Hampshire Preps

Huntley's boys track and field team had a lot to clap about during the Fox Valley Conference meet Thursday. The host Red Raiders overcame a deficit with two events left to beat Jacobs by one point and earn their third FVC championship in a row.

Jacobs' boys tennis team crowned four champions to repeat as the Fox Valley Conference Tournament champions, Marian Central girls track and field advanced five entries to the Class 1A state meet, and more in Thursday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Huntley, with 159 points, easily rolled to the Class 3A Huntley sectional championship Wednesday night. Dominique Johnson paced the Red Raiders with first-place efforts in the triple jump and long jump.

McHenry baseball won a share of the Fox Valley Conference title with a 5-2 win over Prairie Ridge on Wednesday in a matchup between the conference's top-two teams. Plus more baseball, softball and girls soccer scores.

Crystal Lake Central's co-op girls lacrosse team won the FVC title again, while Gabby Wojtarowicz scored four times to become the Jacobs girls soccer team's all-time leading goal scorer. Plus more in Tuesday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Prairie Ridge softball won at least a share of the Fox Valley Conference championship with a 1-0 win over Burlington Central on Monday. Plus more softball, baseball, girls soccer and girls lacrosse scores.

A look back at the last week of high school sports in the Northwest Herald by photographers Gregory Shaver, Patrick Kunzer for the Shaw Local News Network, and Ryan Rayburn for the Shaw Local News Network.

Harvard's Tallulah Eichholz hit two home runs and struck out 11 while her sister Leona hit a walk-off, two-run blast to beat Dundee-Crown, Prairie Ridge's Reese Mosolino struck out 10 in a shutout against Marengo, plus more in Saturday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Jacobs edged McHenry in baseball, Hampshire topped Burlington Central, Dundee-Crown's Oreoluwa Sobodu won three events at the Kane County Boys Track and Field Meet, and more in Friday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Elena Fetzer set a meet record in the shot put, Miami-bound Dominique Johnson won the long jump and ran on a winning relay, and host Huntley won the Fox Valley Conference girls track and field championship Thursday for the fourth year in a row.

Crystal Lake Central's Oli Victorine struck out 17 in a one-hit shutout, Kylee Nicholson pitched Woodstock North past Richmond-Burton, Hampshire's Bria Riebel hit two homers, Huntley's Maizie Nickle scored six goals, and more in Thursday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Local athletes compete in the Fox Valley Conference Girls Track and Field Meet on Thursday, May 8, 2025, at Huntley High School.

Crystal Lake South baseball scored four runs in the sixth to rally and beat McHenry, Burlington Central edged Prairie Ridge, Cary-Grove shut out Huntley, and more baseball, softball and lacrosse results in Wednesday's Northwest Herald roundup.

Alice Sondergaard hit a three-run, walk-off home run as Hampshire softball beat Huntley, McHenry's Natalie Bender threw a complete game in a 1-0 win over Burlington Central, plus more results in Tuesday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Hailey Holtz threw a no-hitter for Richmond-Burton, Harvard and R-B girls soccer advanced to the KRC Tournament final, plus softball, baseball, track and field and more results in Monday's Northwest Herald Sports Roundup.

Marengo's softball team knocked off Huntley 4-2 to capture its own tournament championship and celebrated coach Dwain Nance's 600th career victory. Plus more softball, baseball and girls soccer results in Saturday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Huntley's boys track and field team placed runner-up to St. Charles North in the Rolling Meadows Mustang Classic, while the girls team took second at Wheaton Warrenville South. Plus more in Friday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

St. Charles North accumulated five wins and had multiple double-scoring events to score 132.5 points and secure a commanding victory in the Kane County Meet.

Gretchen Huber pitched a five-inning perfect game with 10 strikeouts as Huntley beat Jacobs 11-0 in Fox Valley Conference softball action Thursday. Jacobs baseball, meanwhile, finished off a win over Huntley. Plus more in Thursday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Emma Dallas threw a no-hitter to help Prairie Ridge beat Crystal Lake South 11-0 on Wednesday night to keep pace at the top of the Fox Valley Conference standings. Plus more softball, baseball, girls soccer, boys tennis and girls lacrosse scores.

Harvard's baseball and softball teams each won KRC games behind strong pitching performances from Adam Cooke and Tallulah Eichholz, Julie Silva scored four goals for Harvard girls soccer, plus more in Tuesday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Hampshire's Mia Robinson drove in 14 runs and hit four home runs during a 4-1 week, including homers in three straight games as the Whip-Purs won the Larkin Slugfest. Robinson is the Northwest Herald Athlete of the Week.

Wilson Wemhoff hit a three-run homer in the first inning, Bradley-bound Calen Scheider pitched a complete game, and Hampshire beat Huntley 8-3 in Fox Valley Conference baseball action Monday.

