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.
Marengo moved closer to winning its third straight Kishwaukee River Conference title with a 6-2 win over Harvard on Thursday. Gianna Iovinelli provided a clutch two-out double, and Jozsa Christiansen pitched out of a bases-loaded jam with no outs in the sixth inning.
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.
Glen Pecoraro, the first baseball coach in Prairie Ridge history, is retiring from coaching at the end of the 2025 season. He plans to retire from teaching in the next 2-3 years. His Wolves have advanced to state twice, finishing second in Class 3A in 2021.
Johnsburg's baseball team celebrated the return of Ashton Stern to the mound Wednesday night, then celebrated a 14-0 win over Harvard that gave the Skyhawks the Kishwaukee River Conference championship.
Harvard senior Maria Mercado knocked in the game-winner as the Hornets made all seven of their penalty kicks in a shootout to beat Richmond-Burton and capture the program's first Kishwaukee River Conference Tournament title.
Richmond-Burton freshman Anthony Harvey struck out eight in a complete game three-hitter for his first varsity win, out-dueling Plano ace Jason Phillips 2-1 in the Kishwaukee River Conference series finale in Plano.