Marian Central's girls basketball team hit a season-high eight 3-pointers in a win over Prairie Ridge, Marengo and Crystal Lake Central also picked up wins at the Northern Illinois Holiday Classic, and more in Wednesday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Alden-Hebron's Hayden Smith tied a school record with 48 points against Westlake Christian in girls basketball, Max Haggerty led Woodstock's boys bowling team past Woodstock North, and more results in Tuesday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Richmond-Burton's Luke Robinson scored 21 points and made two 3-pointers in a win against Antioch, Jacobs' Samson Averehi recorded 17 points, five assists and three steals in a victory over Lake Zurich, and more in Monday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Woodstock co-op girls wrestling won the Sandy Gussarson Invitational at Antioch, while Johnsburg's Summer Toussaint scored 33 points and broke a school record for 3-pointers made in a game with nine. Plus more in Saturday's Northwest Herald roundup.

Meet the 2025 Northwest Herald All-Area football team.

Burlington Central's girls and boys basketball teams won Fox Valley Conference thrillers against Crystal Lake South, and more results in Friday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Meet the 2025 Northwest Herald All-Area Girls Volleyball Team.

Jarrel Albea scored 16 points, and Johnsburg's boys basketball team beat Harvest-Westminster 71-45 for its third win in a row. Plus more basketball, swimming and bowling results in Thursday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

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

Dylan Dumele scored 16 points as Cary-Grove moved to 2-0 in the Fox Valley Conference with a win over Dundee-Crown. Plus more scores from around the area in Wednesday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Woodstock junior Max Beard scored 24 points in a win against Harvard and surpassed 1,000 career points, Alden-Hebron's Hayden Smith had 38 points in an overtime loss to Hiawatha, and more in Tuesday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Meet the 2025 Northwest Herald All-Area girls cross country team.

Marian Central's Julia Dovidio hit a go-ahead 3-pointer to lead the Hurricanes past Wheaton Academy, Alden-Hebron girls and boys earned wins, and more in Monday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Woodstock boys basketball improved to 5-0 with a win against Boylan, Richmond-Burton girls basketball beat Sandwich for its fifth victory, and more in Saturday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Crystal Lake South, Huntley, Cary-Grove and Prairie Ridge were FVC winners in boys basketball, Marengo's Myah Broughton and Macy Noe both scored 20 points in a win against Woodstock, and more in Friday's Northwest Herald sport roundup.

Gavin Radmer scored 25 to lift Richmond-Burton to its first win of the season. Skye and Summer Toussaint combined to score 41 to lead Johnsburg girls. Plus more scores in Thursday's Northwest Herald Sports Roundup.

Here is the 2025 Northwest Herald All-Area girls tennis team.

Marian Central's Jenna Remke and Julia Lukey, who won Chicagoland Christian Conference and Class 1A sectional doubles titles while earning a top-eight finish at state, are the 2025 Northwest Herald Girls Tennis Players of the Year.

Aidan Gibbs scored a career-high 27 points to lead Huntley past McHenry, Laken LePage had 19 points for Crystal Lake South in a win against Grayslake North, and more results in Wednesday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

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

Mikala Amegasse scored 18 points for Hampshire in a win against Jacobs, Woodstock's Alex Nowacki had 27 points to beat Harvard, and more in Tuesday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Mark Jablonski scored a game-high 16 points, and Marian Central's boys basketball team started fast en route to a 56-24 win over Christian Life in a nonconference game Tuesday night in Woodstock.

Meet the 2025 Northwest Herald All-Area girls golf team.

Huntley's boys bowling team defeated Woodstock and Woodstock North, the Red Raiders girls bowling team beat Dundee-Crown, and more bowling and basketball results in Monday's Northwest Herald roundup.

Johnsburg's boys wrestling team took second out of 18 teams and Crystal Lake South crowned three individual champions at the Vernon Hills Cougar Thanksgiving Invite. Read about that and more in Saturday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

McHenry beat Antioch behind 22 points by Adam Anwar, Cary-Grove's Adam Bauer, AJ Berndt and Dylan Dumele each reached double figures in scoring in a win over Waukegan, and more in Friday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Freshman Malachi Bell scored 29 to lead Jacobs to the title at the Lakes Hoopsgiving Tournament. Plus more basketball and wrestling results in Wednesday's Northwest Herald roundup.

The boys wrestling season is already underway. Check out our team-by-team previews with top returners, newcomers and info on each team in the Northwest Herald area for the 2025-26 season.

