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Harvard faces Crystal Lake Central in the nonconference softball on Monday, May 19, 2025, at Crystal Lake Central High School.

Woodstock's Megan Kuiper threw a perfect game with 18 strikeouts to beat Round Lake, Marian Central baseball won its playoff opener over Genoa-Kingston, plus more in Monday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

McHenry's baseball team waited a long time to win the Fox Valley Conference title again. Long-haired Bennet Baumann then delivered. His pinch-hit, walk-off single in the last of the 10th Monday gave the Warriors a 3-2 win over Prairie Ridge and the outright FVC championship.

Sophomore Oli Victorine pitched a complete game with 15 strikeouts, leadoff hitter Ella Arana hit her fourth homer of the season, and Crystal Lake Central beat Harvard 4-0 on Monday.

Woodstock's Ian Rago, who previously coached crosstown rival Woodstock North, was given the game ball after his Blue Streaks beat the Thunder 4-1 earlier this month. Plus info on Huntley’s AJ Putty making the switch to leadoff in this week’s baseball notes.

Woodstock North's Parker Neff and Tristan Schaffter both hit home runs as the Thunder won big, Marengo girls soccer won its regional semifinal, and more in Saturday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Prairie Ridge, Johnsburg, Genoa-Kingston and Woodstock rounded out the top five teams at the Class 2A Genoa-Kingston Sectional Friday behind team champion Rockford Boylan, with all four schools sending athletes to next week's state meet in Charleston.

McHenry's baseball team has earned a share of its first Fox Valley Conference title since 2011 and hoped to capture the title outright Friday by beating Prairie Ridge. The game was suspended because of darkness after eight innings, however, with the score tied 2-all.

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Area athletes compete in the Class 2A Genoa-Kingston Girls Track and Field Sectional on May 16, 2025, at Genoa-Kingston High School in Genoa.