Visitors may be interested to view a Woly Mammoth tooth, a switchboard for a telephone company, baseball teams in McHenry County or maybe how residents handled the Great Depression. Information on all of those items and more can be found at the museum. It is located at 6422 Main St., Union. The MCHS Museum hosted a Saturday morning Hot Chocolate and History Day event Jan.

The Red Raiders concluded with a team score of 6,075 total pins. This was 67 pins ahead of fifth place Jacksonville. Machesney Park Harlem won the team championship at Plum Hollow Family Center in Dixon, Ill.  The IHSA State Boys Bowling meet is Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 at St. Clair Bowl in O'Fallon.

HHS senior Joe Humphrey led the way with a 1,307 total final, 278 best game.

In Chicago, that number is 23. Sports fans can easily recite the “A” list: Hall of Famers Bulls legend Michael Jordan; Cubs 1984 hero  Ryne Sandberg and Bears kick returner Devin Hester. Add to that Robin Ventura and Jermaine Dye of the White Sox.

For Huntley girls basketball fans, the “23” means a winning streak of historic measure. It is the current run after a 49-34 win against its strongest Fox Valley Conference foe, Cary-Grove, Jan.

Huntley senior Sheldon Aninagyei Bonsu swished five 3-pointers in the second half of a Fox Valley Conference clash. He scored 21 points as the Red Raiders edged the Trojans 58-52 Jan. 24. The Red Raiders improved to 9-12 overall, 4-6 FVC.

A 26-points third quarter turned the tide as the Red Raiders went from being behind by five points to ahead by as many as 14.

Varsity squad seniors, who have led the team to a 12-0 record in dual meets are: Jana Boudreau, Prianca Waters and Erica DeBello. Junior varsity contributors are Isabella Kurash, Hannah Asemota and Adyson May. Erica DeBello became the first HHS girls bowler to commit to a Division I university when she recently chose Wichita State University.

Rohrbacher notched a quick victory for the Huntley girls wrestling team in a dual match against McHenry Jan. 16, her 103rd career victory in three seasons. Following the battle with the Warriors, the Red Raiders junior and team leader at 130 pounds received accolades for her achievement of 100 career wins.

The match when the accomplishment happened took place Dec. 21, at the IWCOA duals with a fall against a Morton opponent.

The latest examples came with two 50-point plus margins of victory, 74-17 over Burlington Central Jan. 10 and a follow-up 59-8 cruise control win at McHenry Jan. 14. HHS, ranked sixth by the Associated Press, was 18-0, 7-0 Fox Valley Conference after the win over the Warriors.

“Our depth has been the biggest reason for our success,” Huntley coach Steve Raethz said after the McHenry game. 

Erica DeBello, daughter of head coach Eric DeBello and Trish DeBello, recently committed to attend Wichita State University, (WSU) a D-1 school in Wichita, Kansas.

"I visited the school for my official visit Dec. 15," Erica DeBello said. "I had seen it before, but it was 10 times better this time. I was also considering Belmont, North Carolina. I know going into next season, I'll have a lot of work to do to work on in the post-season."

Red Raiders coach Jacob Wagner was pleased with the team's efforts at Kingston Lanes in Woodstock Jan. 10. HHS was led by tournament champion Matt Fishman's 1,355 final score. Huntley and several area teams are preparing for the IHSA boys bowling regional at Glo-Bowl in Marengo Jan. 18.

For Fishman, the league meet title came after a recent decision to bowl at Judson University, a community college in Elgin, next season. 

The team's senior day was held Jan. 7 at Bowl-Hi Lanes when they faced Harvard. The Class of 2025 Red Raiders bowlers – Matthew Fishman, Austin Tenglin, Joe Humphrey, Nicholas Gaspari, Landen Conforti, Ryan Morahan and Mason Quarrie, were honored.

Huntley took a season lead into the Kishwaukee River Conference-Fox Valley Conference tournament, Jan.

Leading the way is a 16-0 record to start the season.

