Crystal Lake Central's late-season surge continues. The ninth-seeded Tigers held off a Woodstock North comeback to win 6-3 in the Class 3A regional final Saturday. Central advances to next week's Grayslake Central Sectional.

Prairie Ridge was held to three hits, all singles, against Grayslake Central's Beau Barrows in a 3-0 loss Saturday at the Class 3A Cary-Grove Regional final. "We’re going to get better. We’ll be back.”

Liz Smith scored two goals in the first 20 minutes, Lila Konrad posted 13 saves and Johnsburg's perfect season continued with a 2-1 win over Willows Academy in the IHSA Class 1A sectional championship girls soccer game at Cristo Rey St. Martin on Saturday.

A man was taken to the hospital after crashing his car into a townhouse in Woodstock while a family of four slept inside.

Cary-Grove senior Logan Abrams advanced to the Class 3A discus finals but fouled on all three of his attempts in the shot put. He medaled in both throws events last year. Plus, Class 2A results in Friday's Northwest Herald boys track and field state meet roundup.

Huntley's Will Geske went 3-0 on Friday to continue his boys tennis state tournament run, while Huntley girls lacrosse won its first sectional championship with an 18-10 win against Naperville North. Plus more in Friday's Northwest Herald roundup.

Prairie Ridge's Reese Mosolino tossed nine shutout innings, and Emma Dallas hit a walk-off RBI double to score Karsyn Ledgerwood as the Wolves outlasted Kaneland 1-0 Friday in nine innings to win the Class 3A Belvidere North Secitonal title.

Host Crystal Lake Central co-op fell behind 5-0 in the first 10 minutes against Barrington and couldn't recover in an 11-6 loss to the Fillies at the Crystal Lake Central Sectional championship on Friday afternoon.

Addison Schaffer scored twice, including less than five minutes into the match, and Crystal Lake Central's girls soccer team defeated Belvidere North 3-1 in the Class 2A Crystal Lake Central Sectional final Friday.

Senior midfielder Brooke Grabs scored in the fourth minute, twin sister Ashlyn Grabs recorded 12 saves and Huntley went 100 minutes with No. 1 seed Warren, falling 2-1 in double overtime during Friday's IHSA Class 3A sectional girls soccer final at Harlem.