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Marian Central's upset bid came up just short Saturday in a 4-3 loss to North Boone in the Class 2A Richmond-Burton Regional final. The Hurricanes, who didn't win more than two games in a row all season, were trying to win their first regional title since 2015.
Marengo's Gabby Christopher hit her McHenry County record 20th home run of the season to give the Indians the early lead, but they couldn't hold it in a 9-3 loss to North Boone in the Class 2A Marengo Regional final Friday.
Jacobs' Augie Nelson and Soham Kalra won the No. 1 doubles title at the Fox Valley Conference Boys Tennis Tournament to clinch the conference title for the Golden Eagles. Nelson and Kalra were selected as the Northwest Herald Athletes of the Week in an online vote.
Nicole Mendlik, Maddie Seyller and Rachel Mendlik scored two goals apiece as Richmond-Burton coasted to a 7-0 win against St. Edward in the Class 1A Westminster Christian Regional championship. The Rockets have won five regional titles in a row.
Marengo (Class 2A), Prairie Ridge (3A) and Huntley (4A) earned No. 1 seeds as the postseason gets underway this week. Marengo sophomore Gabby Christopher breaks McHenry County's single-season home run record, plus more in this week's softball notes.
Prairie Ridge's Katie Jewell ran the fastest 100 meters in Fox Valley Conference Girls Track and Field Meet history on May 2 and qualified for state in four events at Wednesday's Class 2A Carmel Sectional. The Wolves junior was voted the Northwest Herald Athlete of the Week.
Marengo's Lilly Kunzer threw a complete-game shutout, Gabby Christopher tied a school record with her 17th homer, and the Indians defense recorded three outs at home plate in a 2-0 win over Richmond-Burton in their Kishwaukee River Conference game Monday.
Johnsburg's Tyler Batt recently captured the Antioch and Lakes Boys Tennis Tournament singles titles and is 22-1 on the season. For his performance, the Skyhawks sophomore was selected as the Northwest Herald Athlete of the Week in an online vote.
Woodstock North defeated Richmond-Burton 12-2 in six innings Thursday as the Thunder kept their Kishwaukee River Conference title hopes alive with two games remaining.
At 5-foot-9, Richmond-Burton’s Elissa Furlan was unsure if it was realistic for her to play college volleyball at her natural position at outside hitter. Last week, the Rockets junior announced her commitment to NCAA Division-I Wright State University.
Woodstock's Julia Laidig took on an unfamiliar role for the Blue Streaks as the team's starting setter in the fall and set the team record for single-season assists. That versatility helped Laidig's recruitment. She recently announced her commitment to Southern Illinois.
Johnsburg senior Caitlyn Casella won the 100 and 200 meter titles at the McHenry County Girls Track and Field Meet April 19 and set a meet record in the 100. For her performance, Casella was selected as the Northwest Herald Athlete of the Week in an online vote.
Huntley's Ajai Bonner, Aubrina Adamik and Meghan Ryan all had two hits in the first inning as the Red Raiders scored seven runs on nine hits en route to a 14-1 win over McHenry in their Fox Valley Conference softball game Wednesday.
Marian Central graduate Jenna Golembiewski won the 2023 Mid-American Conference Player of the Year for Miami Ohio and is among the country's top power hitters this year. Through Friday, she's second in the country with 24 home runs and is No. 1 in slugging percentage and RBIs.
Cary-Grove senior Maddie Crick completed a cycle with a triple in her fourth at-bat in the fifth inning and hit her second three-run home run in her last at-bat in the sixth to walk off a 19-7 Fox Valley Conference win against Burlington Central on Monday.