Check out our five top girls golfers to watch in the Northwest Herald area for the 2025 season.

After three years at Burlington Central, Ted Juske officially took over as the Crystal Lake Central athletic director July 1.

Brooklyn Johnson made a diving catch in right field to rob Sycamore of a run. Oli Victorine pitched an 11-strikeout gem. And Ella Arana hit a rocket that drove in the first of two Crystal Lake Central runs in the fifth inning of their 2-0 win in a sectional semifinal on Tuesday.

Some McHenry County high schools already had policies about keeping cellphones off and out of sight – but now they're enforcing them more strictly as evidence mounts about potential harms, especially from social media.

Crystal Lake Central faces Lake Forest in the Girls Lacrosse Supersectional match on Tuesday, May 28, 2024, at Crystal Lake Central High School.

Members of the Class of 2024 Crystal Lake Central received their diploma during Crystal Lake Central's centennial graduation ceremony on Saturday, May 18, 2024 at Crystal Lake Central High School.

The Cary-Grove co-op team qualified nine entries from the Stevenson Boys Swimming and Diving Sectional Meet to next week's state meet.

Scenes from Crystal Lake Central's 100 year anniversary homecoming day parade on a rainy Saturday, Sep. 16, 2023 in Crystal Lake. The parade began at the high school and made its way through downtown Crystal Lake.

Aiden Maloney and Garrett Melton popped in goals for the Saints for their seventh overall win of the season in their 3-0 triumph over Crystal Lake Central on Tuesday.

Burlington Central's Leah Freesemann had 13 kills to lead the Rockets past Crystal Lake Central 25-23, 19-25, 25-21 in their Fox Valley Conference match. Plus more scores and results in Thursday's high school roundup.

Teachers in many McHenry County school districts have been hard at work preparing for another school year.

Huntley faces Crystal Lake Central in a Fox Valley Conference girl's lacrosse match Wednesday, April 19, 2023, at Huntley High School.

The 2023 boys tennis season is already underway. Check out our team-by-team preview with top returners, newcomers and info on each local team.

Following a national search, Neil Lesinski was tapped Wednesday to replace retiring Crystal District 155 Superintendent Steve Olson starting July 1, the district said in a statement posted to its website.

Huntley faces Crystal Lake Central on a Fox Valley Conference volleyball match Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022, at Crystal Lake Central High School.

Here are five boys swimmers to watch in the Northwest Herald area this season.