Girls Basketball | Northwest Herald
Meet the 2026 Northwest Herald All-Area girls basketball team.
Johnsburg sophomore guard Summer Toussaint surpassed 1,000 career points and helped lead the Skyhawks to a program-record 34 wins and their first conference title since 2017. Toussaint is the 2026 Northwest Herald Girls Basketball Player of the Year.
Johnsburg's Erin Stochl led the Skyhawks to a school-record 34 straight wins to start the season, the team's first conference championship since 2017 and first regional title in four years. Stochl is the 2026 Northwest Herald Girls Basketball Coach of the Year.
Huntley girls basketball coach Steve Raethz is stepping down after 27 seasons and 505 career wins with the Red Raiders.
Ten McHenry County basketball players, six girls and four boys, received IBCA All-State honors for the 2025-26 season. Johnsburg's Summer Toussaint received first-team honors in Class 2A.
Here is the All-Fox Valley Conference girls basketball team for the 2025-26 season, as selected by coaches. Huntley led the All-FVC team with four selections, followed by Burlington Central and Crystal Lake South with three apiece.
The Sycamore defense held Woodstock to 17 points through three quarters, forcing the running clock in a 61-35 win to claim the Class 3A Boylan Regional Championship on Friday.
Johnsburg's historic season came to an end Thursday night with a 57-38 loss to St. Edward in the Class 2A Johnsburg Sectional championship. The Skyhawks finished the season at 34-1.
Crystal Lake South faces Geneva in the IHSA Class 3A Crystal Lake Central Sectional girls basketball championship game on Thursday, February, 26, 2026, at Crystal Lake Central High School.
Emma Peterson posted 15 points and 15 rebounds as the Geneva girls basketball team dominated on the glass, overcoming 18 points from Crystal Lake South's Laken LePage to knock off the Gators 43-33 in the IHSA Class 3A sectional final at Crystal Lake Central.
Johnsburg loses to St. Edward in the IHSA Class 2A Johnsburg Sectional girls basketball championship game on Thursday, February, 26, 2026, at Johnsburg High School.
Johnsburg sophomore Summer Toussaint earned Kishwaukee River Conference Girls Basketball Player of the Year honors. Check out the full All-KRC team here, as selected by coaches.
Summer Toussaint scored 24 points and Johnsburg's girls basketball team kept its perfect season intact with a 57-30 win over Marshall in a semifinal of the Class 2A Johnsburg Sectional on Tuesday night.
Crystal Lake South faces Sycamore in a IHSA Class 3A Crystal Lake Central Sectional girls basketball semifinal on Tuesday, February, 24, 2026, at Crystal Lake Central High School.
Crystal Lake South held off Sycamore 47-41, tying the school record for wins in a season, and Geneva cruised to a 55-28 win over Boylan to keep its turnaround season going strong at the Class 3A Crystal Lake Central Sectional semifinals Tuesday.
Aubrina Adamik and Evie Freundt each finished in double figures, while Avery Suess gave Huntley a spark off the bench as the girls basketball team's season ended with a 42-37 loss to Libertyville in the IHSA Class 4A sectional semifinals at Guilford.
Johnsburg defeats Chicago Marshall in a IHSA Class 2A Johnsburg Sectional girls basketball semifinal game on Tuesday, February, 24, 2026, at Johnsburg High School.
St. Edward's defense held Marengo to one basket and two points in the first quarter, and the Indians couldn't recover in a 34-23 loss to the Green Wave in the Class 2A Marengo Regional final on Thursday.