Alex Kantecki

Here is the 2025 All-Fox Valley Conference softball team, as selected by coaches.

Hampshire's Bria Riebel, Crystal Lake Central's Oli Victorine, Prairie Ridge's Ady Kiddy and Reese Mosolino and Harvard's Tallulah Eichholz were named to the Illinois Coaches Association All-State first team in Class 3A and 4A, released late Sunday.

Prairie Ridge pounded out 17 hits, including four by senior Ady Kiddy, while junior ace Reese Mosolino tossed one last shutout, and the Wolves celebrated a 12-0, five-inning win over St. Laurence Saturday in the Class 3A state third-place game.

Prairie Ridge, making its state debut, was unable to come up with the big hit Friday, while Glenwood jumped on the Wolves early for a 5-0 win in the Class 3A semifinals. Prairie Ridge will face St. Laurence at 9 a.m. Saturday for third place.

Prairie Ridge seniors Ady Kiddy, Kendra Carroll and Autumn Ledgerwood and the rest of the 28-1-1 Wolves will look to go out on top when they make their first state appearance in program history this weekend in Peoria.

Kendra Carroll raced home for the go-ahead run on a wild pitch in the top of the eighth inning, and Reese Mosolino closed out another shutout as Prairie Ridge beat Antioch 1-0 Monday to earn its first state appearance.

Woodstock North brothers Mason and Austin Nicolai placed 18th at the IHSA Bass Fishing State Finals, which concluded Saturday at Lake Shelbyville in Shelbyville. 

Marengo‘s Kylee Jensen and Richmond-Burton‘s Hailey Holtz were among 22 players in the state named to the Illinois Coaches Association All-State first team in Class 2A. In total, eight McHenry County-area players earned All-State honors in 2A.

Junior right-hander Kaden Norman finished what he started, and Cary-Grove beat rival Crystal Lake South 7-1 Saturday to capture the Class 3A Grayslake Central Sectional championship. It's the Trojans' first sectional title since 2009.

A collision at second base went the way of Prairie Ridge, which scored five runs in the sixth inning to come back and beat rival Crystal Lake Central 5-2 on Friday for the Wolves' first sectional championship since 2009.

Prairie Ridge junior Reese Mosolino, calm as ever, pitched out of a bases-loaded jam in the top of the sixth inning, and the Wolves' bats backed her up with three doubles to beat Belvidere North 3-0 and reach the Class 3A Sycamore Sectional final.

Addison Schaffer and Jordin Gaunaurd both scored to give Crystal Lake Central a 2-0 lead at half, but the Tigers couldn't hold on as St. Ignatius scored a 5-3 win in Tuesday's Class 2A Chicago De La Salle Supersectional.

Sandwich's Braden Behringer was named the Kishwaukee River Conference Player of the Year and Johnsburg's Evan Pohl earned Pitcher of the Year honors. Here is the rest of the 2025 All-KRC baseball team, as selected by coaches.

Marengo's Kylee Jensen was named the Kishwaukee River Conference Player of the Year and Richmond-Burton's Hailey Holtz earned Pitcher of the Year honors. Here is the rest of the 2025 All-KRC softball team, as selected by coaches.

Hampshire and Burlington Central baseball each won regional titles, Dundee-Crown's upset bid of Barrington fell just short, and Prairie Ridge's Tim Jones and Cole Palese finished sixth at the IHSA Class 1A Boys Tennis State Meet.