Girls Swimming news
Prairie Ridge graduate Valerie Tarazi is not done with competitive swimming, although her eligibility at Auburn is exhausted. She trained with her college team and will swim for Palestine in the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. "It’s been my dream my whole life."
Cary-Grove's fourth Class 6A football state championship takes the top spot among local sports stories for 2023. Local pitchers Bobby Miller and Quinn Priester making it to the major leagues is No. 2.
La Salle-Peru co-op freshman Sam Nauman, who attends Henry-Senachwine, is the 2023 NewsTribune Girls Swimmer of the Year after setting records and qualifying for state.
Allison was the lone state qualifier for DeKalb-Sycamore, hitting the qualifying mark in both the 100 free (52.89) and 200 free (1:54.61). Both were personal bests. She is the Daily Chronicle girls swimmer of the year.
Crystal Lake South co-op's Abby Uhl beat her own expectations by placing in all four of her events at state this fall. For her accomplishments, Uhl was named the Northwest Herald's Girls Swimmer of the Year.
Lincoln-Way East senior swimmer Ellie Egan was voted the Herald-News Athlete of the Week after finishing 10th at the state meet in the 100-yard butterfly and 12th in the 200 individual medley. She also helped the Griffins' 400 freestyle relay team place 16th.
Cary-Grove's Maggie Bendell took second place in diving at the IHSA Girls Swimming and Diving State Meet on Saturday. Crystal Lake South co-op brought home four medals.
The IHSA Girls Swimming and Diving State Finals were held at the FMC Natatorium in Westmont on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023.
DeKalb-Sycamore swimmer Molly Allison’s season came to an end Friday in the preliminary round of the IHSA state meet at the FMC Natatorium in Westmont.
Sterling junior Madison Austin broke her own school record in the 100-yard freestyle Friday at the IHSA Girls Swimming and Diving State meet at FMC Natatorium in Westmont.
Crystal Lake South co-op's Abby Uhl will compete in four events at this weekend's IHSA Girls Swimming and Diving State Meet at the FMC Natatorium in Westmont, beginning Friday. Marian Central's Abby Hill is seeded first in the 500-yard freestyle.
Here is a list of Northwest Herald area athletes who can sign their National Letters of Intent this week with NCAA scholarship schools, and those who are headed to other colleges.
The 2023 IHSA Girls Swimming & Diving State Meet will be held Friday and Saturday at FMC Natatorium in Westmont. This year, the Sauk Valley area will be represented by Sterling junior Madison Austin and a quintet from the Byron co-op.
Byron girls swimming won the 12-team field Saturday at the Rockford Jefferson Sectional with a 229 score, Hononegah took second with 199 and Sterling finished third with 181.
West Chicago, which co-ops with Batavia and Geneva, scored 275 points to win Saturday’s St. Charles North Sectional. The host North Stars were second with 256 points. It was the first sectional championship for West Chicago since 1992.
Crystal Lake South co-op's girls swimming team qualified six events, including two relays, to next weekend's state meet at the FMC Natatorium in Westmont. Plus more swimming and boys bowling results in Saturday's high school sports roundup.
Johnsburg's historic season came to an end with a 4-1 loss to Peoria Christian in a Class 1A Illinois Valley Central Boys Soccer Supersectional. Plus cross country and girls swimming results in Saturday's high school sports roundup.
The Sterling boys cross country team and Dale Johnson won Class 2A Galesburg Regional titles, Polo volleyball took 2nd at the AFC Tournament and the Sterling boys soccer season ended in a regional championship loss to Dunlap. Plus more local results in Saturday's roundup.
Sam Nauman, a freshman from Henry-Senachwine, was voted NewsTribune Athlete of the Week after setting a record for the La Salle-Peru co-op girls swimming team.
The Sterling girls swimming team beat the La Salle-Peru co-op to stay undefeated in dual meets, while Cavalier freshman Sam Nauman set a team record.
L-P Co-op hosted Sterling in girls swimming on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023 at La Salle-Peru Township High School.
Newman girls volleyball picked up its 20th win of the season with a 25-23, 25-13 victory. Oregon and Polo were also among local winners in Thursday's roundup.
Huntley's volleyball team earned at least a share of its second straight Fox Valley Conference championship, while Crystal Lake South remained in the hunt for the FVC title in boys soccer. Plus more in Thursday's high school sports roundup.