Two-time state champion Jimmy Mastny of Marian Central highlights the Northwest Herald-area boys wrestlers back in action. Here are five boys wrestlers to watch in McHenry County for the 2025-26 season.

McHenry's Adam Anwar scored 24 points in a season-opening win at Mundelein's Thanksgiving Tournament, Woodstock moved to 2-0 at the Hoops for Healing Tournament, and more in Tuesday's Northwest Herald roundup.

The girls wrestling season is already underway. Check out our team-by-team previews with top returners, newcomers and info on each team in the Northwest Herald area for the 2025-26 season.

Max Beard scored 16 points to lead Woodstock's boys basketball team to an opening win at the Hoops for Healing Tournament, Cary-Grove's girls opened its season with a win over Marian Central, and more in Monday's Northwest Herald roundup.

The boys basketball season starts today. Check out our team-by-team preview with top returners, newcomers and info on each team in the Northwest Herald area for the 2025-26 season.

Johnsburg beat Rockford Lutheran to capture the Johnsburg Feast Mode championship, Burlington Central took third at the Mark Einwich Tournament, and more girls basketball results in Saturday's Northwest Herald roundup.

Woodstock North junior Abbey Ward set a school single-game record with 38 points in a win over Rockford Jefferson, Roni Dumoulin scored 11 points to lead Hampshire to its first win, and more girls basketball results in Friday's Northwest Herald roundup.

Can Crystal Lake South make another run at the Fox Valley Conference title? Will the Kishwaukee River race come down to the end again? And who will replace South's AJ Demirov, who graduated, as player of the year. Here are 5 storylines to watch this boys basketball season.

Johnsburg advanced to the final of its holiday tournament behind 30 points from Summer Toussaint, while McHenry and Woodstock North each picked up wins in Thursday's Northwest Herald roundup.

Skyler Comer rolled a 300 game to lead Woodstock North to a win over Burlington Central. Plus more boys bowling and girls basketball scores in Wednesday's Northwest Herald roundup.

Aubrina Adamik led Huntley past Boylan with 14 points, Johnsburg's Summer Toussaint scored 26 points in a win over Marian Central, and more girls basketball results in Tuesday's Northwest Herald roundup.

Richmond-Burton girls basketball defeated McHenry in its season opener, Marengo beat Johnsburg in boys bowling, and more in Monday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

The girls basketball season starts today. Check out our team-by-team preview with top returners, newcomers and info on each team in the Northwest Herald area for the 2025-26 season.

Dundee-Crown co-op's Rachel Johnson and Huntley's Olivia Rohde each qualified for the finals at the IHSA girls state swimming meet, and more in Friday's Northwest Herald roundup.

How does FVC champion Huntley follow up a historic season? Can Johnsburg, led by twin sisters Skye and Summer Toussaint, dethrone Marengo in the KRC? Here are five storylines to watch in the Northwest Herald area ahead of the girls basketball season.

Max Haggerty rolled games of 279, 245 and 204 to lead Woodstock's boys bowling team to a win against McHenry, while Burlington Central topped Marengo and Harvard beat Johnsburg.

Marengo's Hunter Muench bowled a perfect game at Kingston Lanes in Woodstock to start the high school season in a win over Harvard. Plus wins for Huntley and Burlington Central in Monday's Northwest Herald roundup.

Dundee-Crown co-op's Rachel Johnson and Elie Niemi both qualified for the IHSA Girls Swimming State Meet in four events. In total, the Chargers qualified seven entries. And more sectional girls swimming results in Saturday's Northwest Herald roundup.

Prairie Ridge sophomore Emaline Foster fell with 200 meters left in the IHSA Class 2A Girls Cross Country State Meet but still recovered to place runner-up. Jacobs freshman Lennox Szymonik was 10th in 3A, and more results from Saturday's state races in Peoria.

The IHSA Boys and Girls Cross Country State Meet begins Saturday morning at Detweiller Park in Peoria, with many McHenry County area teams and individuals set to compete across Class 1A, 2A and 3A.

Tenth-seeded Marian Central's season came to an end with a 28-26, 20-25, 25-15 loss to top-seeded Schaumburg Christian in the Class 1A Lycée Français de Chicago Sectional final on Thursday.

Tenth-seeded Marian Central volleyball continued its Cinderella run Tuesday with a 25-19, 25-13 sweep against No. 1 MCC Academy in the Class 1A Lycée Français de Chicago Sectional semifinals.