Stories about Hampshire high school sports
Huntley scored 158 1/2 points and won 11 Fox Valley Conference titles to take the Northwest Herald All-Sports Award for a ninth consecutive time.
Meet the 2024 Northwest Herald All-Area baseball team.
Here is the 2024 All-Fox Valley Conference boys track and field team.
Here are the athletes who earned status on the 2024 All-Fox Valley Conference Girls Track and Field team.
Meet the 2024 Northwest Herald Girls Soccer All-Area team.
Meet the 2024 Northwest Herald All-Area boys tennis team.
Here is the 2024 All-Fox Valley Conference baseball team.
Twenty-five McHenry County-area players were selected to the Illinois Coaches Association All-State softball team, including five named first team. Check out the full list of local players earning ICA All-State honors here.
Here is the 2024 All-Fox Valley Conference girls soccer team, as selected by FVC coaches.
A number of McHenry County-area girls soccer players and coaches earned honors from the Illinois High School Soccer Coaches Association (IHSSCA) after this season. Three players earned all-state honors while two coaches were named coach of the year.
Here is the 2024 All-Fox Valley Conference boys lacrosse team, as selected by FVC coaches.
McHenry held off Hampshire 5-4 and Huntley beat Barrington 6-3 in the Class 4A Hampshire Sectional baseball tournament on Wednesday. The two meet for the title at 2 p.m. Saturday.
McHenry faces Hampshire in a Class 4A Hampshire sectional baseball game against on Wednesday, May 29, 2024, at the Hampshire High School.
Here is the 2024 All-Fox Valley Conference girls lacrosse team, as selected by coaches.
The Fox Valley Conference is considered one of the best baseball leagues in the state for its competitiveness in the postseason. The FVC had seven of its 10 teams win regionals over the weekend.
Prairie Ridge softball won its first regional title since 2018, Burlington Central girls soccer won a sectional title, Prairie Ridge's Cole Palese and Tim Jones took fifth at the boys tennis state tournament, and six FVC baseball teams were crowned regional champs Saturday.
Cary-Grove's Reece Ihenacho just kept throwing farther in the Class 3A discus and takes the title at the IHSA Boys Track and Field State Meet, almost setting the record, along with more standout performances by area athletes.
Prairie Ridge's Jacob Kim (singles) and Cole Palese and Tim Jones (doubles) advanced to the final day of the IHSA Class 1A Boys Tennis State Tournament and will play in the consolation semifinals Saturday at Palatine High School.
Dundee-Crown's 4x100- and 4x200-meter relays are in prime positions heading into the Class 3A finals at the IHSA Boys Track and Field State Meet. Cary-Grove's Reece Ihenacho leads in the 3A discus by almost four feet.
Cary-Grove thrower Reece Ihenacho was Class 3A discus runner-up last year at the IHSA Boys Track and Field State Meet. Now, Ihenacho hopes to land a throw that will get him not only the title, but a meet record.
McHenry's Vanessa Buske hit a walk-off grand slam in a regional semifinal softball win, Burlington Central's Mekenzie Rogers recorded a hat trick to lead the Rockets girls soccer team to the sectional finals, and more in Wednesday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.
Harvard, Prairie Ridge, Hampshire and Huntley softball won their playoff openers, while Woodstock North baseball defeated Harvard. Read about that and more in Tuesday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.
Crystal Lake Central's co-op girls lacrosse team got four goals from Anna Starr in a 10-1 win over St. Viator; and more girls and boys lacrosse scores in Monday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.
McHenry County will send 12 entries (six singles, six doubles) to next week's IHSA State Boys Tennis Tournament, Richmond-Burton and Johnsburg will meet for a sectional title in girls soccer, and more in Saturday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.
Richmond-Burton softball won its fourth straight regional title and set the program record for wins in a season, Huntley girls soccer captured back-to-back regional titles in a penalty-kick shootout, plus more scores and results in Friday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.
Crystal Lake South starter Yandel Ramirez struck out 12 batters and threw a complete game to lead the Gators to a 13-0 win over Belvidere on Thursday. Plus more playoff boys lacrosse scores along with softball and boys volleyball.
Cary-Grove's Logan Abrams and Reece Ihenacho each won title and had a runner-up in the throws; Huntley's sprint relays propelled the Red Raiders to another team title at the Class 3A Huntley Boys Track and Field Sectional.
