Soccer news
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.
Johnsburg faces Woodstock in a Kishwaukee River Conference soccer match on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, at Johnsburg High School in Johnsburg
Hampshire faces Jacobs in Fox Valley Conference soccer match on Thursday, April 17, 2025, at Jacobs High School in Algonquin.
Oswego girls soccer faced Bartlett in the Plainfield Classic on Tuesday, April 15, 2025 at Plainfield North High School.
Crystal Lake Central faces Huntley in a Fox Valley Conference girls soccer match on Tuesday, April 15, 2025, at Huntley High School.
Dixon hosts North Boone in girls soccer Tuesday, April, 15, 2025. The Duchesses made it taxing on the Vikings, beating them 9-0 in a shortened game.
Ottawa played L-P on Monday, April 14, 2025 at the L-P Athletic Complex in La Salle.
Kaneland faces Crystal Lake Central in a nonconference girls soccer match on Thursday, April 10, 2025, at Crystal Lake Central High School.
The Coal City softball team won in dominant fashion, the girls soccer team fought to a tie in a rivalry matchup with Morris and more in Saturday's Daily Journal roundup.
Johnsburg faces Richmond Burton in Kishwaukee River Conference soccer match on Tuesday, April 1, 2025, at Richmond-Burton High School.
The Kankakee girls soccer team beat Reed-Custer 2-0 to win its season opener and more in Thursday's Daily Journal roundup.
The Kankakee baseball team lost its season opener on Tuesday as St. Anne-Donovan's Carter Ponton flirted with a no-hitter, and more in Tuesday's Daily Journal Roundup.
A Downers Grove South High School soccer coach has been accused of having an inappropriate sexual relationship with a student, prosecutors said.
Take a look at photographer Alex T. Paschal's favorite sports photos in the Sauk Valley for 2024.
With the fall high school sports season over, check out scenes from the last few months in the Sauk Valley.
Hinsdale Central beat Edwardsville 3-1 to win the Class 3A third place title on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024 at Hoffman Estates High School.
Prairie Ridge faces Chicago De La Salle in an IHSA Class 2A state semifinal soccer match on Friday, Nov. 8, 2024, at Hoffman Estates High School.
Lemont faces Belleville Althoff Catholic in an IHSA Class 2A state semifinal soccer match on Friday, Nov. 8, 2024, at Hoffman Estates High School.
Normal U-High defeated Mendota 1-0 during the IHSA Class 1A State soccer semifinal game on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024 at Hoffman Estates High School. The Trojans will face Columbia in the third place game tomorrow at 11:30a.m.
The Mendota soccer team punched their ticket to the State finals after shutting out Aurora Central Catholic 2-0 in the Class 1A Supersectional game on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024 at Mendota High School. The Trojans will face Normal U-High in the State semifinals on Thursday at 7:15p.m. at Hoffman Estates High School.
Geneva boys soccer faced Conant in the Class 3A St. Charles North Sectional final on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024 in St. Charles.
Glenbard West sophomore Catino Harris, who scored the game-winning goal in the final minute of Glenbard West’s 2-1 win over St. Charles North to win the Class 3A Glenbard West Regional title, is the Suburban Life Athlete of the Week in an online vote. Read more about him here.
Huntley face Hampshire in an IHSA Class 3A boys soccer sectional semifinal game on Oct. 30, 2024, in Streamwood.
Crystal Lake Central faces Prairie Ridge in a IHSA Boys Soccer 2A Grayslake Central Sectional semifinal match on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024, at Grayslake Central High School.
Wauconda faces Harvard in a IHSA Boys Soccer 2A Grayslake Central Sectional semifinal match on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024, at Grayslake Central High School.
Cary-Grove faces Harvard in the IHSA Class 2A Harvard Regional Championship match on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024, at Harvard Junior High School in Harvard.
Galesburg knocked off Streator 1-0 in Class 2A Regional final on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024 at Ottawa High School.
Dixon takes on host team Geneseo Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024 in the Class 2A regional soccer tournament. Geneseo took the win 3-0.
Sterling and Dunlap meet in Geneseo on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024 in the Class 2A regional soccer tournament. Dunlap bested the Warriors 7-0.
Mendota shut out Princeton 6-0 to win the Class 1A Regional final on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024 at Serena High School. This is Mendota's 6th straight regional title.
Richmond-Burton faces Marian Central in the IHSA Class 1A Marian Central Regional Boys Soccer Final match on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024, at Marian Central High School in Woodstock.
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