Huntley Preps

Here are five girls wrestlers to watch during the 2024-25 season in the Northwest Herald area.

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.

Kent State commit Anna Campanelli scored a career-high 32 points to lead Huntley to a 53-35 win over Boylan Catholic in the Dundee-Crown tournament.

Huntley faces Boylan in a Dundee-Crown Girls Basketball Tournament game on Friday, Nov. 22, 2024, at Dundee-Crown High School in Carpentersville.

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.

Here are five girls basketball players to watch 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.

Huntley had to contend with another tough block Saturday and fell to Lockport 25-12, 25-21 in the Class 4A state tournament third-place match at Illinois State's CEFCU Arena. The Red Raiders still bring home their first state trophy since 1997. "I’ll always be proud of us."

Huntley girls volleyball faced Lockport in the Class 4A State Consolation match on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024 at CEFCU Arena in Normal.

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

Making its first state semifinals appearance since 1997, top-seeded Huntley fell to No. 1 Benet 25-15, 25-19 in their Class 4A state semifinal at Illinois State's CEFCU Arena. The Raiders will play Lockport for third place at 7:25 p.m. Saturday.

Benet Academy defeated Huntley 25-15, 25-19 during the Class 4A State semifinal game on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024 at CEFCU Arena in Normal. The Redwings will play in the Championship game tomorrow at 8:55p.m.

Huntley and Prairie Ridge are the first McHenry County teams to reach state since 2018. The Red Raiders and Wolves look to continue their special seasons Friday and Saturday at Illinois State University's CEFCU Arena in Normal.

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.

After coming so close in two of the previous three seasons, Huntley finally broke through with a 25-22, 25-16 win against Fremd in the Class 4A DeKalb Supersectional to send the Red Raiders to the state semifinals for the first time since 1997.

The Huntley volleyball team took on Fremd Monday night in a Class 4A supersectional at DeKalb High School.

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

Georgia Watson and the Huntley volleyball will return to the supersectional round, knocking off Libertyville for a sectional title.

Huntley faces Libertyville in an IHSA Class 4A McHenry Sectional volleyball final match on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024, at McHenry High School Freshman Campus.

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

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.

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 gave West Aurora its toughest test of the year, but the Red Raiders couldn't pull off the upset in Aurora on Friday, losing 31-21 in the first round of the Class 8A playoffs.

Huntley's season came to an end Friday with a 4-0 loss to Elgin in the Class 3A Streamwood Sectional final. The Red Raiders, who won their third regional title in four years, were hoping to get their first sectional since 2021.

Huntley faces West Aurora in Round 1 of the 2024 Class 8A IHSA football playoffs. Friday Night Drive reporter Michal Dwojak will have live updates, scores and news from the game

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.

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.

Burlington Central faces Huntley in a Fox Valley Conference football game on Friday, Oct. 25, 2024, at Huntley High School.

Burlington Central faces Huntley in Week 9 of the 2024 IHSA football season. Friday Night Drive reporter Joe Aguilar will have live updates, scores and news from the game