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Prairie Ridge wins title at CL Central Boys Tennis Invite: Saturday’s Northwest Herald sports roundup
Crystal Lake Central Invitational: Prairie Ridge won two of the three doubles divisions to finish with 41 points and edge out Batavia (40) for the team title in the eight-team tournament. Cole Palese and Tim Jones won at No. 1 doubles and Mason Bartmess and Eli Loeding won at No....
Baseball Game Recap: Crystal Lake South Comes Up Short
Crystal Lake South lost against Cary-Grove back in April of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Crystal Lake South Gators fell 8-4 to the Cary-Grove Trojans. For Cary-Grove's part, Evan Frangiamore looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up just one...
Harvard Shines in Women CRAA Premier Sevens
Harvard pulled off a major championship double, beating Lindenwood in the final of the CRAA Women's Premier 7s to bookend their fall 2023 NIRA D1 title. Playing at Aveva Stadium in Houston, Harvard topped the 10-team field that included NIRA (NCAA Varsity) teams plus D1 Elite programs Lindenwood, Life, and Penn State.
Softball Recap: Schaumburg comes up short despite Taylor Dolecki's strong performance
After flying high against Rolling Meadows last Wednesday, Schaumburg came back down to earth. The Schaumburg Saxons lost 10-1 to the Barrington Fillies/Broncos on Friday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Schaumburg of the 12-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April. Alexa Evans...
Jacobs baseball beats McHenry in 11 innings: Friday’s Northwest Herald sports roundup
Jacobs 2, McHenry 1: At Algonquin, Gavin Grummer singled in Brandon Koth with two outs in the bottom of the 11th for the walk-off win. Kayden Wagenaar struck out eight over 5 2/3 innings, allowing a run on four hits for Jacobs (17-8). A.J. Chavera had a pinch-hit single to...
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