Jacobs Preps

Brock Iverson drove in three runs to lead Cary-Grove baseball past Crystal Lake Central, Addison DeSomer drove in five in a win for C-G softball, plus more baseball, softball, track and field, girls soccer, boys tennis and lacrosse scores in Monday's Northwest Herald roundup.

McHenry baseball coach Brian Rockweiler earned his 400th career victory, Jacobs boys tennis won the 24-team Triad Invite, Richmond-Burton's Hailey Holtz threw a no-hitter, and more in Saturday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Woodstock North rallied to beat Marengo in KRC baseball, Crystal Lake Central and Prairie Ridge picked up FVC wins, plus more baseball, softball, girls soccer, boys tennis and track and field results in Friday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Richmond-Burton's Hailey Holtz surpassed 700 strikeouts for her career, fanning 18 Harvard batters in a 9-2 win, while Woodstock's Noah Rodriguez had four hits and eight RBIs against St. Edward. Plus more results in Thursday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Gray skies and rain didn’t obscure Jamie Murray’s vision Wednesday. Jacobs' baseball coach knows the caliber of team Prairie Ridge has this season. He’s seen it coming the last couple of years.

Johnsburg's baseball team defeated Richmond-Burton on a walk-off balk, Cary-Grove's Charlie Taczy tossed a shutout against Burlington Central, Crystal Lake Central's Cassidy Murphy hit two homers, plus more in Wednesday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Jacobs faces Prairie Ridge in Fox Valley Conference baseball game on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, at Prairie Ridge High School in Crystal Lake. The game was stopped after on inning because of rain.

McHenry's Brandon Shannon and Zach Readdy threw a combined no-hitter against Hampshire, plus more scores in baseball, girls soccer, softball, track and field, lacrosse and boys tennis in Tuesday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Marian Central's softball and baseball teams opened Chicagoland Christian Conference play with wins behind strong pitching performances from Christine Chmiel and Colin Kowalsky, and more in Monday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Marengo's Robert Heuser struck out six in seven shutout innings against Harlem, McHenry, Crystal Lake South and Huntley baseball all earned nonconference wins, and more in Saturday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Jacobs softball had a big offensive day with five batters driving in multiple runs, Marian Central walked off a win against Richmond-Burton, and more in Friday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Chase Powrozek struck out 11 batters in five no-hit innings, and Burlington Central's baseball team improved to 5-0 with a 6-0 win over Hinsdale South. Also, McHenry's baseball team cruised. Get more results in Thursday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Johnsburg's Dom Vallone and Deegan Turner both knocked in two runs under the lights as the Skyhawks beat Rockford Boylan for their fifth win in a row. Read more in Wednesday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Marengo's Michael Kirchoff threw a no-hitter with 10 strikeouts, Hampshire baseball won a pair of games in Tennessee to stay undefeated, Johnsburg softball beat Woodstock in a pitchers' duel, and more in Tuesday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Riley Golden struck out 11 and homered to lead Prairie Ridge baseball to a win. Marengo beat Round Lake 11-1, plus more baseball and softball scores from around the area in Monday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Hampshire softball's Bria Riebel drove in eight runs in two games at the Jacksonville Jamboree, Dundee-Crown baseball improved to 5-1, Jacobs baseball beat Hononegah, and more in Saturday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Meet the 2025 Northwest Herald All-Area boys wrestling team.

Huntley softball earned its first win of the season, while Marengo and Hampshire softball also won Friday. And more scores from around the area in the Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Meet the 2025 Northwest Herald All-Area girls wrestling team.

Hampshire baseball got a home run from Ari Fivelson in a 7-5 win over Larkin to improve to 6-0, Marian Central baseball earned its first victory, Huntley girls soccer had a big offensive day with nine goals, plus more in Thursday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Check out the Northwest Herald's team-by-team boys track and field preview for the 2025 season with top returners, key newcomers and information on each local team.

Johnsburg baseball's Ashton Stern and Peyton Mesce threw a combined no-hitter, Woodstock baseball's Everett Flannery struck out 11 and Hampshire softball's Lily Sippel struck out 10 in wins Wednesday. Plus more baseball, softball and girls lacrosse scores.

Check out the Northwest Herald's team-by-team girls track and field preview for the 2025 season with top returners, key newcomers and information on each local team.

