Girls Cross Country

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.

Dixon boys cross country won Saturday's Big Northern Conference cross country meet behind four Top 10 finishes. Rock Falls' Ariel Hernandez was runner-up in the girls race.

Led by wins from Avery Hacker and Francesco Benelli in the girls and boys races, Batavia came away with both team titles at the DuKane Conference meet on Saturday at Lake Park.

Marian Central boys soccer won its playoff opener, Huntley volleyball beat Crystal Lake South in three sets to stay atop the Fox Valley Conference standings, plus more scores in Tuesday's Northwest Herald roundup.

Leading the way among area runners was junior Daniel Gonzales of Oregon, who took 20th place with a time of 16:30.

Downers Grove North's boys and girls teams took home the team title, with Philip Cupial and Gavin Schroeder leading the boys with a 1-2 finish, while Sandwich's Sunny Weber controlled the girls race to take the individual title.

Rochelle wins boys soccer, Dixon finishes first in boys, girls cross country. That and more in Wednesday's roundup.

Runners competed in the annual Naperville North Twilight Cross Country Invitational on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024 in Naperville.

Huntley, Crystal Lake South, Prairie Ridge and Dundee-Crown all picked up shutout wins in their Fox Valley Conference boys soccer games, plus more scores and results in Tuesday's Northwest Herald roundup.

Seneca's Natalie Misener, La Salle-Peru's Adam Kasperski ran to individual La Salle County XC Invitational titles on Saturday at The Eastwood Golf Course in Streator. The Ottawa girls claimed a fourth-straight team title and the Cavaliers boys won for the first time since 2021.

Cary Grove junior Jameson Tenopir used a big surge in the final mile to win the boys race, St. Charles North boys win first home meet, and Shayne Dietzen's win in girls race paces Glenbard West to team win.

McHenry volleyball swept Huntley 25-20, 25-20, Dundee-Crown beat Burlington Central in three sets, plus more volleyball, boys soccer, girls tennis and cross country results in Tuesday's Northwest Herald roundup.

Richmond-Burton's Alex Hopp surpassed 2,000 career assists as the Rockets went 4-1 to win their own tournament Saturday. Marengo volleyball won the Yorkville Christian Tournament, Huntley girls tennis placed first at the Larkin Invite, plus more in the Northwest Herald roundup.

Henry-Senachwine boys golf finished second in the team race and was led by medalist Carson Rowe at the Tri-County Conference Meet, plus more in Wednesday's NewsTribune Roundup.

Mason Leslie scored twice to lead Huntley boys soccer to an FVC shutout against Jacobs, Georgia Watson had 20 kills in a three-set win against Burlington Central, plus more scores and results in Tuesday's Northwest Herald roundup.

Oregon junior cross country runner Daniel Gonzalez, who ran a personal record 16:44.9 at the First to the Finish Invitational at Detweiller Park, is the Sauk Valley Athlete of the Week for Sept. 9-14 in an online vote. Here is his Q&A with Drake Lansman.

Sophomore Ruby Acker led the Princeton girls country team to a second-place finish in its own Gary Coates Invitational on Saturday, while Princeton's Tyler VandeVenter and Augustus Swanson placed fifth and sixth in the boys race.

Mendota senior Anthony Kelson won the Gary Coates Invitational for the second year in a row, while the La Salle-Peru boys took the team title. Host Princeton placed second in the girls team standings.

Crystal Lake Central co-op's Rylee Rud earned medalist honors at the Stillman Valley Invite in girls golf, Crystal Lake South's Morgan Johnson reached 500 career kills in volleyball, plus more scores and results in Saturday's Northwest Herald roundup.

La Salle-Peru cross country took both the girls and the boys team titles at the Ross Greiter Invite, plus more from around the NewsTribune area Tuesday.

Crystal Lake South volleyball handed Crystal Lake Central its first Fox Valley Conference loss. Plus more volleyball, golf, cross country and boys soccer results in Tuesday's Northwest Herald roundup.

