Boys Cross Country
Luke Waggoner said his East Coast trip to visit three prospective colleges with his parents, David and Lisa, conjured up memories of “Goldilocks and the Three Bears.”
CRYSTAL LAKE – Prairie Ridge’s Mitch Wilkins came to a realization in May at the IHSA Class 3A Boys Track and Field State Meet.
Hampshire’s Cassie Kruse required a few seconds to add up all the state medals she has accumulated.
PEORIA – Sami Staples crossed the finish line and collapsed, saying “it felt like a million pounds” had been dropped on her.
By JOE STEVENSON
Boys athlete
ELK GROVE – Prairie Ridge’s Mitch Wilkins and Joe Cowlin will be running at the IHSA State Cross Country Meet in Peoria next week, but their teammates will not be competing.
BELVIDERE – Sami Staples runs fast and is quick at picking things up, which is a potent combination.
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ROCKFORD – Jacobs’ Will Hennessy took second and led the Golden Eagles’ boys cross country team to the title with 47 points Saturday at the IHSA Class 3A Guilford Regional.
PALATINE – What Crystal Lake South junior Duncan Henderson didn’t know not only didn’t hurt him, it helped.
Athletes of the Week
BYRON – Marengo’s girls repeated as team champions, while Richmond-Burton’s boys grabbed their third title in four years at the Big Northern Conference Cross Country Meet on Saturday at Byron Forest Preserve.
CRYSTAL LAKE – Crystal Lake Central’s girls could not have run any better.
GRAYSLAKE – The new kids proved they belong.
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CRYSTAL LAKE – The Crystal Lake Central girls volleyball team should have been confident going into the final day of its own two-day invitational Saturday after taking first place each of the past six years.
NORTHWEST HERALD
Athletes of the Week
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HEBRON – With only one win coming into Saturday’s game, Alden-Hebron football coach John Lalor looked to his offensive line to instill some confidence.
PALATINE – Mitch Wilkins was a bundle of nervous energy at school last week.
HARVARD – Only two strokes separated Woodstock’s top four golfers in a 163-167 non-conference victory against Marian Central on Wednesday at Plum Tree National.
Athletes of the Week
CRYSTAL LAKE – Frank Valle gave the McHenry boys soccer team more than his 18 saves Saturday. He gave them confidence.
WOODSTOCK – Huntley senior Sara Scarbro experienced what it is like to win a race Saturday, but there was another aspect of the Woodstock Ryan Byrne Festival that she enjoyed.
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WAUCONDA – Crystal Lake Central junior Alex Baker is relatively new to cross country, but he’s a fast learner.
JOHNSBURG – Carlos Wence scored with less than a minute remaining in the second overtime Tuesday to lead the McHenry boys soccer team to a 4-3 win against Johnsburg.
Boys Athlete
CRYSTAL LAKE – Johnsburg’s Dan Fox put in more mileage than ever preparing for his senior cross country season.
BARTLETT– The Jacobs volleyball team won its first match of the season Tuesday, defeating Bartlett, 25-18, 25-19.
FOX LAKE – Brothers Kevin and Eric Wilde teamed up for four goals and two assists to lead Cary-Grove to a 5-0 win against Grayslake North at the Grant Invitational.
Athletes of the Week
HUNTLEY – Crystal Lake Central’s Kelly McNeely achieved Class 2A All-State status each of the past two cross country seasons while battling through injuries.
CRYSTAL LAKE – Charlie Oliver scored four goals, including three in a row, for the Gators in their 7-1 semifinal win against Hampshire in the Crystal Lake South Invitational on Thursday.
Fox Valley Conference Fox Division
Chris Alvarez, Crystal Lake Central, sr.
Crystal Lake Central’s Chris Alvarez figures he started playing soccer at age 2.
