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Hampshire faces Prairie Ridge in a Fox Valley Conference wrestling meet on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, at Prairie Ridge High School in Crystal Lake.

Knox Homola was one of eight Hampshire wrestlers to record pins as the Whip-Purs earned a 67-11 dual victory against Prairie Ridge in Fox Valley Conference action on Thursday evening.

Marian Central's Jenna Remke and Julia Lukey, who won Chicagoland Christian Conference and Class 1A sectional doubles titles while earning a top-eight finish at state, are the 2025 Northwest Herald Girls Tennis Players of the Year.

Here is the 2025 Northwest Herald All-Area girls tennis team.

AJ Berndt posted career bests of 26 points and seven 3-pointers, and Cary-Grove's boys basketball stayed hot by beating Crystal Lake South 59-52 in a Fox Valley Conference opener Wednesday night in Cary.

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Crystal Lake South faces Gary-Grove in a Fox Valley Conference boys basketball game on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025, at Cary-Grove High School in Cary.

Aidan Gibbs scored a career-high 27 points to lead Huntley past McHenry, Laken LePage had 19 points for Crystal Lake South in a win against Grayslake North, and more results in Wednesday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Burlington Central senior Tyler Samaan won back-to-back Fox Valley Conference titles, carded a 6-under-par 66 to win a regional title and tied for 13th at the Class 3A state meet. Samaan is the 2025 Northwest Herald Boys Golfer of the Year.

Meet the 2025 Northwest Herald All-Area boys golf team.