McHenry County Sports
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Baseball: Crystal Lake South powers past Burlington CentralApr 22, 2025 10:33 pm - Mark Pachla lets his Crystal Lake South baseball teammates provide the power. The senior right-hander retires hitters, just not with a blazing fastball. “I’m definitely n...
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As the Cincinnati Reds’ official scorer, Doug Feldmann continues writing baseball’s historyApr 21, 2025 3:58 pm - Aside from the 13 books Doug Feldman has written about baseball’s history, he’s also served as a scout for three Major League Baseball teams and worked as a freelance scorekeeper for MLB.com for 14 years. Yet even with all he’s observed, Feldmann is still constantly witnessing things he never has before.
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Girls soccer: In another classic, Lundy’s goal lifts Barrington over FremdApr 19, 2025 8:17 pm - Barrington vs. Fremd, nothing can be better during the spring soccer season. In a highly anticipated contest between these two long-time rivals and state powers, visiting...
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Girls lacrosse: Huntley defense suffers letdown against Crystal Lake Central co-opApr 18, 2025 10:15 pm - Crystal Lake Central co-op defeated Huntley 12-11 in a girls lacrosse game Friday.
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Softball: Sycamore takes advantage of subpar day for Huntley in nonconference gameApr 18, 2025 9:46 pm - Sycamore defeated Huntley 10-0 in five innings in a nonconference softball game.
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Girls soccer: Deegan shows off Jacobs’ young talent by netting a hat trick in win over HampshireApr 17, 2025 10:44 pm - About a month ago, Kylie Deegan nervously ran inside Jacobs’ gym. She completed all the different drills with other girls as they all tried out to make the Golden Eagles ...
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Is there still a need to police offensive school nicknames?Apr 17, 2025 6:09 pm - State legislators are pushing to ban school nicknames, mascots and imagery viewed as derogatory toward Native Americans. But is such a bill even necessary anymore?
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Baseball: Hampshire can’t cool off surging Prairie RidgeApr 16, 2025 10:23 pm - Gabriel Porter never flinched during the chaos, barely broke stride and almost stole three bases on one play. OK, so the speedy Prairie Ridge senior was tagged out at hom...
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Boys lacrosse: Motivated St. Viator scores early, often to topple Wheaton AcademyApr 16, 2025 10:01 pm - Saint Viator exorcised demons of state championship game’s past with its convincing 17-2 rout of Wheaton Academy (6-3) on the road in West Chicago on Wednesday. It was an...
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Softball: Freshman pitcher Ferrante plays stopper as Jacobs rallies to beat Dundee-CrownApr 16, 2025 8:57 pm - Jacobs needed someone to play stopper after sending 11 batters to the plate and scoring six runs in the top of the fourth inning against Dundee-Crown. The Golden Eagles h...