Alex Kantecki

Woodstock freshman Alex Nowacki and sophomore Emma Bierman combined for 46 points Monday night in a 55-34 win against Harvard, giving the Blue Streaks their fourth straight win following a seven-game losing streak.

Richmond-Burton's Breckin Campbell won the 285-pound title at the 62nd Annual Lyle King Princeton Invite, Johnburg boys basketball's Jayce Schmitt surpassed 1,000 career points, and more in Saturday's Northwest Herald roundup.

Jacobs' Brett Biondo won the individual championship of the FVC/KRC Alliance Boys Bowling Tournament, and Woodstock took the team title by 220 pins. Plus boys and girls basketball results in Friday's Northwest Herald roundup.

Cary-Grove's Malaina Kurth scored a game-high 20 points and helped spark a fast start for the Trojans, who earned their seventh straight victory Friday night with a 64-39 Fox Valley Conference win against Hampshire.

Cary-Grove co-op boys swimming won 10 of 11 events in an FVC dual against Huntley, Sonny Marsalla rolled a 753 series to lead Woodstock boys bowling past rival Woodstock North, Hampshire boys wrestling beat Crystal Lake Central, and more in Thursday's roundup.

Huntley, Crystal Lake South and Prairie Ridge picked up wins in Fox Valley Conference boys basketball, Richmond-Burton boys defeated Woodstock North, Makena Cleary sank four 3s for Crystal Lake South girls, and more results in Wednesday's roundup.

Johnsburg never trailed Tuesday and held off Marengo 42-37 to move to 14-0 and into sole possession of first place in the Kishwaukee River Conference.

Burlington Central junior Audrey LaFleur scored a career-high 25 points for the Rockets in a 68-59 win against Pecatonica at the Dixon Christmas Classic and averaged 17.5 points over four tournament games. LaFleur is the Northwest Herald Athlete of the Week.

Crystal Lake South sisters Laken and Gracey LePage aren't taking their final season together for granted, Burlington Central's hot start, a key KRC battle between Marengo and Johnsburg looms, and more in this week's Northwest Herald girls basketball notes.

Eva Hermansson won the 110-pound title to lead Woodstock co-op's girls wrestling team to runner-up at the Dundee-Crown Invite, McHenry's Natalie Corona earned her 100th career victory, and more in Saturday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Malaina Kurth scored 13 points as Cary-Grove's girls basketball team beat Lakes for the Trojans' fourth straight win.

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Dundee-Crown and Huntley boys basketball won on the last day of the Chuck Dayton Holiday Classic, Hampshire girls finished 2-2 at the Komaromy Classic, Harvard girls took runner-up at the North Boone Christmas Tournament, and more in Tuesday's roundup.

Huntley's Aubrina Adamik and Luca Garlin earned all-tournament honors, and the Red Raiders held off a record-setting game by Mundelein's Casey Vyverman for a 59-45 win in the seventh-place game at the Komaromy Classic on Tuesday.

Harvard's Summer Jones scored a program-record 30 points to beat Alden-Hebron and lead the Hornets to the championship game of the North Boone Christmas Tournament. Plus more holiday tournament scores in Monday's Northwest Herald roundup.