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Competitors and fans take to the hill for the Norge Annual Winter Ski Jump Tournament on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026 at Norge Ski Jump in Fox River Grove.

Alden-Hebron sophomore Hayden Smith has been putting up points in a hurry. The 5-foot-6 guard earlier this season tied the program record for points in a game, and later topped that with 50 points against Mooseheart. "She never stops."

Cary-Grove senior guard Kennedy Manning hit an off-balance 3-pointer at the buzzer to lift the Trojans to a thrilling 35-33 Fox Valley Conference win over Huntley on Monday night.

Julia Scheuer led with 18 points, Audrey LaFleur drilled four 3-pointers, and Burlington Central stayed in the hunt for the Fox Valley Conference girls basketball title with a 48-33 victory over Crystal Lake South on Monday.

Before Woodstock played Marengo on Friday night, Dan Hill, the Blue Streaks' all-time leading scorer, delivered words of wisdom. Plus, Marengo freshman guard Caden Bezik continues to flash, and more in this week's Northwest Herald boys basketball notebook.

Crystal Lake South junior guard Carson Trivellini surpassed 1,000 career points with a career-high, 32-point effort against Jacobs on Jan. 21. Trivellini is the Northwest Herald Athlete of the Week.

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Woodstock Willie made his prognostication from the gazebo at Woodstock Square early on a chilly Monday morning, Feb. 2, 2026.

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Hundreds of people assembled along Route 31 in McHenry Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026, to protest recent actions by ICE, particularly the shootings of two American citizens in Minneapolis.

Huntley's boys wrestling team crowned four regional champions at the Class 3A DeKalb Regional, while Hampshire had three. Dundee-Crown and Burlington Central also had regional champs, plus more results from Saturday's regional action.