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Cary-Grove faces Crystal Lake South in a Fox Valley Conference girls basketball game on Friday, Jan. 23, 2026, at Crystal Lake South High School.

Huntley recorded eight pins, five in the first period, to beat Prairie Ridge 66-13 and win the outright FVC boys wrestling championship. It's Huntley's eighth conference title in the last 10 years.

Hayden Smith scored 43 points to lead Alden-Hebron to girls basketball to a win over Schaumburg Christian, Johnsburg girls improved to 23-0, and more in the Thursday's roundup.

Johnsburg captured its first conference championship since 1995 with a 47-31 dual win over rival Richmond-Burton on Thursday. "To see Johnsburg wrestling has made a comeback, this is what I’ve been waiting for."

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Huntley faces Prairie Ridge in a Fox Valley Conference boys wrestling meet on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026, at Prairie Ridge High School Crystal Lake.

In light of the recent fire that impacted two businesses on Riverside Drive in McHenry, McHenry Athletics is spearheading a fundraiser. Plus, news on Dundee-Crown and Crystal Lake South in the Northwest Herald boys basketball notebook.

Eli Loeding scored a game-high 14 points, Johnny Kemp came off the bench to hit a big fourth-quarter 3-pointer, and Prairie Ridge held off visiting Huntley 38-34 in a Fox Valley Conference boys basketball game Wednesday night.

Carson Trivellini surpassed 1,000 points as Crystal Lake South boys basketball beat Jacobs, while Richmond-Burton boys basketball knocked off Marengo on Gavin Radmer's buzzer-beating 3-point shot.

Ty Steponaitis delivered a powerful, rim-and-backboard rattling dunk early in the fourth quarter Wednesday night. The momentum of that play, combined with a stellar defensive effort by the Blue Streaks, led them to a 54-45 Kishwaukee River Conference victory over Johnsburg.