Marian Central Preps

Prairie Ridge's Reese Vrba hit a two-run home run for the Wolves in an FVC win against Crystal Lake Central, Burlington Central softball topped Hampshire, plus more scores in Wednesday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Maddon McKim drove in eight runs as Prairie Ridge baseball won big. Prairie Ridge girls soccer and boys tennis were also winners, plus more baseball, softball and track and field results in Tuesday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Huntley baseball scores early in a win, Huntley softball knocks off Cary-Grove, and Huntley girls track and track cruises in the FVC, plus more baseball, softball and girls soccer in Monday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Prairie Ridge softball stayed undefeated Saturday after a pair of wins over Glenbrook South. Plus plenty of more softball, baseball, girls soccer, boys tennis, boys and girls lacrosse and boys volleyball scores.

Donovan Christman led a hot McHenry hitting attack with a home run, double and five RBIs to beat Batavia, and more in Friday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Evan Frangiamore’s walk-off single in the last of the seventh inning lifted Cary-Grove's baseball team to a 5-4 win over McHenry. Prairie Ridge's Ava Gertz and Huntley's Maizie Nickle netted hat tricks. Plus more results in Thursday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

The Crystal Lake Central softball team stayed undefeated with a 13-1 win over crosstown rival Crystal Lake South. Plus more softball, baseball, girls soccer, girls lacrosse, boys tennis and boys volleyball scores.

Drew Litchfield drove in five runs for Marengo baseball, Gabby Gieseke had three hits and three RBIs for Marengo softball, and Harvard softball's Leona Eichholz struck out 14 in a two-hitter. And more in Tuesday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Brock Iverson drove in three runs to lead Cary-Grove baseball past Crystal Lake Central, Addison DeSomer drove in five in a win for C-G softball, plus more baseball, softball, track and field, girls soccer, boys tennis and lacrosse scores in Monday's Northwest Herald roundup.

McHenry baseball coach Brian Rockweiler earned his 400th career victory, Jacobs boys tennis won the 24-team Triad Invite, Richmond-Burton's Hailey Holtz threw a no-hitter, and more in Saturday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Crystal Lake Central's pitching has been magnificent during a 7-0 start, Marian Central ace Christine Chmiel plans to lead the Hurricanes to a lot more wins, and more in this week's Northwest Herald softball notes.

Woodstock North rallied to beat Marengo in KRC baseball, Crystal Lake Central and Prairie Ridge picked up FVC wins, plus more baseball, softball, girls soccer, boys tennis and track and field results in Friday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Richmond-Burton's Hailey Holtz surpassed 700 strikeouts for her career, fanning 18 Harvard batters in a 9-2 win, while Woodstock's Noah Rodriguez had four hits and eight RBIs against St. Edward. Plus more results in Thursday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Johnsburg's baseball team defeated Richmond-Burton on a walk-off balk, Cary-Grove's Charlie Taczy tossed a shutout against Burlington Central, Crystal Lake Central's Cassidy Murphy hit two homers, plus more in Wednesday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

McHenry's Brandon Shannon and Zach Readdy threw a combined no-hitter against Hampshire, plus more scores in baseball, girls soccer, softball, track and field, lacrosse and boys tennis in Tuesday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Marian Central's softball and baseball teams opened Chicagoland Christian Conference play with wins behind strong pitching performances from Christine Chmiel and Colin Kowalsky, and more in Monday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Marengo's Robert Heuser struck out six in seven shutout innings against Harlem, McHenry, Crystal Lake South and Huntley baseball all earned nonconference wins, and more in Saturday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Jacobs softball had a big offensive day with five batters driving in multiple runs, Marian Central walked off a win against Richmond-Burton, and more in Friday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Chase Powrozek struck out 11 batters in five no-hit innings, and Burlington Central's baseball team improved to 5-0 with a 6-0 win over Hinsdale South. Also, McHenry's baseball team cruised. Get more results in Thursday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Crystal Lake Central senior pitcher Makayla Malone struck out a career-high 17 batters, outdueling Marian Central's Christine Chmiel in a 2-1, eight-inning win for the Tigers on Thursday.

Johnsburg faces Marian Central in nonconference softball game on Thursday, April 3, 2025, at Bates Park in Woodstock.

