Cary-Grove Preps

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.

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.

Senior QB Tony Chahino threw for almost 400 yards, and third-seeded Geneva upset top-seeded Cary-Grove 28-26 in the Class 6A state semifinals Saturday to reach its first state title game since 2008.

Cary-Grove faces Geneva in an IHSA Class 6A semifinal football game on Saturday, Nov. 23, at Geneva High School.

Cary-Grove faces Geneva in the semifinals of the 2024 Class 6A IHSA football playoffs. Friday Night Drive editor Alex Kantecki will have live updates, scores and news from the game

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 girls tennis team.

Here is the All-Fox Valley Conference girls volleyball team for the 2024 season, as selected by coaches.

Cary-Grove senior defensive lineman Jake Cody has flourished as a first-year starter, and he showed up big in the Trojans' Class 6A quarterfinal win over Belvidere North.

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.

Top-seeded Cary-Grove looks to advance to its second consecutive state championship game when it visits No. 3 Geneva at 1 p.m. Saturday in a Class 6A semifinal football game.

Crystal Lake Central co-op senior Delaney Medlyn had a run to remember this fall, winning McHenry County, Fox Valley Conference, regional and sectional tournament titles. Medlyn is the 2024 Northwest Herald Girls Golfer of the Year.

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

Join hosts Steve Soucie, Michal Dwojak and Josh Welge as they get you ready for the exciting matchups in the semifinals of the IHSA football playoffs

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.

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

Join hosts Matt Rodewald and Steve Soucie as they break down the quarterfinals of the IHSA football playoffs and look ahead to the semifinals

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.

Cary-Grove vs. Belvidere North in an IHSA Class 6A quarterfinals football game on Saturday, Nov. 16, at Cary-Grove High School in Cary.

Top-seeded Cary-Grove was its usual dominating and disciplined self in rolling to a 42-7 win over fourth-seeded Belvidere North in the Class 6A quarterfinals.

Belvidere North faces Cary-Grove in the quarterfinals of the 2024 Class 6A IHSA football playoffs. Friday Night Drive correspondent Andy Tavegia will have live updates, scores and news from the game

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

Two seasons removed from missing the state playoffs for only the second time since 2003, Cary-Grove's football team is three wins away from a second-straight Class 6A state championship.

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

Cary-Grove brings an 18-game winning streak into Saturday's 1 p.m. Class 6A quarterfinal game against Belvidere North.

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.

Cary-Grove senior middle linebacker Charlie Ciske stood at the front of the line by the home-side fence again as the Trojans in single file exchanged high fives with fans after their 41-8 win over visiting Antioch in a second-round Class 6A playoff game Saturday.

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

Antioch faces Cary-Grove in an IHSA Class 6A second-round football game on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024, at Cary-Grove High School.

Antioch faces Cary-Grove in Round 2 of the 2024 Class 6A IHSA football playoffs. Friday Night Drive editor Alex Kantecki will have live updates, scores and news from the game

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.

Cary-Grove scored 38 points in the first quarter and cruised to a 71-6 victory over Chicago Senn in a Class 6A first-round playoff game Friday.

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 6A playoffs.

Cary-Grove faces Harvard in the IHSA Class 2A Harvard Regional Championship match on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024, at Harvard Junior High School in Harvard.

Harvard overcame an early deficit Saturday afternoon to beat Cary-Grove 2-1 to win the Class 2A Harvard Regional championship. It's the program's first back-to-back regional title since 2011-12.

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.

McHenry's versatile Conner McLean and his fellow seniors played their final home game of the season Friday and played hard to the end in a 35-19 loss to Jacobs, plus more in this week's Northwest Herald football notebook.