Meet the 2024 Northwest Herald Boys Soccer All-Area team.

Jayce Schmitt scored 20 points, including a 3-pointer in the closing seconds to force OT, but Johnsburg lost to Rockford Lutheran 78-74. Plus more in Thursday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Prairie Ridge faces Hampshire in a Fox Valley Conference wrestling match on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024 at Hampshire High School.

Hampshire held off a late Prairie Ridge rally to win their Fox Valley Conference opener 46-34 on Thursday night .

Prairie Ridge senior Henry Knoll came in clutch for the Wolves in their historic season that ended with a third-place finish in Class 2A. For his season, Knoll was named the 2024 Northwest Herald Boys Soccer Player of the Year.

Caleb Jett came off the bench to score 10 of his game-high 23 points in the fourth quarter as McHenry pulled away to beat Jacobs 64-52 in a Fox Valley Conference boys basketball opener.

AJ Demirov knocked in 28 points to lead Crystal Lake South to a 70-47 win over Dundee-Crown on Wednesday night. Plus more boys and girls basketball, boys wrestling and boys bowling scores.

Jacobs faces McHenry in a Fox Valley Conference boys basketball on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024 at McHenry High School.

Cary-Grove faces Huntley in Fox Valley Conference girls basketball on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024, at Huntley High School.

Crystal Lake Central hopes to enhance the fan experience at boys basketball games this season, and one way of doing so is by moving mobile bleachers behind a basket for student fans. Plus more in this week's Northwest Herald boys basketball notes.

Huntley senior Ava McFadden knocked down 3-pointers in the first, third and fourth quarters Tuesday to help lead the Red Raiders past Cary-Grove 50-38 in the Fox Valley Conference opener for both teams.

Summer Toussaint tied a career-high with 24 points in a win for Johnsburg, Hampshire girls basketball earned its first win, plus more scores and results in Tuesday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

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.

Join hosts Matt Rodewald and Steve Soucie as they break down the IHSA state football title games this past weekend, and talk about the future of the IHSA playoffs with public and private schools

Erica DeBello leads Huntley girls bowling past McHerry, plus more girls and boys bowling and boys basketball results in Monday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.