The Red Raiders (30-6 record) will try for a seventh straight regional championship against Dundee-Crown at Rockford East on Oct. 26. Williams, who has been on the varsity team for four seasons, recently answered survey questions about her career.

Describe your initial years in volleyball.

Williams: “I started playing volleyball when I was around 5 or 6-years old.

The Red Raiders turned back host Rockford East, 25-12, 25-10 at the regional semifinal Oct. 24 for a 30-6 overall record. Huntley advanced to play Dundee-Crown Oct. 26 at Rockford East in the regional final. The winner advances to the Huntley Sectional Oct. 30.

Head coach Karen Naymola commented on the post-season victory.

“I thought the girls played really relaxed and confident,” Naymola said. 

The Red Raiders returned with two individual champions, freshman Haley Rahman won the girls race and junior Tommy Nitz took first in the boys' three-mile course. The girls won the team championship, with 34 points while the boys earned a top six finish (qualify for sectional) at third with 92 points. The IHSA Class 3A Sectional Meet Oct.

The visiting Wolves Niles West Wolves, a Central Suburban League member finished 6-3 in the regular season, 3-2 in league games.

“We are preparing for Niles West the same way as we would any opponent,” Huntley head coach Mike Naymola said. “They appear to have great team speed and are very aggressive defensively.

After a 6-2, 6-4 win over Batavia's Erin Connelly and Addi Long, the Huntley could not gain a second win and finished 1-2 at Palatine High School. Naperville North's Gabbie Lee and Brooke Coffman beat the Red Raiders 6-0, 6-0 in the winners bracket second round. Then in the consolation round, Peoria Richwoods' Julia Wojtowicz and Olivia Reynolds, won 6-4, 6-2.

Nielsen, a senior, reached 17 goals on the season with a hat trick and added an assist. The Red Raiders advanced to its Class 3A regional final with a 6-0 shutout of Rockford Jefferson Oct. 17.

"We had a meeting and decided that Nielsen has the 'it' factor," Huntley coach Matt Lewandowski said. “He can turn around a match when he wants to.

The Red Raiders returned with an individual champion as junior Tommy Nitz defended his FVC boys crown with a time of 15:19.00, beating Will Gelon of Prairie Ridge's 15:29.35. All runners competed against conditions this rainy, muddy Saturday morning.

“As a team, you acknowledge that the conditions on a given day are the same for everyone,” HHS coach Matt Kaplan said.

The weather was frightful, from wind and drizzle to a downpour, but the Red Raiders dominated D-C, 35-7, Oct. 13 for a 7-1, 7-1 FVC record.

Senior Zach Rysavy made it a night he won't soon forget. He returned a Chargers' punt 50 yards for a touchdown.

The Red Raiders were 27-6 heading into the week. The Fox Valley Conference champs (15-1) have league battles against Dundee-Crown Oct. 17 and Burlington Central Oct. 19, both at HHS. Then it is on to the Rockford East Class 4A Regional five days later.

Huntley lost the first set to C-G, 19-25, but bounced back with 25-16, 25-17 victories Oct.

Juniors Burkey and Weishaar recorded three wins by 6-0, 6-0 sweeps. They reached their goal as they advanced to the Oct. 19-21 Class 2A IHSA Girls State Tournament as runner-ups at the Cary-Grove Sectional Oct. 14.

Burkey and Weishaar posted a 3-1 record at the sectional.

Huntley secured a share of the Fox Valley Conference championship with a convincing 4-0 win over Burlington Central Oct. 10. The Red Raiders tied Crystal Lake South with 8-1 league records and were 14-5-1.

Hudson Nielsen got the scoring going with two penalty kicks in the first half with a 2-0 lead. They upped his goal scoring total to 14 on a team which has topped 50 scores.

In support of these initiatives, the Bears will make a $2,000 donation to the Huntley High School football program. The athlete All-Star Week winner was Nick Peipert, the Barrington High School quarterback, and direct a $500 donation to a youth program of Peipert's choosing, according to the team web site.

Describe your youth football years.

Jack Laughlin: “During my youth football days I played for the Huntley Mustangs. I started playing in fourth grade and have been playing since.”

Any recent grads who helped influence your work ethic?

Laughlin: “Some recent grads that have helped me get better and influence are Josh Witt and Connor Ardell. These people were the main reason i showed up every day because they made the sport so much fun and enjoyable.”

Describe the togetherness of the senior class has since reporting freshman year.

Tiberi: “My class has a special bond like no other, due to us being the COVID-19 year. We had a shortened season by two games which made us appreciate football more.”

Describe your youth football days, other sports growing up?

Describe the togetherness of the Class of 2024?

Crudele: “There have been a few changes since our Class of 2024 freshman year. We got to see who really cared for the sport of football and this team. We grew as a unit and are ready to play our best football. I bounced around the interior offensive line from left guard my freshman year to center and then to right guard my junior and senior seasons.”

Describe the togetherness of the senior class has since reporting freshman year.

Garifo: “The togetherness of the senior class has been unreal. Since our freshman year was COVID year, we didn't really get to spend a lot of time together. This has made us grow closer since we all missed the same year and wanted to have as much time as possible now to play a sport we all love.

HUNTLEY — Huntley standout running back Haiden Janke has been racking up the yards and touchdowns for two seasons now.

Through seven Red Raiders games, and a 6-1 HHS record, Janke has amassed 854 total rushing yards on 128 carries and 17 touchdowns, heading into the senior night game, Oct. 13 against Dundee-Crown.

Janke answered senior player survey questions.

Describe the togetherness of the senior class and any position changes for you since?

“We've known each other for a long time through lessons at The Racket Club,” Doughty, the senior and No. 1 singles layer, said.

Gia Patel, playing at No. 2 singles, has taken the season on by storm, with a 30-1 record as a freshman. Both Doughty and Patel won singles titles as part of Huntley's fourth straight Fox Valley Conference championship.

The Red Raiders secured their 2023 title with a 25-13, 25-17 victory over Crystal Lake South and a 14-1 FVC record.

“It's one step on the list of goals every single season,” HHS coach Karen Naymola said. “It's a big accomplishment because we don't take anyone lightly.”

The bad news on Oct. 10 was the injury to senior middle blocker and outside hitter Georgia Watson.

Putty, a 2023-24 junior, is one of this season's commits to the University of Illinois baseball program. The Illinois head coach, Dan Hartleb, has amassed 532 victories in 19 seasons at Illinois. Putty's prep coach at Huntley, Andy Jakubowski, earned career win No. 500 last season and totals 514 overall wins.

“Putty visited Eastern Illinois and U of I – there were other schools but he chose not to go on a visit,” Jakubowski said.