Jacobs Preps

Jacobs co-op boys swimming won Harlem's Dave Logterman Memorial Invite to open the season, Huntley girls bowling was first at the Dundee-Crown Charger Scramble, Richmond-Burton boys wrestling took third at Rockford East, and more in Saturday's Northwest Herald roundup.

Harvard girls basketball ended a 46-game losing streak in Kishwaukee River Conference play, plus more scores and results in Friday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Meet the 2024 Northwest Herald All-Area girls volleyball team.

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.

Caleb Jett came off the bench to score 10 of his game-high 23 points in the fourth quarter as McHenry pulled away to beat Jacobs 64-52 in a Fox Valley Conference boys basketball opener.

AJ Demirov knocked in 28 points to lead Crystal Lake South to a 70-47 win over Dundee-Crown on Wednesday night. Plus more boys and girls basketball, boys wrestling and boys bowling scores.

Jacobs faces McHenry in a Fox Valley Conference boys basketball on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024 at McHenry High School.

Summer Toussaint tied a career-high with 24 points in a win for Johnsburg, Hampshire girls basketball earned its first win, plus more scores and results in Tuesday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Erica DeBello leads Huntley girls bowling past McHerry, plus more girls and boys bowling and boys basketball results in Monday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Richmond-Burton girls basketball won the South Beloit Thanksgiving Tournament, Marian Central's Finn Pivnicka had a huge day at the Oregon Tournament, plus more in Saturday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Meet the 2024 Northwest Herald All-Area boys cross country team.

Richmond-Burton boys wrestling beat Crystal Lake South and Prairie Ridge, plus more results in Wednesday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Meet the 2024 Northwest Herald All-Area girls cross country team.

The 2024-25 boys wrestling season is underway this week. Check out our team-by-team preview with top McHenry County area returners, newcomers and information on each local team.

McHenry and Cary-Grove boys basketball advanced to the Hoops for Healing Tournament championship, Huntley girls basketball won the Dundee-Crown Thanksgiving Tournament, plus more in Tuesday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

The boys basketball season is already underway. Check out our team-by-team preview with top returners, newcomers and info on each team in the Northwest Herald area for the 2024-25 season.

Here are five boys basketball players to watch in the Northwest Herald area for the 2024-25 season.

Woodstock, Cary-Grove and McHenry cruised to opening-night wins in boys basketball, plus more from boys bowling and girls basketball in Monday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Cary-Grove senior Ellie Mjaanes led all scorers with 27 points as the Trojans defeated Marian Central 63-42 to win the Johnsburg Feast Mode Tournament championship. Plus other Thanksgiving tourney scores in Saturday's Northwest Herald roundup.

Zoe Nanos scored 16 points to lead Prairie Ridge to a win at Burlington Central's Mark Einwich Kick-Off Tournament, plus more scores in Friday's Northwest Herald roundup.

Meet the 2024 Northwest Herald All-Area boys golf team.

Cary-Grove beat Rockford Lutheran and Marian Central outlasted Johnsburg to reach the championship game of the Johnsburg Feast Mode Tournament. And more in Thursday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Meet the 2024 Northwest Herald All-Area girls golf team.

Cary-Grove, Marengo, Huntley, Johnsburg and Burlington Central all won their Thanksgiving Tournament season openers in girls basketball, plus more scores from around the area in Tuesday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

The girls basketball season is already underway. Check out our team-by-team preview with top returners, newcomers and info on each team in the Northwest Herald area for the 2024-25 season.

Marengo, Huntley and Woodstock earned boys bowling wins, while Hampshire and Woodstock North girls basketball dropped their season openers in Monday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Dundee-Crown co-op’s Maggie Nowak wrapped up her high school career with a 10th-place finish in the 100-yard butterfly, and Crystal Lake South co-op’s Bella Fontana was 16th in the 200 free to earn her first state medal in an individual event.

The Harvard boys bowling team dropped a nonconference dual to South Beloit Friday.

At FMC Natatorium in Westmont on Friday, Dundee-Crown co-op’s Maggie Nowak and Crystal Lake South co-op’s Bella Fontana earned spots in Saturday’s state finals. Both will swim in consolation heats.

Johnsburg's boys bowling team lost a nonconference matchup against Grant on Thursday.

Longtime friends and competitors in the pool, Prairie Ridge senior Abby Uhl and Crystal Lake South junior Bella Fontana will compete in their final high school races together at this weekend's IHSA Girls Swimming and Diving State Meet.

Woodstock co-op's Max Haggerty bowled a 757 series in a win over McHenry, plus wins for Huntley, Johnsburg and Marengo in Wednesday's Northwest Herald roundup.

Marengo's boys bowling team picked up its second win in as many days in Tuesday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

A number of McHenry County-area boys soccer players earned honors from the Illinois High School Soccer Coaches Association after impressive seasons this fall.

Huntley's Matthew Fishman and Marengo's Hunter Pankow led their respective boys bowling teams to wins in Monday's Northwest Herald roundup.

Here is the 2024 All-Fox Valley Conference boys soccer team, as selected by FVC coaches.

Crystal Lake South co-op, Dundee-Crown co-op and Burlington Central will each send multiple entries for next weekend's IHSA Girls Swimming and Diving State Championships at the FMC Natatorium in Westmont.

Dundee-Crown co-op came close to beating Crystal Lake South co-op at last year's Fox Valley Conference Girls Swimming Invite. This year, the District 300 team showcased its terrific depth to win the conference title for the first time.

Bradley-Bourbonnais faces Jacobs in an IHSA Class 7A first-round football football game on Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, at Jacobs High School in Algonquin.

Bradley-Bourbonnais faces Jacobs in Round 1 of the 2024 Class 7A IHSA football playoffs. Friday Night Drive reporter Joe Augilar will have live updates, scores and news from the game

Huntley volleyball earned its eighth straight regional title, Burlington Central won its first in 10 years, plus regional championship sweeps for Woodstock North, Prairie Ridge and Hampshire in Thursday's Northwest Herald roundup.

Sports reporter Joe Aguilar takes a look at the IHSA first-round football matchups for teams in the Northwest Herald area.

Crystal Lake Central, Crystal Lake South, Huntley, Jacobs, Woodstock North, Richmond Burton, Prairie Ridge and Hampshire earned regional semifinal wins in volleyball, and more in Tuesday's Northwest Herald roundup.

Marian Central volleyball outlasted Marengo in three sets and Johnsburg's Adelaide Bruns set the school record for aces in a season against Cristo Rey St. Martin in Monday's Northwest Herald roundup.

Hampshire, Crystal Lake Central and Huntley each won their respective boys soccer regional championships Saturday. Plus more playoff soccer and regional boys and girls cross country scores.

Here are the opening round pairings for the Class 7A playoffs.

Richmond-Burton boys soccer beat Hinckley-Big Rock in a Class 1A sectional semifinal for a program-record 20th win, plus Prairie Ridge won a Class 2A regional championship in Friday's Northwest Herald roundup.

Girls tennis players from Marian Central and Huntley are still competing after the first day of the state tournament, plus more scores and results in Thursday's Northwest Herald roundup.

No. 16-seeded Cary-Grove boys soccer upset top-seeded Grayslake Central in a regional semifinal, Huntley volleyball wrapped up the Fox Valley Conference championship, and more in Tuesday's Northwest Herald roundup.

Prairie Ridge's Anna Mertel and Crystal Lake South's Rachelle Appelhans qualified for the Class 1A state girls tennis tournament, Gabby Schefke set a school record with 12 aces for Woodstock North volleyball, plus more in Monday's Northwest Herald roundup.