Brandon Shannon threw a no-hitter for McHenry, the Warriors softball team knocked off Hampshire, plus more baseball, softball, track and field, tennis, soccer and lacrosse scores in Monday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Hampshire faces Huntley in a Fox Valley Conference baseball game on Monday, April 28, 2025, at Huntley High School.

Johnsburg's Nate Frost threw a no-hitter in a doubleheader split with Plano, Woodstock North and Richmond-Burton each won a game of their baseball doubleheader, and more in Saturday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

A look back at the last week in sports in the Northwest Herald by photographers Gregory Shaver, and Patrick Kunzer for the Shaw Local News Network

Makayla Nordahl fanned 12 and allowed just one hit as Woodstock North knocked off Woodstock in softball, plus more scores from baseball, softball and boys and girls track and field in Friday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

The best weather of the track and field season turned into a cold reality for Katie Jewell, briefly, fortunately for Prairie Ridge’s star sprinter. She pulled up lame after winning the 100 in the McHenry County meet, but also won the 200. Matt Scardina won three races for Jacobs.

Hampshire finished strong Thursday to beat Crystal Lake Central 11-7 in a Fox Valley Conference game.

Kylee Nicholson struck out 14 for Woodstock North in a KRC softball win against Richmond-Burton, McHenry softball beat Prairie Ridge, and more softball, baseball, boys tennis and girls soccer results in Thursday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Prairie Ridge's Reese Vrba hit a two-run home run for the Wolves in an FVC win against Crystal Lake Central, Burlington Central softball topped Hampshire, plus more scores in Wednesday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Maddon McKim drove in eight runs as Prairie Ridge baseball won big. Prairie Ridge girls soccer and boys tennis were also winners, plus more baseball, softball and track and field results in Tuesday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Huntley baseball scores early in a win, Huntley softball knocks off Cary-Grove, and Huntley girls track and track cruises in the FVC, plus more baseball, softball and girls soccer in Monday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Prairie Ridge softball stayed undefeated Saturday after a pair of wins over Glenbrook South. Plus plenty of more softball, baseball, girls soccer, boys tennis, boys and girls lacrosse and boys volleyball scores.

Donovan Christman led a hot McHenry hitting attack with a home run, double and five RBIs to beat Batavia, and more in Friday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Jacobs freshman Kylie Deegan netted a hat trick Thursday night to help the Golden Eagles beat Hampshire 4-2.

Evan Frangiamore’s walk-off single in the last of the seventh inning lifted Cary-Grove's baseball team to a 5-4 win over McHenry. Prairie Ridge's Ava Gertz and Huntley's Maizie Nickle netted hat tricks. Plus more results in Thursday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Hampshire faces Jacobs in Fox Valley Conference soccer match on Thursday, April 17, 2025, at Jacobs High School in Algonquin.

The Crystal Lake Central softball team stayed undefeated with a 13-1 win over crosstown rival Crystal Lake South. Plus more softball, baseball, girls soccer, girls lacrosse, boys tennis and boys volleyball scores.

Prairie Ridge's baseball team remained perfect in the Fox Valley Conference on Wednesday, pulling away late from Hampshire en route to an 8-1 victory.

Hampshire faces Prairie Ridge in Fox Valley Conference baseball game on Wednesday, April 16, 2025, at Prairie Ridge High School in Crystal Lake.

Drew Litchfield drove in five runs for Marengo baseball, Gabby Gieseke had three hits and three RBIs for Marengo softball, and Harvard softball's Leona Eichholz struck out 14 in a two-hitter. And more in Tuesday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Brock Iverson drove in three runs to lead Cary-Grove baseball past Crystal Lake Central, Addison DeSomer drove in five in a win for C-G softball, plus more baseball, softball, track and field, girls soccer, boys tennis and lacrosse scores in Monday's Northwest Herald roundup.

McHenry baseball coach Brian Rockweiler earned his 400th career victory, Jacobs boys tennis won the 24-team Triad Invite, Richmond-Burton's Hailey Holtz threw a no-hitter, and more in Saturday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Woodstock North rallied to beat Marengo in KRC baseball, Crystal Lake Central and Prairie Ridge picked up FVC wins, plus more baseball, softball, girls soccer, boys tennis and track and field results in Friday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Richmond-Burton's Hailey Holtz surpassed 700 strikeouts for her career, fanning 18 Harvard batters in a 9-2 win, while Woodstock's Noah Rodriguez had four hits and eight RBIs against St. Edward. Plus more results in Thursday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Johnsburg's baseball team defeated Richmond-Burton on a walk-off balk, Cary-Grove's Charlie Taczy tossed a shutout against Burlington Central, Crystal Lake Central's Cassidy Murphy hit two homers, plus more in Wednesday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

McHenry's Brandon Shannon and Zach Readdy threw a combined no-hitter against Hampshire, plus more scores in baseball, girls soccer, softball, track and field, lacrosse and boys tennis in Tuesday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Marian Central's softball and baseball teams opened Chicagoland Christian Conference play with wins behind strong pitching performances from Christine Chmiel and Colin Kowalsky, and more in Monday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.