Lilly Kunzer tossed a six-inning no-hitter for Marengo softball, while Richmond-Burton softball and Marengo and Marian Central baseball also won their playoff games. Plus postseason girls soccer results and more in Wednesday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.
Marian Central softball won its first playoff game since 2019 and the Hurricanes baseball team earned a walk-off win over Johnsburg in their postseason opener. Plus more in Tuesday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.
The weather was the big winner Monday as most baseball and softball games were suspended or canceled. Read more in Monday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.
Marengo (Class 2A), Prairie Ridge (3A) and Huntley (4A) earned No. 1 seeds as the postseason gets underway this week. Marengo sophomore Gabby Christopher breaks McHenry County's single-season home run record, plus more in this week's softball notes.
Cary-Grove and Jacobs tied for the Fox Valley Conference Boys Tennis Tournament title as things finished on Saturday. Prairie Ridge was only two points behind them. And more in Saturday's high school sports roundup.
Marian Central advanced three entries to next weekend's Class 1A State Girls Track and Field Meet at Eastern Illinois. Plus postseason girls soccer, baseball, softball and girls lacrosse results in Friday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.
McHenry senior Vanessa Buske belted two home runs, including a grand slam, and pitched all five innings in a 15-5 Fox Valley Conference win against Prairie Ridge. And more softball, baseball and girls soccer results in Thursday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.
Huntley's Sophie Amin tore it up on the same track where she suffered a horrific injury a year ago, and the Red Raiders won the Class 3A Huntley Girls Track and Field Sectional for a third consecutive year.
Huntley softball captured its fourth straight Fox Valley Conference championship, and Marengo softball earned back-to-back Kishwaukee River Conference titles. And more softball and baseball results in Wednesday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.
Marengo rallied with four runs in the bottom of the seventh inning, and Alten Bergbreiter scored the game-winning run in the ninth as the Indians beat Plano 15-14 to win back-to-back Kishwaukee River Conference titles. And more in Tuesday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.
Crystal Lake Central captured its fifth straight Fox Valley Conference championship after the Tigers defeated Hampshire, 8-0, and Huntley beat Burlington Central, 1-0, in overtime on Tuesday.
Crystal Lake Central faces Hampshire in a Fox Valley Conference girls soccer game on Tuesday, May 7, 2023, at Hampshire High School.
Crystal Lake South scored six runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to come back to beat Cary-Grove 7-6 on Monday. Plus more baseball softball, girls soccer, boys and girls lacrosse, boys tennis and boys volleyball scores.
Prairie Ridge won two doubles titles and beat Batavia by one point for the title at Saturday's Crystal Lake Central Boys Tennis Invite. And plenty more in Saturday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.
Hampshire center fielder Ari Fivelson and Conant coach Derek Fivelson had the rare opportunity to face each other on the baseball diamond Saturday as Hampshire beat Conant 12-1 in five innings.
Jacobs baseball beat McHenry in 11 innings, Cary-Grove baseball scored five runs in the sixth to rally past Crystal Lake South and Burlington Central softball's Isabelle Reed struck out 12 in a four-hit shutout in Friday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.
Harvard's Ytzel Lopez hit a go-ahead, two-run triple with two outs in the sixth inning as the Hornets beat Marengo 3-2 and handed the Indians their first Kishwaukee River Conference loss of the season. And more in Thursday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.
Huntley won its third consecutive Fox Valley Conference Girls Track and Field team championship and set five meet records on Thursday at Jacobs High School.
Crystal Lake South's Mark Pachla turned in another gem, his second in eight days, as the Gators beat McHenry 4-1 in eight innings in their Fox Valley Conference baseball game; and more in Wednesday's high school sports roundup.
McKayla Anderson and Annabelle Pederson combined to throw a no-hitter in Dundee-Crown's 10-0 win over Jacobs on Tuesday. Plus more softball, baseball, girls soccer, boys lacrosse, boys tennis and boys volleyball scores.
Abby Leslie scored to lead the Richmond-Burton to a 1-0 win over Woodstock in the Kishwaukee River Conference Tournament quarterfinal Monday. The Rockets will play Johnsburg in the tournament title match Wednesday.
McHenry had one of its most potent offensive games in an 18-12 victory over Yorkville; and more in Saturday's Northwest Herald high school sports roundup.
Huntley’s Dominique Johnson and Sophie Amin won events as the Red Raiders placed third at the Wheaton Warrenville South Invitational.