McHenry County Prep Sports

Hampshire's Knox Homola won the 285-pound title at the Class 3A Barrington Sectional on Saturday, with dad Robert Homola stepping in as a coach. The Whips had three state qualifiers, while Huntley, McHenry and Dundee-Crown also qualified wrestlers.
Hampshire qualified four individuals, including two champions, for the state tournament to lead all area schools during Saturday's IHSA girls wrestling sectional in Schaumburg. Six McHenry County teams qualified wrestlers for state.

Huntley's Ashlyn Tenglin and Katie Scaletta qualified for next weekend's IHSA state tournament in girls bowling, Richmond-Burton, Crystal Lake Central and Alden-Hebron won their first-round playoff games in girls basketball, and more in Saturday's roundup.

Cary-Grove co-op's boys swimming team took back the title at the FVC Invite on Saturday. C-G co-op's Charlie Edwards and McHenry's Robbie Rosenbaum earned co-Most Valuable Swimmer, and Huntley's Brayden Dudycha was named Newcomer of the Year.

Wrestlers punch their ticket to the state tournament Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026 at the Byron Class 1A wrestling sectional.

Ryan Murray came off the bench to hit two clutch 3-pointers, including the go-ahead shot with 44 seconds left, and Woodstock's boys basketball team beat host Johnsburg 50-47 to forge a first-place tie in the Kishwaukee River Conference.

Behind a career-high 36 points from AJ Berndt, who surpassed 1,000 points for his career, Cary-Grove took down Crystal Lake Central 75-57 and clinched at least a share of the Fox Valley Conference boys basketball title.

Huntley girls basketball wrapped up its fifth straight Fox Valley Conference championship, Crystal Lake South boys defeated Jacobs, and more in Friday's roundup.

Woodstock faces Johnsburg in a Kishwaukee River Conference boys basketball game on Friday, February. 13, 2026, at Johnsburg High School.
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