The FVC championship was the third straight for Huntley, giving it momentum leading to the May 8 IHSA Class 3A Sectional meet at Red Raider Stadium. The Red Raiders are defending sectional and IHSA Class State Champs. Qualifiers go on to the IHSA State Meet May 17-18 at Eastern Illinois University.

The number doubled when McHenry County College baseball head coach Jared Wacker's team secured his milestone victory over Elgin. Wacker joins Huntley High School head baseball coach Andy Jakubowski, who had 535 career wins as of May 3, with 506 triumphs.

Wacker, in his 13th year as head coach of the Scots, discussed his 500th win achievement and team strengths prior to the final regular season home game.

Three goals in the first half was the difference in a 3-2 HHS win over the Chargers May 2. Maddie Cummings scored two goals and Maddie Rumachik had one while Ava Trudeau had two assists and Alex Szydlowski one.

Huntley's record stood at 11-4-3, 6-1-1 FVC for third place. They face second-place Burlington Central May 7 for senior night.

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Evtimov has a commitment to attend Division I University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee for 2024-25, where she will continue her track and field journey.

HHS girls track and field head coach Jason Monson commented about her college selection.

“I'm super excited about Evtimov's choice to run at UW-M, especially since it is close and we might get to go watch her run throughout her career,” Monson said.

Huntley gained a shutout win over Prairie Ridge 2-0 for a 3-1 FVC record as of April 18. This victory followed a 5-1 triumph over McHenry and a 4-0 victory at Jacobs. The Red Raiders had a 1-2 record at the Prospect Invite April 19-20 for an 8-4-2 mark.

The Red Raiders are at Hampshire April 23 in a key FVC clash.

The Red Raiders were 14-1 overall, 8-0 Fox Valley Conference and the pitchers have limited opponents' hitters with a 1.43 ERA and chalked up more than 100 strikeouts.

“We are deeper as a pitching staff than in the past few years,” Huntley head coach Andy Jakubowski said. “We have gone 11 deep this year when we usually go eight or nine deep.

About five months after suffering an ankle injury at the Huntley Class 3A sectional, senior Sophie Amin returned for a full season.

“Amin approached her recovery in the same way she approaches so many things, with a tenacity and focus that is unmatched,” Monson said. “We knew she would do all that she needed to do, but the fact that she was able to go full bore at the start of the indoor season was incredible, though not surprising given Amin's character.”

Schwan, 75, beat four opponents to earn the gold medal. He edged Randy Scott of Griffin, Georgia (who lives at a Del Webb community) for the senior singles skill 4.0 crown in the finals as thousands looked on. Schwan won the first game, 11-3, then the second, 11-8.

Prior to the start of the outdoor season, Huntley seniors Sophie Amin selected University of South Dakota and Vicky Evitmov picked the University of South Dakota, both D-1 schools, for 2024-25.

The Red Raiders traveled to Crystal Lake South and won a quad meet April 8. HHS had 80 points and beat McHenry, Cary-Grove and Crystal Lake South.

Huntley has defeated McHenry twice and Crystal Lake Central once as it aims to defend its league crown.

“We're getting off to a good start in the FVC,” HHS head coach Andy Jakubowski said. “Our situational hitting is coming. We know each player has strengths and weaknesses and we try to play to their strengths.”

The triumphs over McHenry both featured late-game rallies, for 5-2 and 8-3 triumphs, April 5 and 8.

Huntley Deputy Police Chief Amy Williams praised the progress that has been made in not focusing on people's disabilities but abilities with the focus of the movement on more inclusion. She said there has been great support for the Law Enforcement Torch Run in Huntley.

The Second Annual First Responders Chili Cook-off at Sew Hop'd Brewery and Tap Room in Huntley supported future endeavors of the Huntley Community School District 158 Education Foundation. About 250 people attended, according to organizers.

“It was definitely a success as we had the place packed and were able to raise funds for scholarships,” D158 Education Foundation event organizer Steve Lulofs said.

The Inaugural Chris Pacana Memorial 3-on-3 Youth Basketball Tournament for boys and girls first through eighth graders will be held on April 6. It will benefit American Diabetes Association (ADA). Pacana was a long-time park district employee who passed away Jan. 1, 2023 at age 61.

The games will get started at 9 a.m.,

Cummings suffered a season-ending foot injury early last season against McHenry and missed the Red Raiders' regional tournament winning, 17-victory season.

“The hardest part was watching,” Cummings said. “I got clearance to play in August and trained with my club team, Crystal Lake Force.”

“Last year she was a missing piece for us, but this year she will be a focal point, a leader,” Huntley coach Matt Lewandowski said.

About 1,100 participants sought some of the 18,000 eggs which were scattered around the roped off areas, for ages birth to age 8. The top prize was a season pass to a family of four to the Stingray Bay Family Aquatic Center.

Huntley's Easter Bunny arrived on a Huntley Fire Protection Department fire engine.

John Schwan of Sun City  has qualified for the Minto US Open Pickleball Championships which will take place in Naples, Florida, April 13-20. A record 3,000 amateur and professional pickleball players will compete in the “most prestigious pickleball tournament in the world,” according to a press release statement.

Schwan, 75, will compete in the men's age 75 to 80 age bracket in singles. He has been playing pickleball at the Sun City Pickleball Charter Club for three years.

At the Illinois Top Times meet on March 23, junior long distance runner Tommy Nitz ended second as he recorded the best HHS finish, in the 3,200-meter run, with a time of 9:14.12. Nitz qualified for the IHSA Class 3A State Meet in the event last season.

Vinny Costa, also a junior, was fourth in the 60-meter dash, 7.01 seconds; senior Jeff Cruickshank was fourth in the high jump, 1.93 meters; senior Talon Sargent ended eighth in the 200-meter run, 22.78 seconds.