Joe Aguilar

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Dominique Johnson jumps far. The recent Huntley graduate travels, believe it or not, farther. Before she heads east to continue her competitive track and field career and education at the University of Miami, Johnson traveled way east – to Italy, home of the Colosseum, the Pantheon and the pope. The trip essentially took her breath away. Which she no doubt deserved after she took the breath away from fans who watched her perform in high school the past four springs.

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Tommy Nitz’s specialty is distance running. Not distance off the tee. Give him time. Before he heads off to Coastal Carolina University to continue his competitive running career and education, the Huntley graduate is working at Pinecrest Golf Club in Huntley, where he gets free golf. He’s a novice at the game. “I’m just starting, so it’s pretty rough right now,” Nitz said. If he eventually performs in soft spikes like he does in track spikes, look out. Nitz aced his senior year at Huntley.

1 week ago | shawlocal.com | Joe Aguilar

Three Prairie Ridge players have been named to the 2025 Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Association All-State team. Making the Class 3A team for the Wolves were senior first baseman Karson Stiefer, senior second baseman Brennan Coyle and senior pitcher/outfielder Riley Golden. Also earning All-State honors in Class 3A were Burlington Central senior pitcher/outfielder Chase Powrozek and Cary-Grove senior pitcher/designated hitter Charlie Taczy.

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Rick Peterson’s run as Marian Central boys basketball coach was short, but productive. “They’re going to do really well in the future,” Peterson said. “That was important to me.”Peterson inherited a rebuild situation at Marian, and now the 67-year-old is ready to tackle a similar situation – and at a place where he’s no stranger. Peterson’s hiring as Alden-Hebron’s boys basketball coach became official this week.

1 week ago | shawlocal.com | Joe Aguilar

Here is the 2025 All-Fox Valley Conference baseball team, as selected by coaches. Prairie Ridge: Karson Stiefer, sr., 1B; Brennan Coyle, sr., 2B; Danny Savas, sr., P; Riley Golden, sr., P/OF; Maddon McKim, jr., OF; Owen Satterlee, so., PMcHenry: Brandon Shannon, sr., P; Bryson Elbrecht, sr., P; Carver Cohn, fr., OF; Kaden Wasniewski, so., 3B/P; Kyle Maness, sr., SSHampshire: Ari Fivelson, sr., OF; Shane Pfeiffer, jr., SS; Calen Scheider, sr., P/UT; Wilson Wemhoff, sr., OF/P.