying goal midway through the second quarter and Glenbard West’s offense finally broke loose in Friday night’s boys lacrosse sectional championship game at Barrington Community Stadium.

Yortk outlasted Downers Grove 16-7 to bring back that championship and invite back to Elmhurst and needed to withstand a pair of comeback attempts to gain their first Elite Eight bout next week with another WSC Silver team, Hinsdale Central.

Bolingbrook ran a state-best 7:48.24 4x800 relay to lead state finals qualifiers at the IHSA state track and field meet, Providence's Kailee O’Sullivan and Lincoln-Way Central's Lisabella Dimitrijevic threw no-hitters in regional finals and more in Friday's Herald-News roundup.

Kyle Farrell went the distance, striking out 14 as Wilmington baseball advanced to the sectional finals, plus plenty more postseason baseball, softball, lacrosse, girls soccer and boys volleyball around the Herald-News area.

Lincoln-Way West wins baseball, Bradley-Bourbonnais and Lincoln-Way East win softball. That and more in Monday's The Herald-News sports roundup.

The Lincoln-Way East and Seneca track teams each capture sectional titles that and more results from baseball, softball, girls soccer and boys lacrosse in the Herald-News Sports Roundup for Wednesday.

Nate George hit for the cycle and drove in four runs for Minooka baseball, plus more from around the area in our Herald-News Monday Roundup.

It's been an up-and-down season for Lincoln-Way West co-op's boys lacrosse team, but Saturday saw the Warriors put forth one of their top efforts with a 10-2 South Suburban Conference win over Oak Forest co-op.

Seneca, Morris win in baseball, Lincoln-Way East, Seneca win in softball. That and more in Thursday's roundup.

Hinckley-Big Rock wins baseball, Genoa-Kingston wins girls soccer. That and more in Monday's roundup.

Morris, Lincoln-Way West win baseball, Coal City, Wilmington win softball. That and more in Monday's roundup.

Hinckley-Big Rock and DeKalb both win in baseball, Genoa-Kingston softball blanks Rockford Lutheran, plus more in Monday's Daily Chronicle sports roundup.

Wilmington, Joliet West, Joliet Catholic win baseball, Lincoln-Way East, Coal City win softball. That and more in Monday's roundup.

Morris wins softball, Dwight wins baseball, Lincoln-Way West wins boys lacrosse. That and more in Wednesday's roundup.

DeKalb wins softball, boys tennis, G-K draws in girls soccer. That and more in Thursday's roundup.

Joliet West boys volleyball opened its season with a 25-19, 25-11 nonconference win over Chicago Christian, and Bolingbrook improved to 2-0. Plus much more in Wednesday's local roundup.

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.

Loyola scored the game's first four goals en route to a 13-8 victory over Hinsdale Central in the girls lacrosse state championship Saturday.

Aiden Weisenborn scored six goals to lead the Wheaton Academy boys lacrosse team to its first state championship with a 17-9 victory over St. Viator on Saturday.

Charley Foley sparked Wheaton Academy's comeback with three early goals, and the Warriors rallied from a two-goal deficit to beat Benet 17-10 and advance to the state championship game for the first time.

Huntley faces Lake Forest in a Super-Sectional Lacrosse Final on Tuesday, May 30, 2023, in Huntley.

Crystal Lake Central faces Lake Forest in Super-Sectional Lacrosse Final on Tuesday, May 30, 2023, in Huntley.

Minnesota's 4x100 relay team, including Marengo alum Finn Schirmer, turned heads at the Big Ten Conference outdoor championships earlier this month by winning the event. On Friday, Schirmer and the Golden Gophers will try to earn a spot to NCAA nationals.

Josh Lamberson throws a no-hitter - Bolingbrook advances. That plus boys volleyball, baseball and softball scores from around the area.

Bolingbrook and Plainfield North have big night at boys track sectionals. That plus many more boys track sectional results, baseball and softball.

Huntley faces Hampshire in a varsity lacrosse match Thursday, May 11, 2023, at Huntley High School.

Crystal Lake South’s CJ Regillio drove in the tying run and scored the game winner to lead the Gators to a 2-1 win over Jacobs on Tuesday. Plus more baseball, softball, girls soccer, boys lacrosse, track and field and boys tennis scores.

Notre Dame commit Angie Conley, sidelined all of last season, is back to lead a power-packed Hinsdale Central lineup for a Red Devils' team intent on 'healing the broken heart' of last year's overtime loss in the state championship.

The 2023 boys lacrosse season got underway this week. Check out our team-by-team preview with top returners, newcomers and info on each local team.

Crystal Lake Central co-op junior Piper LeFevre is the Northwest Herald Girls Lacrosse Player of the Year after winning the award last season and raising the bar her senior year.

Huntley junior Andrew Baumley did it all for the Red Raiders in a historic season for the program. Baumley is the Northwest Herald Boys Lacrosse Player of the Year.

Eight McHenry County-area girls lacrosse players earned honors from the Illinois Girls Lacrosse Coaches Association (IGLCA) after this season.

Here is the 2022 All-Fox Valley Conference girls lacrosse team, as selected by FVC coaches.

Wheaton Academy bounced back from a loss in the state semifinals to beat Neuqua Valley 12-1 in the boys state lacrosse third-place game.

Shannon Earley scored four of her game-high five goals in the first half and Madeline Jensen made 13 saves, and Benet showed its 'grit' in beating Neuqua Valley 14-13 in Friday's St. Francis Sectional final.

St. Charles East bounced back from DuKane Conference losses to Geneva and St. Charles North with a win at Schaumburg Saturday.

Three different Spartans drove in two runs apiece Thursday but it wasn’t enough for Sycamore in a 9-7 nonconference loss to Belvidere North at the DeKalb Rec Center.

Crystal Lake Central co-op junior Piper LeFevre is the Northwest Herald Girls Lacrosse Player of the Year after scoring 49 goals this spring and leading the Tigers to 16 wins.

Huntley senior Ian Watson set a program record with 116 points this season. Watson is the Northwest Herald Boys Lacrosse Player of the Year.

Clark Giansanti, Tyler Costello and Andrew Close each scored three goals, and St. Charles North's boys lacrosse team continued to bounce back from its first loss by beating St. Charles North 13-7 on Saturday.

St. Charles North senior Jack Connolly scores five goals for North Stars, paces them to crosstown 11-6 win over St. Charles East on Friday.