Marengo's Jenna Turner and Prairie Ridge's Bella Crimaldi each had big offensive seasons to help Rock Valley College win its eighth straight NJCAA Division III national championship last month. The eight titles in a row is a record across all NJCAA divisions.

Eighteen players from the Northwest Herald coverage area were named to the Illinois Coaches Association All-State softball team, released Monday night.

Here is the 2022 All-Fox Valley Conference softball team, as selected by FVC coaches.

Cary-Grove sophomore Becca Weaver helped lead the Trojans to their first regional softball championship since 2011 and was voted Northwest Herald Athlete of the Week by readers.

Barrington stormed back and stunned Huntley with a seven-run seventh inning to beat the Red Raiders, 9-7, and win the Class 4A Huntley Sectional championship on Saturday.

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Barrington scored seven times in the seventh inning Saturday to stun Huntley, 9-7, in the Class 4A Huntley Sectional championship.

Huntley’s Jori Heard threw her second perfect game of the postseason and ran her hitless streak to 25 2/3 innings as the Red Raiders beat Grant, 3-0, in a Class 4A Huntley Sectional semifinal Wednesday.

Woodstock North's unexpected playoff run came to an end on Wednesday when Belvidere North won, 5-4 ,in extra innings to take the Class 3A Sycamore Sectional semifinal matchup.

Madilynn Crick went 4 for 4 and drove in three runs Tuesday but Cary-Grove fell to Wauconda, 15-7, in a Class 3A Lakes Sectional semifinal.