Huntley's Mark Petryniec led the Red Raiders on another successful run this spring, finishing with an area-best 30-10 record and fourth straight Fox Valley Conference championship. Petryniec is the 2024 Northwest Herald Softball Coach of the Year.

Meet the 2024 Northwest Herald All-Area softball 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.

Huntley fell just short of its third state appearance with a 2-1 loss to Mundelein in the Class 4A Rosemont Supersectional at The Ballpark at Rosemont on Monday. "We were a special team, but next year they can be just as special.”

Huntley defeats Barrington in the Class 4A Barrington Sectional softball Championship game on Friday, May 31, 2024, at the Barrington High School.

Huntley, eliminated by Barrington in each of the past two postseasons, defeated the Fillies 5-3 at Barrington's Field of Dreams Friday to capture its third sectional championship in program history.

Down a run in the top of the fourth inning in the Class 3A Sycamore Sectional final, Kairi Lantz and Faith Heil started a Sycamore rally with singles, and Ema Durst and Bella Johnson each had RBI singles for all of the Spartans runs in a 3-1 win against Prairie Ridge.

The Sycamore softball team took on Prairie Ridge Friday afternoon to decide the champion of the Class 3A Sycamore Sectional.

Huntley defeated Rockford Auburn 5-3 Wednesday to reach the Class 4A Barrington Sectional championship. The Red Raiders, who have played for a sectional title every year since 2017, will face Barrington at 4:30 p.m. Friday.

Reese Mosolino threw a one-hitter with 10 strikeouts as Prairie Ridge edged Sterling 2-1 in Wednesday's Class 3A Sycamore Sectional semifinal. Two unearned runs were the difference.

The Prairie Ridge softball team took on Sterling Wednesday afternoon in a Class 3A sectional semifinal at Sycamore High School.

Here is the All-Kishwaukee River Conference softball team for the 2024 season, as selected by coaches. Marengo's Gabby Christopher and Richmond-Burton's Hailey Holtz were named co-KRC Player of the Year.

Richmond-Burton junior Hailey Holtz struck out 15 of the 24 batters she faced Saturday, but two North Boone home runs proved to be the difference as the Rockets fell to the Vikings 2-0 in a Class 2A Marengo Sectional final.

Harvard faces Prairie Ridge in a Class 3A softball regional final game at Lions Park in Harvard on Saturday, May 25, 2024.

Richmond-Burton faces North Boone in the IHSA Softball Class 2A Sectional Championship game on Saturday, May 25, 2024, at Marengo High School.