Hinckley-Big Rock defeated Somonauk-Leland-Newark to win the Little Ten Conference boys soccer championship on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025 at Hinckley-Big Rock High School. Check out photos from the match by MaKade Rios.

The Oregon Hawks hosted the Faith Christian Eagles at Oregon Park West on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025. Oregon won 6-1 as Aiden Hammer and Steven Guardado each scored two goals.

Huntley face McHenry in a Fox Valley Conference boys soccer match on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025, at McCracken Field in McHenry.

Harvard faces Woodstock North in the Kishwaukee River Conference Tournament Championship game on Monday, October 6, 2025 at Woodstock North High School.

L-P defeated Ottawa 3-2 on Monday, Oct. 6, 2025 at the L-P Athletic Complex in La Salle.

The Mendota boys soccer team defeated Kewanee 5-0 to win the Three Rivers Conference Soccer Tournament on Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025 at Mendota High School.

Prairie Ridge travels to face McHenry in a Fox Valley Conference boys soccer match on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, at McCracken Field in McHenry.

Somonauk/Leland/Newark shut out Serena 6-0 on Monday, Sept. 29, 2025 at Serena High School. Check out photos from the game by MaKade Rios.

Oregon travels to Dixon for a soccer match Monday, Sept. 29, 2025. Dixon took the win 4-1.

Oregon scored one goal in each half en route to a 2-1 win over Pecatonica on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025 at Oregon Park West. Steven Guardado and Eduardo Munoz Garcia each scored a goal while Brian Wallace had two assists for the Hawks.

Minooka hosted Romeoville for a boys varsity soccer match on Tuesday, Sept. 23.

Ottawa defeated Streator 2-0 on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025 at Ottawa High School. Check out photos from the game by Tom Sistak.

Prairie Ridge faces Jacobs in a Fox Valley Conference soccer match on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025, at Jacobs High School in Algonquin.

L-P defeated Ottawa 5-1 on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025 at Ottawa High School. Check out photos of the match by MaKade Rios.

Bolingbrook hosted Minooka for a boys varsity soccer game on Tuesday, Sept. 16.

Plainfield South shut out Streator 3-0 in soccer on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025 at the James Street Recreation Area in Streator. Check out photos from the game by Tom Sistak.

Woodstock faces Richmond-Burton in a Kishwaukee River Conference soccer match on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025, at Richmond-Burton High School in Richmond.

A stand-out Dixon High School soccer player has taken her game overseas after signing with a professional soccer club in Sarajevo.

Harvard faces Crystal Lake Central in a nonconference boys soccer match on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, at Crystal Lake Central High School.

Sterling hosts Rochelle for a boys soccer match Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025.

Crystal Lake South face Palatine in a nonconference boys soccer match on Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025, at Wauconda High School's Ray Porten Field in Wauconda.

Serena defeated Earlville 6-2 on Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025 at Serena High School.

Dixon and G-K face off on the soccer pitch Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025.

Families gather for the kickoff youth soccer ceremony on Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025, at Peck Park in Ottawa. Check out these photos by MaKade Rios.

PYSL is for children aged four to 14. Players must be four years old by Aug. 31, 2025, and no older than 14 as of September 1, 2012, to enroll. PYSL is located in Princeton. The league accepts players from all surrounding communities.

With temperatures rising worldwide, scientists warn that staging the World Cup and other soccer tournaments in the Northern Hemisphere summer is getting increasingly dangerous for both players and spectators

A Business After Hours hosted by the Village of Bradley at the 315 Sports Park will be held Wednesday.

Take a look back at the drama, excitement and all-out effort put forth by the hundreds of high school spring sports athletes from throughout the Sauk Valley who competed in 2025.

With school out for the summer, kids across the Sauk Valley have extra time and energy to burn. The Sterling Park District is offering a variety of summer sports camps to keep them active and engaged.

Nazareth Academy loses heartbreaker St. Ignatius College Prep in the IHSA Class 2A State Girls Soccer semifinal match on Friday, June 6, 2025, at North Central College in Naperville.

Timothy Christian fails to Williamsville in the IHSA Class 1A state third-place match on Friday day, June 6, 2025, at North Central College in Naperville.

Crystal Lake Central faces St. Ignatius in the IHS Class 2A Chicago De La Salle Supersectiona girls soccer match on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, at De La Salle Institute in Chicago.

Samantha Drye's free kick with 12 seconds left in the second overtime sent Timothy Christian soccer to state, Nazareth baseball won its eighth straight regional title and Downers Grove North, St. Francis and Glenbard West baseball and Wheaton North softball also won regionals.

Johnsburg defeats Willows Academy in the IHSA Class 1A Supersectional soccer match on Saturday, May 31, 2025, at Dominican University in River Forest.

Crystal Lake Central faces St. Viator in the IHSA Class 2A Deerfield Sectional championship girls soccer match on Friday, May 30, 2025, at Deerfield High School.

The Crystal Lake Soccer Federation has established a semi-pro women's team called the Force, which will play in the United Women's Soccer League. The team's debut is Saturday at The MAC.

Johnsburg faces North Shore Country Day in the IHSA Class 1A Richmond-Burton Sectional Championship Soccer match on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, at Richmond-Burton High School.

Jacobs faces Huntley in the IHSA Class 3A Huntley Girls Soccer Regional championship match on Friday, May 23, 2025, at Huntley High School.

Richmond-Burton faces Marengo in the IHSA Class 1A Marengo Girls Soccer Regional championship on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, at Marengo High School.

Ottawa fell to Metamora 4-1 on Tuesday, May 20, 2025 in the Class 2A Regional final at Metamora High School.

Johnsburg faces Harvest Christian Academy in the IHSA Class 1A Marian Central Girls Soccer Regional Championship match on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, at Marian Central High School in Woodstock.

L-P beat Streator 2-1 on Friday, May 16, 2025 at the James Street Recreation Area in Streator. L-P advances to next week's regional semifinals against top-seeded Morton.

A look back at the last week in sports in the Northwest Herald by photographers Gregory Shaver, and Patrick Kunzer for the Shaw Local News Network

Oregon scored in the final minute of regulation to edge Rochelle 3-2 on Saturday, May 10, 2025 in a morning game at Oregon Park West.

Harvard faces Richmond-Burton in the Kishwaukee River Conference Girls Soccer Tournament Championship Match on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, at HRichmond-Burton High School in Richmond.

The state-of-the-art 315 Sports Park opened this weekend with 50 boys' travel baseball teams calling the $47-million complex home for a weekend.

Yorkville sophomore Lindsay Ingemunson, who scored four goals and assisted a fifth goal in Yorkville’s 5-1 win over Joliet Central, is the Record Newspapers Athlete of the Week in an online vote. Here is her Q&A with Joshua Welge.

Dixon travels to Oregon in a soccer match Thursday, May 1, 2025. Oregon took the win 2-1.

Prairie Ridge faces Cary-Grove in a Fox Valley Conference girls soccer match on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, at Cary-Grove High School.

Oswego junior Jordyn Washington, who scored two goals in Oswego’s 4-1 win over Bartlett at the Plainfield Classic, is the Record Newspapers Athlete of the Week in an online vote. Here is her Q&A with Joshua Welge.