Woodstock North Preps

With opponents cancelling varsity seasons due to low numbers, some schools have found new foes, while others are still searching.

The Northwest Herald volleyball preview will appear in the Aug. 23 edition, with previews on each local team. Until then, here are five storylines to watch this fall.

Meet the 2022 Northwest Herald All-Area baseball team.

Meet the 2022 Northwest Herald All-Area softball team.

Meet the 2022 Northwest Herald Girls Soccer All-Area teams.

Meet the 2022 Northwest Herald All-Area boys tennis team.

Richmond-Burton's Hayden Christiansen is the Kishwaukee River Conference Baseball Player of the Year as the All-KRC team is announced.

Woodstock North's unexpected playoff run came to an end on Wednesday when Belvidere North won, 5-4 ,in extra innings to take the Class 3A Sycamore Sectional semifinal matchup.

Here is the All-Kishwaukee River Conference softball team for the 2022 season, as selected by coaches.

Krista Hermann hit two homers as Woodstock North's softball team beat Prairie Ridge, 9-3, to win its first regional title in program history. Plus more postseason results in baseball, girls soccer, boys tennis and lacrosse.

Richmond-Burton's Tristan Rockwell, Joe Miller, Sean Rockwell and Jack Verdoni look like the team to beat in the Class 2A 4x400-meter relay at the IHSA Boys Track and Field State Meet after their preliminary performance Friday.

Prairie Ridge's Elena Smith tossed a complete-game shutout to lead the Wolves to a 3-0 win over Harvard in their Class 3A Woodstock North Regional semifinal. Plus more postseason results in baseball and tennis in Thursday's prep roundup.

Crystal Lake Central’s Braydon Gibour had a grand slam, and Tommy Korn tossed seven scoreless innings for the Tigers in a 9-0 win against Deerfield in a Class 3A Vernon Hills Regional semifinal. Plus more postseason results in Wednesday's prep roundup.

Crystal Lake South's Jackson Schuetzle will make his return to the boys tennis state tournament after playing through a stress fracture in his lower back. The Class 1A and 2A state meet begins Thursday.

Sam Sander and Lizzie Gray tallied goals for Crystal Lake Central, lifting the Tigers to a 2-0 win over Belvidere North in a Class 2A Freeport sectional semifinal Tuesday afternoon. Plus more postseason results in girls soccer and softball.