Johnsburg's Evan Pohl pitched into the seventh and drove in the game-winning run in a 1-0 win over Marian Central. Richmond-Burton's Rebecca Lanz had a walk-off hit to back up Hailey Holtz's 21 strikeouts in nine innings, plus more in Tuesday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Richmond-Burton softball won a pair of games in Tennessee, plus more scores in softball, baseball and girls soccer from around the area in Monday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

AJ Pollnow hit a first-inning grand slam for Marengo in a 14-4, six-inning win over North Boone. Plus more softball, baseball and girls soccer scores in Saturday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Meet the 2025 Northwest Herald All-Area boys basketball team.

Crystal Lake South and Hampshire won in baseball, and Marengo, Dundee-Crown and McHenry won in softball in Friday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Check out the Northwest Herald's team-by-team boys lacrosse preview for the 2025 season with top returners, key newcomers and information on each local team.

Check out the Northwest Herald's team-by-team boys tennis preview for the 2025 season with top returners, key newcomers and information on each local team.

Jacobs' Andrew Deegan drove in the go-ahead runs in the top of the seventh inning to lead the Golden Eagles to a 3-2 win over Johnsburg on Tuesday. Plus more baseball, softball, girls soccer and boys lacrosse scores.

Here are five girls soccer players to watch in the Northwest Herald area for the 2025 season.

Check out the Northwest Herald's team-by-team girls soccer preview for the 2025 season with top returners, key newcomers and information on each local team.

Cary-Grove's Peyton Seaburg and Canyon McKinney had three hits and three RBIs apiece in a season-opening win over Palatine. And more results on the first day of the spring season in Monday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

The baseball season begins Monday. Check out our team-by-team preview with top returners, newcomers and info on each local team in the Northwest Herald area for the 2025 season.

The softball season begins Monday. Check out our team-by-team preview with top returners, newcomers and info on each local team in the Northwest Herald area for the 2025 season.

The All-Fox Valley Conference boys basketball team was announced Monday, and co-champs Crystal Lake South and McHenry each placed three players on the team.

Cary-Grove co-op senior Kasparas Venslauskas added three state medals to his career total, placing in the 200-yard individual medley, 100 breaststroke and 200 free relay at Saturday's IHSA Boys Swimming and Diving State Championships in Westmont.

Defending state champion Marian Central dominated its Class 1A quarterfinal matchup against Murphysboro to advance to Saturday's semifinals. Cary-Grove co-op's Kasparas Venslauskas and the Trojans' 200 free relay advanced to the state swimming consolation finals.

McHenry's Caleb Jett hit a go-ahead 3-pointer in the fourth quarter and finished with 20 points to lead the Warriors past Jacobs 46-39 on Wednesday in their Class 4A McHenry Regional semifinal.

McHenry faces Jacobs in an IHSA Class 4A McHenry Regional basketball game on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025, at McHenry High School.

Here is the 2024-25 All-Fox Valley Conference boys wrestling team, as selected by FVC coaches.

Richmond-Burton's Luke Robinson poured in 41 points and surpassed 1,000 in his career in a playoff-opening victory, plus first-round wins from Marian Central and Woodstock North in Monday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Cary-Grove co-op's Kasparas Venslauskas qualified for state in four events and reset Barrington's pool record in the 100-yard breaststroke on Saturday. Venslauskas, his Trojans' teammates and swimmers from Jacobs co-op and McHenry also advanced.

The postseason for boys basketball begins Monday. Here are the top storylines to watch for teams in the Northwest Herald area.

Ten McHenry County-area wrestlers advanced to the semifinals of the IHSA individual state tournament with two more still in contention at the State Farm Center in Champaign, Ill. on Thursday. Plus more boys basketball scores.

Collin Greenlee sank his school-record 96th 3-pointer of the season, and Woodstock's boys basketball team beat Woodstock North in overtime, Marengo girls wrapped up the KRC championship, plus more scores in Wednesday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Carson Trivellini scored a career-high 30 points, teammate AJ Demirov scored 14 in the fourth quarter alone, and Crystal Lake South kept its Fox Valley Conference title hopes alive Tuesday with a win over Jacobs.

Laken LePage scored 23 points to lead Crystal Lake South into the regional finals against Kaneland. Crystal Lake Central and Burlington Central also moved on. Plus more scores in Tuesday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Cary-Grove and Huntley girls basketball won their postseason openers, plus more basketball scores in Monday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.