Humm to patrol goal at D-I level

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All Prairie Ridge senior Kyli Humm wanted was a chance to play soccer in college – that she will get some of her education paid for playing is a bonus.

Humm committed to NCAA Division I Tennessee-Martin last month and will play on an athletic scholarship. She can sign her NCAA letter of intent in February.

“I’ve been playing soccer 13 or 14 years and love it so much, I didn’t want to stop,” said Humm, a goalkeeper. “I’ve known almost since the fifth grade I wanted to play in college.”

Humm will be a three-year starter for the Wolves in the spring and also plays for Chicago Magic in club soccer. Crystal Lake South coach Brian Allen, who trained Humm in individual lessons and also works with the Magic, heard Martin was looking for a keeper through other friends who coach.

“One of my buddies heard about it, and I told Kyli about it,” Allen said.

“She sells herself. I just told her I didn’t know where it would go, but it was all her after that. Her tireless work rate is phenomenal. She’s very analytical and is a perfectionist, in a good way. She can let stuff go during the game, but afterward she knows what she’s done wrong.”

Humm visited the school Nov. 16-17 and liked it. She committed the next day.

“I e-mailed their goalkeeper trainer [Brenton Saylor], and we started corresponding,” Humm said. “They wanted to have three keepers and have some depth on their team.”

Martin won the Ohio Valley Conference this fall.

Indians to be honored: Marengo will recognize its 1989-90 boys basketball team before the Indians’ Jan. 9 home game against Harvard. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.

The Indians’ 1989-90 team is the only one in Marengo boys history to make the IHSA Class A Elite Eight. There will be a reception for coaches and players from that team before the game. Bill Barry, the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Famer who coached Marengo that season, died in 2007.

One of the members of that team, Chad Olson, is the Indians’ coach.

Central helps out: Crystal Lake Central raised about $4,000 from its Coaches vs. Cancer Thanksgiving Tournament, which it will present to the American Cancer Society of Friday night before its home boys basketball game with McHenry.

For the past few years, proceeds from the tournament have gone to benefit cancer awareness and the fight against the disease. The Tigers host McHenry in a game set for a 7:30 p.m. tip-off, and a check will be presented before the game.

• Joe Stevenson covers high school sports for the Northwest Herald. He can be reached at 815-526-4513. He also can be reached by fax at 815-459-5640 or by e-mail at jstevenson@nwherald.com.