Prairie Ridge coach Joe Schroeder helped the Wolves accomplish their goals of winning a Fox Valley Conference championship and reach the state finals this fall. For his leadership, Schroeder was named the 2024 Northwest Herald Boys Soccer Coach of the Year.

Meet the 2024 Northwest Herald Boys Soccer All-Area team.

Despite a rough shooting night, Manteno buckled down in its 2-3 zone in Thursday’s home Illinois Central Eight Conference showdown with Wilmington, earning a 27-17 win.

Despite some pushes from Peotone, it was Coal City's girls basketball team that came out on top 61-40 to improve to 5-2 overall and 2-0 in ICE play.

Sterling, Newman, A-FC, Fulton, Polo and Amboy girls basketball had wins, Sterling girls bowling beat Dixon and more in Thursday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Seneca started out shooting cold, but played tough defense to register a win over Marquette on Thursday night.

Jayce Schmitt scored 20 points, including a 3-pointer in the closing seconds to force OT, but Johnsburg lost to Rockford Lutheran 78-74. Plus more in Thursday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

After seeing a lead of almost 18 points diminish all the way down to just two, St. Charles North put up 10 unanswered points to end the game and escape Glenbard West's comeback attempt with a 46-38 victory.

Kazariah Smith's putback basket with :04 remaining gave Romeoville a 60-58 win over Plainfield Central