The weather was the big winner Monday as most baseball and softball games were suspended or canceled. Read more in Monday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

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Marian Central faces Winnebago in a Class 2A Marengo Regional softball game on Monday, May 13, 2024, at Marian Central Catholic High School in Woodstock.

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.

Cary-Grove and Jacobs tied for the Fox Valley Conference Boys Tennis Tournament title as things finished on Saturday. Prairie Ridge was only two points behind them. And more in Saturday's high school sports roundup.

Marian Central advanced three entries to next weekend's Class 1A State Girls Track and Field Meet at Eastern Illinois. Plus postseason girls soccer, baseball, softball and girls lacrosse results in Friday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Burlington Central senior right-hander Brady Gilroy was excellent in a spot start for the Rockets, who defeated Huntley 4-1 in their final Fox Valley Conference game of the season Friday.

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Burlington Central faces Huntley in the Fox Valley Conference baseball game on Friday, May 10, 2024, at Huntley High School.

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.

Zach Rysavy and Jeff Cruickshank got Huntley off to a good start in field events and the Red Raiders went on to win their second consecutive Fox Valley Conference Boys Track and Field Meet championship.