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3A track and field sectional sees several local boys qualify for state
HUNTLEY, Ill. (WTVO/WQRF) — Girls track and field athletes will begin competing at state the next few days, and now our local boys are trying to get there for next week. Sectional action for the 3A boys was happening Wednesday night in Huntley. Huntley was the team champion out of 17 teams. Belvidere North was the […]
Softball Game Preview: Wauconda Leaves Home
Wauconda has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Grayslake Central Rams at 4:45 p.m. on Thursday. Wauconda is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.9 runs per game this season.
Professional pickleball is coming to the Chicagoland area, but it's not what you think: Meet the NPL
ALGONQUIN, lll. - Pickleball is one of the fastest growing sports in America and this week the National Pickleball League is coming to the Chicagoland area. But, it isn't the pickleball you're thinking of. It's fast, strategic and competitive. Palatine's Liz Chaplinsky was drafted to the National Pickleball League this...
Some friendly competition
Sun’s out and we are headed into outdoor season. With eighty-degree weather coming this early, that spring fever has been blasted into overdrive. The old joke persists that Chicagoland residents don’t have more than two seasons. And upon the drive to work, men in hard hats and caution lights block the roadways. While sitting in traffic, I could see some local tennis courts filled with would-be athletes practicing. I remember getting my racket and friends to do just the same. But I never had the same fervor as others. Certainly not like the characters we find in Challengers.
PREPS: North Boone softball opens postseason with 2-0 win over Johnsburg
MARENGO, Ill. — North Boone’s Cami Carter pitched an absolute gem to kick off the postseason as she allowed just one hit and one walk while striking out 10 batters in a complete-game 2-0 shutout against Johnsburg. Sure, the Skyhawks’ Joree Tibbs had a nice outing of her own as she allowed only five hits and no walks with three strikeouts in six innings, but North Boone’s offense found just enough ways to score in the the IHSA 2A Regional semifinal 2-0 Thursday. ...
Girls soccer gains regional win
HUNTLEY — A diverse attack on offense led Huntley's girls soccer team to post-season success. Five different Red Raiders scored goals over Grant for a 5-0 victory May 15 at the Machesney Park Harlem regional. With the win, Huntley improved to 14-4-4 overall. Brooke Maxedon, Alex Szydlowski, Kylie Lucas and Brooke Grabs each scored goals. ...
Huntley lacrosse players start early
HUNTLEY — The future of Huntley boys lacrosse came ready to take center stage at youth night May 10 at Huntley's Red Raider Stadium. The youngest of them played had a scrimmage while waiting for the junior varsity and varsity battles with Cary-Grove to reach halftime. Then the signal came for the approximately 20 players ...
Baseball roundup: Evansville's Karnes strikes out 15 Big Foot batters in one-hit shutout
Alex Karnes dazzled on the mound Thursday for Evansville's baseball team. He threw a complete-game one-hitter and struck out 15 batters and walked none as the Blue Devils beat Walworth Big Foot 4-0 in Evansville. Bennett Keller and Lincoln Keller had RBI hits in Evansville's three-run first, and Karnes was in cruise control from there. ...
Softball roundup: Walworth Big Foot deals Brodhead its first conference defeat of season
A pair of duels from the circle resulted in a doubleheader split between Brodhead and Walworth Big Foot in Rock Valley Rock Division action Tuesday. In game one, it was all tied at two when Sophia Leitzen hit a two-out, one-run single in the top of the sixth to help the Cardinals get the win. Ava Risum pitched seven innings and allowed two runs (one earned) on three hits with 11 strikeouts. ...
Deluge of doubles lifts Janesville Parker past Lake Geneva Badger
JANESVILLE — With a Division 1 sectional seeding meeting on deck after its game Wednesday night, Janesville Parker played one of its more complete games of the season against Lake Geneva Badger at the Youth Sports Complex. The Vikings had five RBI doubles, including two by Kenedi Pryne, among their seven total hits, and Lilly Keller threw a three-hit shutout in the 8-0 nonconference win, which also marked Parker’s Senior Night. ...
Edgerton cruises to Rock Valley Conference boys golf championship at Riverside Golf Course in Janesville
Tyler Short of Walworth Big Foot made a pair of birdies over his final four holes to tie Edgerton’s Owen Wagie for top medalist honors at the Rock Valley Conference Championship at Riverside Golf Course in Janesville. Both Short and Wagie finished at 3-under 69. Crimson Tide players occupied the rest of the top five spots on the leaderboard, and Edgerton, ranked No. 2 in the state in Division 2 by the Golf Coaches Association of Wisconsin, comfortably won the team title with a score...
Soccer Game Preview: Central Takes on Woodstock North
Central is 7-0 against Woodstock North since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Central Rockets are on the road again to play the Woodstock North Thunder at 5:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Baseball Game Preview: Prairie Ridge Hits the Road
The Prairie Ridge Wolves will head out on the road to challenge the Barrington Fillies/Broncos at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches. Last Tuesday, Prairie Ridge made easy work of Palatine and carried off an 8-2 victory. The win...
Soccer Game Recap: Crystal Lake Central Find Success
Crystal Lake Central put the finishing touches on their tenth blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Grayslake North Knights a 9-0 shutout. It was an even better day for Brooklynn Carlson as she scored three goals for her team. The victory was...
Softball Game Recap: Brodhead Comes Up Short
Brodhead was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of the Big Foot Chiefs by a score of 4-2. That's two games in a row now that Brodhead has lost by exactly two runs.
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