Boys Track
Event (state-qualifying standards in parentheses; standards listed are Fully Automatic Timed).
Anthony Golowach wowed the area as a junior when he set the Fox Valley Conference high jump record by clearing 6 feet, 9 inches.
As a prognosticator, Crystal Lake Central senior Dyllon McKinney appears much more proficient than Christian radio broadcaster Harold Camping.
DURAND – The Harvard softball team won its second consecutive regional title with a 4-3 win against Durand-Pecatonica in the IHSA Class 2A Regional final Friday.
GRAYSLAKE – The IHSA Class 2A Grayslake North Sectional produced plenty of drama and a slew of local boys track and field state meet qualifying marks Friday night.
McHenry senior Corey Szamlewski admitted he always was reckless, someone willing to take risks.
Athletes of the week
Athlete of the week
ALGONQUIN – McHenry senior Joe Feilen (5-1) continued an impressive stretch of personal and team success Monday, throwing a no-hitter against Jacobs in a 5-0 Fox Valley Conference Valley Division win.
GENOA – Buddy Lasker had a toss of 139 feet in the discus, Matt Smith recorded a 20-11⁄2 long jump, and David Martinez finished the 300 intermediate hurdles in 42.39 seconds Saturday to win their events and set personal bests for the season for Harvard at the Genoa-Kingston Invitational.
CRYSTAL LAKE – Zack Coel had his best start of the season for Prairie Ridge’s baseball team Wednesday. Coel struck out 10 and threw a five-inning no-hitter for the Wolves in a 14-0 Fox Valley Conference Fox Division win against Woodstock North.
MARENGO – After giving up three sixth-inning runs in relief, Harvard pitcher Collin Nolen redeemed himself Tuesday when he led off in the seventh inning of the Hornets’ tied ballgame against Marengo.
Athletes of the week
CARPENTERSVILLE – After losing to Grayslake Central, 22-2, on Saturday, Dundee-Crown bounced back Tuesday to defeat the Rams, 3-2, in Fox Valley Conference baseball action.
PALATINE – Prairie Ridge junior Jessica Ayers wore the scrapes on both knees, both elbows and right hip – commonly referred to by runners as road rash – like badges of honor.
CRYSTAL LAKE – Crystal Lake South continued to roll in boys tennis, winning its own eight-team invitational Saturday.
WOODSTOCK – Junior pitchers Josh Arevalo (3-1) and Pat Maher (4-1) recorded back-to-back shutouts Thursday, combining for 17 strikeouts and no walks in McHenry’s Fox Valley Conference doubleheader sweep of Woodstock, 10-0 and 11-0.
CRYSTAL LAKE– Crystal Lake Central’s Taylor Ward and Sara McConnell combined to pitch a three-hit shutout in a 3-0 Fox Valley Conference Fox Division softball victory against Grayslake Central on Wednesday.
WOODSTOCK – Lincoln Herendeen was in control on the mound for Marian Central on Monday, striking out 14 and walking only one Marengo batter to pace the Hurricanes in a 2-0 non-conference victory.
Boys Athlete of the Week
CARY – Crystal Lake Central knew it would take a little bit from everyone and almost everything going right to catch two-time champion McHenry in the McHenry County Boys Track and Field Meet.
CRYSTAL LAKE – Crystal Lake South senior Kamille Udrenaite wasn’t going to be deterred by a little cold weather or a case of nerves.
Boys Athlete
WINNEBAGO – Dan Bach, David Sparks, Xavier Alva and Alex Kick took first in the 3,200-meter relay, finishing with a time of 8:50.44 to help Harvard take third-place at the Winnebago Invitational.
CRYSTAL LAKE – McHenry’s Carey Nolan won the 100- and 400-meter dashes and the triple jump as the Warriors scored 131 points to win Prairie Ridge’s quadrangular meet between Fox Valley Conference boys track teams Monday.
Athletes of the Week
CRYSTAL LAKE – Crystal Lake Central scored three runs in the bottom of the 10th Saturday to take the first game of a doubleheader against Crystal Lake South, 10-9.
CARY – Three years ago, a lanky Cary-Grove freshman cranked out a 52-second 400-meter dash and Trojans boys track and field coach Layne Holter knew he had something special.
WOODSTOCK – Marian Central first baseman Mitch Ennis played the hero Wednesday, going 4 for 4 from the plate with a three-run home run in the bottom of the second to help the Hurricanes beat Boylan, 11-7, in non-conference play.
Abbreviations for field events are as follows: HJ-high jump, LJ-long jump, TJ-triple jump, PV-pole vault.
MARENGO – Alexa Torman’s hat trick helped Marengo build a big lead early, and the Indians held on to defeat Woodstock, 4-3, in a non-conference girls soccer match Tuesday.
CARPENTERSVILLE – Crystal Lake Central boys track coach Brian Seaver set high expectations this season.
CRYSTAL LAKE – The Crystal Lake Central boys track team won its own indoor quadrangular Saturday, winning nine of the 13 events for 86.5 points. Cary-Grove finished in second with 37.5 points, Crystal Lake South took third with 37, and Johnsburg finished fourth with 17.
