Huntley High School’s baseball game against Jacobs looked like a personal battle between Huntley’s Eric Luecht and Jacobs’ Reilly Peltier. ...

The Northwestern football team has shaken up the world of college sports.  On March 26, the National Labor Relations Board ruled that the team’s...

The Huntley High School baseball team began its season with a little uncertainty.  Losses to Brother Rice and Carmel raised questions about Huntley’s...

Director Zack Snyder awed audiences with his over-the-top portrayal of the Battle of Thermopylae in “300.”  There was blood, shouting, and a narrator...

The Liam Neeson featured in “Non-Stop” is a far departure from his award-winning portrayal of Oscar Schindler in Steven Spielberg’s “Schindler’s...

After Justin Bieber was arrested in Miami Beach on Jan. 23, fans of the troublesome pop star were quick to defend him. The “Beliebers” want to believe...

Huntley High School’s boys basketball team has had a successful season thus far, cementing itself as one of the top teams in the Fox Valley Conference. ...

Super Bowl XLVIII was almost perfect.  The Seattle Seahawks and the Denver Broncos are the two best teams in football, Peyton Manning is looking to rewrite...

  This is a year of renewal for Huntley High School’s math team.  With the program’s “founding fathers” graduating in 2013 and math...

As Ron Burgundy made his rounds around the world of public media, “Anchorman” fans patiently awaited the release of “Anchorman 2:  The Legend...

The vacancy was astounding.  Even as Raider Nation filled the stands of nearly every boys basketball game, the stands of the East Gym of Huntley High...

The last time Huntley High School’s girls basketball team played against Cary Grove, it lost in a heartbreaking overtime thriller.  It was perhaps...

The first thing you notice about the Crystal Ice House is the yellow neon sign and steel structure that make up its exterior.  The smell of hockey,...

  When the Huntley High School girls basketball team finished fourth in the state last season, all eyes turned to “next year.”  With four...

English teacher Kay Meyer isn’t content with being a spectator. That’s why she responded so fervently when her nephew asked her about her recent...

There are four crucial elements to every “Jackass” movie:  dangerous stunts, genitals, bodily fluids, and pranks. But “Bad Grandpa” has a surprising...

After the Huntley football team suffered a devastating 27-20 loss to Jacobs, coach John Hart made it clear that he was satisfied with the team’s...

It was clear from the beginning.  In Huntley’s 10-0 victory over Woodstock North, Eric Luecht had the edge. In his five innings of work, Luecht...

  With star pitcher Eric Luecht starting on the mound for Huntley, one would think the Red Raiders’ pitching would be the factor to overcome...

  After falling to Jacobs in last year’s regional final, area teams gave Huntley baseball a label:  vulnerable. But Huntley’s dynamic...

Marian Catholic looked like the favorite going into Saturday night's 4A state finals against Rolling Meadows.  The Spartans were just coming off a...

  Montini came into the state tournament thinking about one thing:  a state title.  The program took the 3A honors the past three years and a...

On March 3, 2012, Vernon Hills faced a Montini team that was looking for its third state title in three years.  Montini came out and lit up the Cougars,...

Game 1: Montini v. Morton Saturday, March 2 12:00 noon   Montini (34-1) Starters Lea Kerstein, Guard, Fr. Kelly Karlis, Forward,...

Timothy Christian senior Brittany Scheidt won the Country Financial Class 3A 3-Point Showdown on Friday afternoon. Scheidt's eight 3s bested St....

Things looked bleak for Morton from the beginning.  Notre Dame led 24-5 at the end of the first period and Notre Dame guard Jordan Frericks had two...

Game 1: Vernon Hills v. Montini   Friday, March 1   12:00 noon   Vernon Hills (30-2) Starters Sydney Smith, Guard, Jr. Haley...

Thursday's 3A Division Country Financial Three Point Showdown consisted of 32 contestants.  Out of the 32, four advanced to Friday's final. Contestants...

After an up-and-down game against a second-seeded Rockford East, Huntley fell short to the E-Rabs 53-43. The reason why the Raiders lost can be described...

But like all reigns it eventually came to an end. Huntley didn’t have much to cheer about Friday night.  As Crystal Lake Central drained shot...

They say the journey is better than the destination, that the reward is nothing compared to what you did to get it.  But the Huntley Red Raiders showed...

On Jan. 19, Huntley picked up a 45-38 victory over the Dundee-Crown Chargers.  It was just another conference win, another notch on the belt that kept...

Raider Nation was a sea of white at Friday night’s boys basketball game against McHenry.  The stands were packed as Huntley students showed up to see...

“Zero Dark Thirty” deserves to win Best Picture at the Academy Awards this February, but it won’t. What is probably the best movie of the year...

A loud "oh" echoed throughout the Prairie Ridge gym as Huntley's star forward Amanze Egekeze threw down a breakaway dunk in Huntley's 76-51 victory over...

I’ll be honest; I went into “Jack Reacher” expecting the stupidest, most cliché action movie ever made. I’m happy to say I was wrong, but...

March 6:  the last game of the Huntley boys basketball 2011-2012 season.  Rockford Auburn extinguished the final flame under the team that hoped to establish...

Junior Tyler Vasconez sits in his calculus class.  Teacher Stephen Styers finishes his lecture and with a fear-evoking smile, reminds the class of tomorrow’s...

The Huntley boys basketball team went into Friday night’s game hoping to add another win to its 4-2 record.  Losses to Carmel Catholic High School and...

The Huntley boys basketball team went into Friday night’s game with three wins under its belt, but despite leading for the majority of the game, lost...

The Huntley High School boys basketball team opened its season with a bang in Crystal Lake Central’s Coaches vs. Cancer Thanksgiving Tournament.  A...

“Saturday Night Live” has changed a lot since its first episode in 1975 and unfortunately, the changes have not been for the better.  The show found...

It seemed like a death sentence, like the knockout blow that ends the upcoming boxer’s career and leaves him lying on the floor, gasping for breath.  As...

Kyle Sommerfield Six Flags Great America is known for its summer appeal. Kids spend their summer vacations riding rollercoasters and playing games....

A big loss to Cary Grove left the Huntley Red Raiders discouraged, but a win against Woodstock put them in the playoffs.  Although they were already guaranteed...

After four consecutive wins, Huntley has been abuzz with excitement about playing Cary Grove in the CN100 Game of the Week.  However, the Red Raiders...

Kyle Sommerfield It’s that time of the year again, and this time, Calvin Johnson is in the spotlight.  Johnson, the Detroit Lions’ star wide receiver,...