Also among the achievements: HHS has won their first Dundee-Crown Koromary Classic tournament with a thrilling 49-48 win over Maine South Dec. 30; edged state-ranked Prospect, 55-51 Jan. 4 and routed Crystal Lake South, 69-25 Jan. 7 to gain sole possession of first place in the Fox Valley Conference.

The squad gained a Class 4A 10th ranking recently.

The Red Raiders made it a four-game win streak with a 51-40 non-conference triumph over Rockton Hononegah Jan. 4. This win followed three victories at the DeKalb Chuck Dayton tournament. With the latest wins, the Red Raiders reached .500 at 7-7 overall.

Huntley hosts FVC rivals Crystal Lake South Jan. 8 and Burlington Central on Jan. 10. CLS and Huntley are tied for second place behind McHenry (4-0 FVC) with 3-1 records.

Huntley's dual match record stood at 14-2, 4-0 Fox Valley Conference. It added four more wins at its own mega duals Dec. 28. HHS beat Bolingbrook 57-17,  Morris 53-20, Mundelein Carmel 60-8 and Wheaton North 46-23.

Returning IHSA State Qualifier Radic Dvorak, 157 pounds, is 24-3 and ranked third by Illinois Best Weekly.

They attended the monthly Chi-Town Sports Trivia Group, organized by Bill and Sue McMahon of Sun City. The Jan. 3 event at a library program room marked the group's one-year anniversary. Professional sports teams the Chicago Cubs, White Sox, Bears, Bulls and Blackhawks were topics of questions that the teams answer, and a general Chicago sports category, with 30 questions in total. 

Members of the All Fox Valley Conference teams, as selected by the league's head coaches:

First team, senior Mason Leslie, who led the squad with seven goals, five assists for 19 points and senior Aidan Herrara, who scored three goals.

A second team selection was senior goalkeeper Jeremiah Reynolds, who made 79 total saves.

Selected to the honorable mention squad was junior Noah Gomez.

In addition, Red Raiders earned Illinois High School Coaches Association (IHSCA) accolades.

Coaches reflected on their team's accomplishments in previously reported coverage for My Huntley News.

Girls track earns runner-up

On May 25, Huntley girls track and field team led the charge to IHSA state trophy winning seasons with a second-place Class 3A finish in 2023-24.

“Last season, our girls track and field team finished runner up at the state meet, bringing home a state trophy for the second year in a row, building off of our 2023 state championship,” Red Raiders head coach Jason Monson said.

Meanwhile, Maria Abordo and her niece Kim Povah, a Huntley High School student, sold wreaths, decorative pens, tumbler glows, and book markers and other items as Abordo's Custom Crafts.

Sarah Cobbler brought baked goods from sourdough she made including breads and various cookies of Grove Bakery. She has had the home bakery in her Fox River Grove residence since 2014.

The onslaught of offense slowed down somewhat the next day against Hersey, but the Red Raiders took a 10-0 record into Christmas break with a 48-19 victory.

Win over CLC

Three players tallied in double figures as Anna Campanelli led with 18 points, while April Strzelecki was close behind at 16 points and Ava McFadden swished 10 points.

Darragh scored 16 points and added 10 rebounds in a double-double game in the Red Raiders' 59-48 win at Crystal Lake Central Dec. 13. This followed a 12 points outing against Jacobs.

“Darragh has been super important for us,” HHS coach Collin Kalamatas said. “He has great vision, is unselfish and difficult to guard.”

A scout from an Arkansas college was on hand to watch Darragh, who is 6-foot, 7-inches, play against the Tigers.

The local Wreaths Across America ceremony is one of about 4,600 across the U.S.”Live with Purpose” is its theme this year.

“We celebrate the mission to remember the fallen, honor those that serve and their families and teach the next generation the value of freedom,” Huntley Mayor Tim Hoeft said.

“Just come and learn to play, anyone can learn handbells,” Genesis Handbell Choir director Trish Wascher said.

The Genesis group is for beginning handbell players while the Whutechapel Bell choir, directed by Joel Ahrendt, is for more experienced handbell players. The groups also were scheduled to give a concert at weekly church services Dec.