Cary-Grove face McHenry in a Fox Valley Conference softball game on Thursday, April 30, 2026, at McHenry High School.

Woodstock North's Kylee Nicholson and Makayla Nordahl both pitched out of bases-loaded jams in the final two innings as the Thunder beat Marengo 5-3 on Tuesday to move to 8-0 in the Kishwaukee River Conference.

Marengo faces Woodstock North in a Kishwaukee River Conference softball game on Tuesday, April 28 , 2026, at Woodstock North High School.

Addi Edlen hit a no-doubt home run in a six-run fourth inning, and Alexa Schuring delivered a clutch two-run double in the sixth as Hampshire held off Burlington Central 11-10 in their Fox Valley Conference softball game Tuesday.

Burlington Central faces Hampshire in a Fox Valley Conference softball game on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, at Hampshire High School.

Crystal Lake Central junior Ella Arana went a perfect 4 for 4 with two doubles and four runs scored as the Tigers beat Prairie Ridge 7-1 in their Fox Valley Conference softball game Monday.

Crystal Lake Central face Prairie Ridge in a Fox Valley Conference softball game on Monday, April 20, 2026, at Prairie Ridge High School.

Hampshire scored 35 runs over three games in cruising to the title at the Larkin Slugfest on Saturday.

Marengo's Gabby Christopher cemented herself among the top power hitters in McHenry County history, Huntley's Mark Petryniec recently earned career win No. 500, and Hampshire grad Gwen Malecke takes over at Woodstock North in this week's softball notes.