Sports Action

  • Cary-Grove forward/center Frank Jakubicek (33) celebrates with the championship plaque after being mobbed by student fans after winning the IHSA Class 4A Cary-Grove Regional championship game against Jacobs at Cary-Grove High School on Friday, March 6, 2020, in Cary, Ill. Cary-Grove won, 45-39. (Daryl Quitalig/Shaw Media)
  • Dundee-Crown guard Vincent Mercado (13) falls on Jacobs forward Max Stec (12) after biting on his pump fake in the fourth quarter of an IHSA Class 4A Cary Regional semifinal game at Cary-Grove High School on Wednesday, March 4, 2020, in Cary, Ill. Jacobs won, 62-50. (Daryl Quitalig/Shaw Media)
  • Dundee-Crown's Payton Schmidt (second from left) celebrates with assistant coach James Lopez as head coach Sarah Miller hugs Katelyn Skibinski (10) and Cassidy Randl (15) as they celebrate winning the IHSA Class 4A Huntley Sectional championship against Barrington at Huntley High School on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020, in Huntley, Ill. Dundee-Crown won, 43-37. (Daryl Quitalig/Shaw Media)
  • McHenry defensive back Kyle Kaempf (10) dives for an interception in the second quarter of their week 4 football game against Jacobs at Jacobs High School on Friday, Sep. 20, 2019, in Algonquin. The Warriors defeated the Eagles, 20-10. (Daryl Quitalig/Shaw Media)
  • Isaiah Nelson, 12, of Hebron, rests for a moment during Buss Fest at Ryan Buss Zone Skate Park, McHenry, Ill., Sunday, Aug. 11, 2019. Nelson, along with his mother (not pictured) volunteer with Warp Corps, a collective of activists working together to combat the nation’s suicide and substance abuse epidemic. Buss Fest, in its second year, is a remembrance of Ryan Buss a McHenry County native and military veteran who committed suicide after he returned home from his Army deployment and son of the owners of Buss Ford in McHenry. Buss Fest also featured local bands and mental health, substance abuse awareness groups to help remember Ryan Buss and raise awareness about suicide prevention. (Daryl Quitalig/Shaw Media)
  • Crystal Lake Central's Bayden Hubacher reacts after a missed putt on the on the 17th green during the 2019 Huntley Invite at Blackstone Golf Club, Marengo, Ill., Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019. Hubacher finished the day in 23rd place, scoring a 14-over-par 86. (Daryl Quitalig/Shaw Media)
  • Prairie Ridge quarterback Connor Lydon (9) celebrates a touchdown with teammates in the third quarter of an IHSA Fox Valley Conference game against Crystal Lake Central at Crystal Lake Central High School, Crystal Lake, Ill., Friday, Aug. 30, 2019. (Daryl Quitalig/Shaw Media)
  • Huntley pitcher Eli Paplanus (4) delivers a pitch in the second inning of the Fox Valley Conference game at Huntley High School, Huntley, Ill., Saturday, May 4, 2019. The Red Raiders won, 3-1. (Daryl Quitalig/Shaw Media)
  • Prairie Ridge co-op freshman Gracie Willis competes her balance beam routine during the IHSA Girls State Gymnastics State Championship at Palatine High School, Palatine, Ill., Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019. Willis finished third, with a final score of 9.3500. (Daryl Quitalig/Shaw Media)
  • Dundee-Crown wide receiver Jordan Hairston (24) makes a catch in the first quarter of the football game at Cary-Grove High School, Cary, Ill., Sept. 22, 2018. Cary-Grove won on Homecoming, 55-15. (Daryl Quitalig/Shaw Media)
  • Dundee-Crown senior Adam Swanson celebrates just before finishing the boys race during the Fox Valley Conference Cross Country Meet at Hampshire High School, Hampshire, Ill., Oct. 13, 2018. Swanson finished in first place with a time of 15:41.9. (Daryl Quitalig/Shaw Media)
  • Crystal Lake South offensive lineman Trevor Keegan (58) celebrates a sack on Huntley quarterback Christopher Raffin (2) in the third quarter of the football game at Crystal Lake South High School, Crystal Lake, Ill., Sept. 21, 2018. Crystal Lake South won on Homecoming, 48-7. (Daryl Quitalig/Shaw Media)
  • Prairie Ridge's Dereck Pearson (foreground left) and Chris Dalton run through an offensive line blocking drill during football practice at Prairie Ridge High School on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2014.
  • Illinois' Rayvonte Rice (24) dunks the ball during the game against Michigan at State Farm Center on Tuesday, March 4, 2014. This image earned me a 2nd place for IPPA's Illinois Student Best of Photography-Sports Action 2013-2014.
  • Illinois' Jocelynn Birks (7) celebrates a point won during the match against Iowa at State Farm Center on Sept. 27, 2013. The Illini won 3-1.
  • Illinois' Donovonn Young (5) dives for a touchdown during the game against Southern Illinois at Memorial Stadium on Aug. 31, 2013.
  • Illinois' Giana O'Connor competes her floor exercise routine during the Gym Jam against Iowa at Huff Hall in Champaign, Ill. on Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013. O'Connor scored a 9.850.
  • Illinois cheerleaders perform a basket toss during the game against Indiana at Memorial Stadium on Oct. 27, 2012.
  • Illinois' Liz McMahon (14) watches the ball on a block attempt during the match against Iowa State at Huff Hall on Aug. 31, 2012.