The cross country season is underway. Here are the team-by-team girls and boys previews with top returners, key newcomers and info on every The Times area squad for the 2024 season.

Nathan Gabriel of Joliet Central took second place in the boys race, while Lemont's Hannah Farley finished second in the girls race at the 52nd annual Plainfield Central Wildcat Invitational on Saturday.

Here is a capsule look at the girls cross country teams in the Sauk Valley area.

Here is a capsule look at the 2024 boys cross country teams in the Sauk Valley area.

A look at the area girls cross country teams

Fulton and Sterling score boys golf victories, plus more in Wednesday's Sauk Valley Roundup.

A look at the La Salle-Peru, Putnam County, Mendota, Princeton, Bureau Valley, Fieldcrest, Henry-Midland and Amboy co-op girls cross country teams for the 2024 season.

The cross country season has gotten off to a flying start. Here's a look at some of the girls teams across the area and where they stand heading into the 2024 season.

There's a lot of talented younger runners this year, and we spotlight five girls cross country runners poised for breakout years.

We break down what each girls cross country team expects out of the upcoming season as things get into full swing.

Here are five runners to watch in the 2024 season for Northwest Herald girls cross country teams.

Check out our team-by-team girls cross country preview with top returners, key newcomers and information on every Northwest Herald area team for the 2024 season.

Sycamore, DeKalb, Kaneland, Genoa-Kingston and Sandwich were among the many local teams taking part in the Sycamore Cross Country Invite Tuesday at Kishwaukee College in Malta.

Here is the schedule of upcoming games and matches for the week of Sept. 2 in the Kane County coverage area.

Huntley’s Tommy Nitz won the boys race and Haley Rahman won the girls for the Red Raiders at Saturday's McHenry County Cross Country Meet. Plus more cross country, boys soccer, girls tennis and volleyball results in the Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Here is the schedule of upcoming games and matches for the week of Aug. 26 in the Kane County Chronicle coverage area.

Here are some of the interesting storylines for girls cross country in The Herald-News coverage area for the 2024 season.

Ottawa's Kamimayla Ragan has signed to continue her education at IVCC and her cross country career at the NJCAA level with the Eagles.

McHenry Community High School will host the first McHenry Runathon, a one-hour event on Saturday, Aug. 10 at McCracken Athletic Field that will help raise money for the school's boys and girls cross country teams. Runners of all ages and skill levels are welcomed.

Korima Gonzalez qualified for the state cross country for the first time, then set a school record in the 800 at the state track tournament. The DeKalb senior was named the Daily Chronicle 2024 Girls Athlete of the Year.

Meet the 2023 Northwest Herald Girls Cross Country All-Area Team.

McHenry's Danielle Jensen was the second-highest placer in school history at the IHSA Cross Country State Meet. Jensen also is the Northwest Herald Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year.

A look at the top girls cross country runners in the NewsTribune area during the 2023 season.

Henry-Midland sophomore Daniella Bumber is a sprinter, but decided to try cross country last fall and had success. She was even better this year as she qualified for state to help her earn 2023 NewsTribune Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year honors.

After a near-miss last year, DeKalb senior cross country runner Korima Gonzalez had a very singular goal for the 2023 campaign. When she set a personal best at the Lake Park sectional, she achieved that goal with her first trip to the state meet.

From freshmen to seniors, there was not shortage of standout seasons for girls cross country runners. We look at some of the best with our all-area team.

St. Charles East senior Marley Andelman, won the Kane County Meet, was fifth in both the DuKane Conference meet and regionals, seventh at sectionals and 42nd at the Class 3A state meet, is the 2023 cross country Athlete of the Year.

Here is a list of Northwest Herald area athletes who can sign their National Letters of Intent this week with NCAA scholarship schools, and those who are headed to other colleges.

Ranked No. 1 all season, Downers Grove North's boys cross country team on Saturday won its second state title, while York's girls team won its second state championship in three years and Hinsdale Central senior Aden Bandukwala successfully defended his individual 3A title.