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Cary Grove football
Cary-Grove prepares for the 2025 season during its first fall football practice on Monday, August 11, 2025, at Cary-Grove High School.
High school football practice officially starts Monday, and the opening night for the season for local teams is Aug. 29. Here are Joe Aguilar's five storylines to watch this season in McHenry County.
The IHSA released football schedules for the 2025 season, and Week 1 features a matchup between the past two Fox Valley Conference champions, as Prairie Ridge will visit Cary-Grove. Check out the top games to watch each week in McHenry County.
Here are six Northwest-Herald football players poised for big 2025 seasons.
Former Cary-Grove offensive lineman Addison West signed with the Miami Dolphins as a priority free agent after not being selected in the NFL Draft. "This really has been the goal and the dream since Day 1."
Western Michigan senior guard Addison West, a 2019 Cary-Grove graduate, was named to The Associated Press All-America first team Monday.
Meet the 2024 Northwest Herald All-Area football team.
East St. Louis finishes in the No. 1 spot of the final Friday Night Drive Power Rankings for the season. See how things stacked up in the latest version of the Top 25.
Georgia commit Talyn Taylor helped Geneva end Cary-Grove's undefeated football season, but the wide receiver wasn't alone. Plus more notes from the Trojans' season-ending loss in the Class 6A semifinals.