Hampshire Preps

The 2024-25 girls wrestling season is underway this week. Check out the our team-by-team preview with top returners, newcomers and information on each local team.

The 2024-25 boys wrestling season is underway this week. Check out our team-by-team preview with top McHenry County area returners, newcomers and information on each local team.

McHenry and Cary advance to the Hoops for Healing Title game, Johnsburg opens season with win plus more boys and girls hoops and wrestling scores in sports round up.

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.

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.

Hampshire hosted Geneva in girls varsity basketball on Friday, Nov. 22, 2024.

After sitting for the majority of the first half due to foul troubles, Peri Sweeney erupted for 16 second-half points, including five 3-pointers, to help Geneva to their first win of the season with a 64-52 victory over Hampshire.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

Dundee-Crown co-op’s Maggie Nowak wrapped up her high school career with a 10th-place finish in the 100-yard butterfly, and Crystal Lake South co-op’s Bella Fontana was 16th in the 200 free to earn her first state medal in an individual event.

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

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

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.

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

Crystal Lake South co-op, Dundee-Crown co-op and Burlington Central will each send multiple entries for next weekend's IHSA Girls Swimming and Diving State Championships at the FMC Natatorium in Westmont.

Hampshire faces Libertyville in an IHSA Class 4A McHenry Sectional volleyball match on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, at McHenry High School Freshman Campus.

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.

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.

Huntley face Hampshire in an IHSA Class 3A boys soccer sectional semifinal game on Oct. 30, 2024, in Streamwood.

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.

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.

Prairie Ridge's Anna Mertel and Crystal Lake South's Rachelle Appelhans qualified for the Class 1A state girls tennis tournament, Gabby Schefke set a school record with 12 aces for Woodstock North volleyball, plus more in Monday's Northwest Herald roundup.

Huntley's Isabella Ciesla and Tommy Nitz placed first at the Fox Valley Conference Cross Country Meet, Marian Central girls tennis won a sectional title, Richmond-Burton volleyball won the Woodstock North Invite, and more in Saturday's Northwest Herald roundup.

Crystal Lake Central volleyball went 3-0 at the Vernon Hills Quad and Huntley won its first two matches at Glenbard East's Autumn Fest to advance to the Gold Bracket in Friday's Northwest Herald roundup.

Jacobs guaranteed its spot in the playoffs with its sixth win, Richmond-Burton rallied for a big win over Marengo, plus results and recaps from every Week 8 football game in the Northwest Herald area.

Burlington Central's boys team sits in sixth place at the Class 2A state tournament, Crystal Lake Central's Jack Bice is tied for 17th and five shots behind the leader in 3A, plus more scores and results in Friday's Northwest Herald state golf roundup.

Huntley volleyball earned a share of its third straight Fox Valley Conference title, McHenry's Riley Ten Bruin surpassed 1,000 career assists, Burlington Central swept Prairie Ridge, and more in Thursday's Northwest Herald roundup.

Cary-Grove can clinch the Fox Valley Conference outright when it travels to Crystal Lake South, a number of teams look to increase their playoff odds, plus a look at every Week 8 football game in the Northwest Herald area.

Crystal Lake Central co-op senior Delaney Medlyn will look to continue her sensational postseason run at the Class 2A state tournament, which begins Friday, after winning county, conference, regional and sectional titles.

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.

Johnsburg freshman Grady Smith placed runner-up in the boys race and freshman Clara Nicoline took 15th for the girls at the Amboy Columbus Day Cross Country Invite. Plus more in Monday's Northwest Herald roundup.

Crystal Lake Central volleyball went 4-1 over the weekend to place third at the Huntley Invite, plus more scores and results in Saturday's Northwest Herald roundup.

Huntley won all seven title matches to capture its fifth consecutive Fox Valley Conference Girls Tennis Tournament championship on Friday.

Woodstock North and Crystal Lake Central each went 2-0 on the first day of the Huntley Volleyball Invite in Friday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Burlington Central's Jackson Alcorn threw six TDs in a win over Prairie Ridge, Richmond-Burton blanked previously undefeated Woodstock North, plus results and recaps from every Week 7 football game in the Northwest Herald area.