McHenry County Sports
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More suburban high schools are turning to baseball and softball turf fields, but is it a good thing?Apr 07, 2024 6:00 am - For nearly 30 years one of the joys for Barrington softball coach Perry Peterson was regularly making sure the “Fields of Dreams” lived up to its name. Now it’s a bit dif...
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Girls track and field: Lake Zurich dominates field at Buffalo GroveApr 06, 2024 6:45 pm - Everyone knew that the Lake Zurich girls were going to have a strong track and field team this spring, and the Bears showed that was true Saturday afternoon at the Buffal...
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Baseball: Janke leads Huntley in 5-2 FVC win over McHenryApr 05, 2024 9:53 pm - Huntley left fielder Haiden Janke had an inkling early on that it was going to be a productive day at the plate. “When we were warming up this morning I felt like my swi...
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Softball: Stevenson pulls away from CarmelApr 05, 2024 9:27 pm - It was a pretty close softball game for four innings when host Stevenson took a 4-1 lead over Carmel Catholic heading into the fifth inning on Friday afternoon. But the P...
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Trout fishing season opens Saturday in Cook forest preservesApr 04, 2024 1:50 pm - A pair of Northwest suburban lakes are being stocked with 1,500 pounds of rainbow trout as Forest Preserves of Cook County’s 2024 spring inland trout fishing season is se...
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Cook softball notes: Cline helps make Barrington go; Rolling Meadows starts fastApr 02, 2024 3:46 pm - Barrington centerfielder Mimi Cline was a Mid-Suburban League all-conference player and third team all-stater last season as a sophomore. She's continued to show those ta...
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Baseball: Huntley turns to pitching, defense to beat BarringtonMar 30, 2024 6:30 pm - The offensive identity of Huntley’s baseball team, after graduating several of its biggest thumpers from last season, remains a work in progress. Until then, the Red Raid...
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Hautzinger, Smith power St. Charles East past HuntleyMar 28, 2024 4:37 pm - A fast start was the key for St. Charles East. The Saints scored four runs in the first inning and pulled away to down Huntley, 9-3, in the first game of a nonconference...
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Girls soccer: Huntley rallies to tie BoylanMar 27, 2024 8:26 pm - Matt Lewandowski’s halftime speech to Huntley on Wednesday evening had a simple message: run hard and opportunities will happen. Senior Peyton Kohn understood the assignm...
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Marengo grits out win over Streamwood on a blustery dayMar 25, 2024 6:03 pm - There will assuredly be more aesthically pleasing victories for Marengo’s baseball team than Monday’s 17-9 nonconference triumph over Streamwood. The conditions — low-50-...