Girls Cross Country

Crystal Lake Central senior Hadley Ferrero stopped near the end of Saturday's Class 2A girls cross country state meet at Detweiller Park in Peoria to help carry a St. Ignatius runner to the finish line.

Richmond-Burton's Alexia Spatz took sixth at the Class 1A Lisle Sectional Nov. 2 to qualify for the girls cross country state meet. On Saturday, she ended her high school career with a 30th-place finish. Spatz was named the Northwest Herald Athlete of the Week.

On a perfect day for racing, Manteno freshman Klarke Goranson took full advantage

After finishing 18th at the Class 3A meet a season ago, Batavia, led by a core of sophomores and juniors, is hoping to achieve a top-five finish at state this time around. Plus, a look into other Kane County teams and individuals racing in Peoria on Saturday.

Here is a look at the Sauk Valley runners to watch at state cross country this weekend. Dixon, Rock Falls and Oregon have runners competing this Saturday at Detweiller Park in Peoria.

The Morris Community High School cross country team left Morris Friday morning with a police escort on its way to the IHSA state championships for the second year in a row.

DeKalb's Jacob Barraza is the lone Class 3A entrant from the Daily Chronicle area at Saturday's state cross country meet. Sycamore and Kaneland qualified their boys teams for the 2A race and Spartan junior Layla Janisch will compete on the 2A girls side.

Huntley's Isabella Ciesla won the Fox Valley Conference Girls Cross Country Meet Oct. 19 and over the weekend took 11th at the Class 3A Lake Park Sectional as the Raiders advanced to state as a team. Ciesla was selected as the Northwest Herald Athlete of the Week.

Crystal Lake South's girls team placed runner-up at the Class 2A Kaneland Sectional, while Woodstock's Ellery Shutt and Johnsburg's Grady Smith both took second individually in their sectional races. Plus more local cross country results from Saturday.

State cross country qualifiers include the Dixon boys team, Rock Falls' Gabe Moyer and Oregon's Daniel Gonzalez. Ariel Hernandez also advanced for the Rockets along with Dixon's Kamryn Rogers on Saturday.

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 2024 boys cross country teams in the Sauk Valley area.

Here is a capsule look at the girls 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.

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

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

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.