The Genoa-Kingston volleyball team won in two, the Hinckley-Big Rock boys soccer team finished third in the Little Ten Conference Tournament and more in Thursday's Daily Chronicle roundup.
The Fulton volleyball team took down Eastland in an NUIC South match on Wednesday, and the Morrison girls swimming & diving team lost a dual against Monmouth-Roseville on Tuesday.
The Newman and Rock Falls volleyball teams won at home, the Newman boys cross country team placed third at the Erie-Prophetstown Invite, and the Sterling girls swimming & diving team beat Byron on Tuesday.
The Erie-Prophetstown volleyball team won the Sterling Invite, while the Sterling girls swimming & diving team won the seven-team United Township Sprint Invite on Saturday.
Marengo's girls golf team won its first regional in program history, while Marian Central’s Ella Notaro claimed the individual championship at the Class 1A Marengo Regional. Read about that and more in Thursday's high school sports roundup.
The Rock Falls and Polo volleyball teams won on the road, while the Dixon girls tennis team and Sterling swimming & diving team won at home on Tuesday.
The Fulton volleyball team defeated Milledgeville on Monday, while the Byron co-op swimming & diving team finished first and the Sterling co-op finished second at the 11-team Freeport Invite on Saturday.
McHenry went 3-0 to win its own soccer tournament, and more boys soccer, volleyball, girls tennis, boys and girls cross country and girls swimming in Saturday's high school sports roundup.
Genoa-Kingston wins girls volleyball in two and dominates in boys soccer. Read those results and more in Thursday's roundup.
The Rock Falls and Newman volleyball teams won at home, while the Dixon girls tennis and Sterling girls swimming & diving teams won on the road on Tuesday.
Richmond-Burton's Colten Miller won the individual title and led the Rockets to the team championship at the Kishwaukee River Conference Boys Golf Tournament on Wednesday. And more golf, volleyball, boys soccer, girls tennis and swimming in the high school sports roundup.
Prairie Ridge's boys and girls cross country teams won Woodstock's Ryan Byrne Festival in Emricson Park. Plus results in boys and girls golf, girls swimming, boys soccer and more in Saturday's high school roundup.
Alivia Keegan gets 1,000th assist in volleyball, Hiawatha wins football, Genoa-Kingston wins girls golf by one stroke. That and more in Thursday's roundup.
The Newman volleyball team defeated Mendota, the Dixon girls tennis team topped Mendota, and the Rock Falls boys golf team prevailed against Genoa-Kingston on Tuesday.
Led by five service aces from Madaline Hogan, Hinckley-Big Rock won in two hard-fought games 25-21, 28-26 over Somonauk in Little Ten Conference play. Plus more local results in Thursday's roundup.
Delaney Stern had 15 assists, two kills and two aces for Johnsburg in a Kishwaukee River Conference volleyball win against Marengo. Plus results in girls swimming, boys and girls golf, boys soccer and girls tennis in Wednesday's prep roundup.
The Newman volleyball and boys golf teams won, while the Sterling boys and girls golf, girls tennis and girls swimming & diving teams also prevailed on Tuesday.
Sterling's Dale Johnson was the boys champion at the Galesburg Cross Country Invite, while the Rock Falls volleyball team finished second and Newman took third at the Rock Falls Rocket Invite on Saturday.
The La Salle-Peru co-op girls swimming team has three seniors who will lead a young team that features 13 underclassmen.
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.
The Sterling Water Warriors co-op won all 12 events in a Wednesday dual meet against the Morrison Fillies co-op, while the Morrison volleyball team lost to Stockton.
Tyler Samaan's 2-over 37 led Burlington Central to a one-stroke victory over McHenry in FVC boys golf. And more on volleyball, girls golf, boys soccer and girls swimming in Tuesday's high school sports roundup.
Here's a look at the girls swimming and diving teams around the Sauk Valley area with the 2023 season underway this week.
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We've got our team-by-team girls swimming preview for the 2023 season with the top returners, newcomers and information on each team in the McHenry County area here
Huntley graduate Josie Schmitendorf thrived in a new role with Eastern Kentucky's volleyball team last year as libero. She returns as one of her conference's highly regarded defensive players, and more in Barry Bottino's "On Campus."
Newman Central Catholic High School has revealed the individuals and teams who are part of the class of 2023 to be inducted into the athletics Hall of Fame in Sept. 2.