Johnsburg's Dom Vallone and Deegan Turner both knocked in two runs under the lights as the Skyhawks beat Rockford Boylan for their fifth win in a row. Read more in Wednesday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Marengo's Michael Kirchoff threw a no-hitter with 10 strikeouts, Hampshire baseball won a pair of games in Tennessee to stay undefeated, Johnsburg softball beat Woodstock in a pitchers' duel, and more in Tuesday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Riley Golden struck out 11 and homered to lead Prairie Ridge baseball to a win. Marengo beat Round Lake 11-1, plus more baseball and softball scores from around the area in Monday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Hampshire softball's Bria Riebel drove in eight runs in two games at the Jacksonville Jamboree, Dundee-Crown baseball improved to 5-1, Jacobs baseball beat Hononegah, and more in Saturday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Meet the 2025 Northwest Herald All-Area boys wrestling team.

Marian Central sophomore Jimmy Mastny dominated once again this season, taking down some of the nation's top wrestlers and winning his second straight state title. Mastny was named the Northwest Herald's Boys Wrestler of the Year for a second straight year.

Huntley softball earned its first win of the season, while Marengo and Hampshire softball also won Friday. And more scores from around the area in the Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Hampshire baseball got a home run from Ari Fivelson in a 7-5 win over Larkin to improve to 6-0, Marian Central baseball earned its first victory, Huntley girls soccer had a big offensive day with nine goals, plus more in Thursday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Check out the Northwest Herald's team-by-team boys track and field preview for the 2025 season with top returners, key newcomers and information on each local team.

Check out the Northwest Herald's team-by-team girls track and field preview for the 2025 season with top returners, key newcomers and information on each local team.

Johnsburg's Evan Pohl pitched into the seventh and drove in the game-winning run in a 1-0 win over Marian Central. Richmond-Burton's Rebecca Lanz had a walk-off hit to back up Hailey Holtz's 21 strikeouts in nine innings, plus more in Tuesday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Richmond-Burton softball won a pair of games in Tennessee, plus more scores in softball, baseball and girls soccer from around the area in Monday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

AJ Pollnow hit a first-inning grand slam for Marengo in a 14-4, six-inning win over North Boone. Plus more softball, baseball and girls soccer scores in Saturday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Meet the 2025 Northwest Herald All-Area boys basketball team.

Crystal Lake South and Hampshire won in baseball, and Marengo, Dundee-Crown and McHenry won in softball in Friday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Drake Lenckus tied a Crystal Lake South boys lacrosse program record with 10 points to help the Gators beat Batavia 14-3 on Thursday night. Plus more boys lacrosse, girls soccer, baseball and softball scores.

Check out the Northwest Herald's team-by-team boys lacrosse preview for the 2025 season with top returners, key newcomers and information on each local team.

Check out the Northwest Herald's team-by-team boys tennis preview for the 2025 season with top returners, key newcomers and information on each local team.

Jacobs' Andrew Deegan drove in the go-ahead runs in the top of the seventh inning to lead the Golden Eagles to a 3-2 win over Johnsburg on Tuesday. Plus more baseball, softball, girls soccer and boys lacrosse scores.

Check out the Northwest Herald's team-by-team girls soccer preview for the 2025 season with top returners, key newcomers and information on each local team.

Here are five girls soccer players to watch in the Northwest Herald area for the 2025 season.

Cary-Grove's Peyton Seaburg and Canyon McKinney had three hits and three RBIs apiece in a season-opening win over Palatine. And more results on the first day of the spring season in Monday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

The baseball season begins Monday. Check out our team-by-team preview with top returners, newcomers and info on each local team in the Northwest Herald area for the 2025 season.

The softball season begins Monday. Check out our team-by-team preview with top returners, newcomers and info on each local team in the Northwest Herald area for the 2025 season.

The Northwest Herald girls soccer preview will appear in print Tuesday, March 18, with information on every local team. Until then, here are five storylines to look for in the 2025 season.

The Northwest Herald softball preview will appear in print March 14 with info on each local team. Until then, here are five storylines to watch in McHenry County for the 2025 season.

Players from Huntley, Cary-Grove, Crystal Lake South, Marian Central and Johnsburg were named to the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association's All-State Girls Basketball Team, released Friday afternoon. Huntley's Anna Campanelli earned Class 4A first-team honors.

Marian Central regrouped from a tough loss Saturday morning to take third at the Class 1A dual team state tournament at in Bloomington, Ill. on Saturday night. The Hurricanes won back-to-back trophies for the first time in program history.

Defending state champion Marian Central dominated its Class 1A quarterfinal matchup against Murphysboro to advance to Saturday's semifinals. Cary-Grove co-op's Kasparas Venslauskas and the Trojans' 200 free relay advanced to the state swimming consolation finals.