http://nwherald.comLocal news for Hampshire, IL.en-usCHARLESTON – Woodstock’s Maura Beattie utilized a different strategy against Marengo’s Katie Adams, her rival, for their fourth meeting in the 3,200 meters this season.http://nwherald.com/2013/05/18/girls-track-woodstocks-beattie-and-marengos-adams-win-state-titles/a1qh6lm/http://nwherald.com/2013/05/18/girls-track-woodstocks-beattie-and-marengos-adams-win-state-titles/a1qh6lm/Sun, 19 May 2013 04:18:00 GMTCHARLESTON – Marengo junior Allie Sprague mastered the idea of a closing kick Friday at the IHSA Girls Track and Field State Meet.http://nwherald.com/2013/05/17/marengos-allie-sprague-makes-2-state-track-finals/a1u022p/http://nwherald.com/2013/05/17/marengos-allie-sprague-makes-2-state-track-finals/a1u022p/Sat, 18 May 2013 00:15:00 GMTHAMPSHIRE – The question hardly seems challenging, especially for someone who posted a 35 ACT score, who excels in chemistry and ranks in the top 10 in his senior class.http://nwherald.com/2013/05/12/piotr-barnas-hampshires-renaissance-man/apqnzit/http://nwherald.com/2013/05/12/piotr-barnas-hampshires-renaissance-man/apqnzit/Mon, 13 May 2013 03:36:00 GMTHAMPSHIRE – Prairie Ridge closer Caleb Senyshyn insisted that nerves were not involved in the bottom of the seventh inning, even after surrendering a leadoff double to Hampshire’s Piotr Barnas.http://nwherald.com/2013/05/09/prairie-ridge-baseball-edges-hampshire/awg7z48/http://nwherald.com/2013/05/09/prairie-ridge-baseball-edges-hampshire/awg7z48/Thu, 09 May 2013 01:47:00 GMTGRAYSLAKE – Cary-Grove’s Morgan Schulz did not have enough energy left to catch Crystal Lake Central’s Celeste Madda or Hampshire’s Ashley Fouch in the 200 meters.http://nwherald.com/2013/05/07/cary-grove-girls-win-5th-straight-fvc-track-title/anr89uz/http://nwherald.com/2013/05/07/cary-grove-girls-win-5th-straight-fvc-track-title/anr89uz/Tue, 07 May 2013 03:57:00 GMTMike Featherly got a shot at being head coach on a part-time basis with Hampshire’s boys basketball team last season.http://nwherald.com/2013/04/26/hampshire-hires-featherly-as-girls-hoops-coach/al6vpcs/http://nwherald.com/2013/04/26/hampshire-hires-featherly-as-girls-hoops-coach/al6vpcs/Fri, 26 Apr 2013 19:00:00 GMTTyler Crater has a standard answer when asked which sport is his favorite.http://nwherald.com/2013/04/23/hampshires-crater-to-play-2-sports-at-olivet-nazarene/arkyl6g/http://nwherald.com/2013/04/23/hampshires-crater-to-play-2-sports-at-olivet-nazarene/arkyl6g/Wed, 24 Apr 2013 05:24:00 GMTHEBRON – The Home team faced its largest deficit, 13 points, early in the second half and appeared to flip a switch.http://nwherald.com/2013/04/22/home-team-rallies-wins-a-shootout/avqn3vc/http://nwherald.com/2013/04/22/home-team-rallies-wins-a-shootout/avqn3vc/Mon, 22 Apr 2013 04:56:00 GMTHaley Ream’s only regret from the basketball season is that it had to end.http://nwherald.com/2013/04/19/all-stars-get-another-shot-to-lace-em-up/a5vodst/http://nwherald.com/2013/04/19/all-stars-get-another-shot-to-lace-em-up/a5vodst/Fri, 19 Apr 2013 04:44:00 GMTMARENGO – Ashley Fouch prefers to add the “é” to her last name in honor of her ancestors who, somewhere through the years, dropped the last letter of their last name.http://nwherald.com/2013/04/14/fouch-leads-hampshire-to-girls-combined-titles/a1hxy30/http://nwherald.com/2013/04/14/fouch-leads-hampshire-to-girls-combined-titles/a1hxy30/Sun, 14 Apr 2013 01:11:00 GMTHAMPSHIRE – Jacobs pitcher Nick Ledinsky wasn’t sure what to expect.http://nwherald.com/2013/04/13/jacobs-ledinsky-unfazed-by-inexperienced-catcher/ahjyzio/http://nwherald.com/2013/04/13/jacobs-ledinsky-unfazed-by-inexperienced-catcher/ahjyzio/Sat, 13 Apr 2013 22:59:00 GMTHUNTLEY – Four pitches.http://nwherald.com/2013/04/10/huntley-strikes-early/af2yj4y/http://nwherald.com/2013/04/10/huntley-strikes-early/af2yj4y/Wed, 10 Apr 2013 03:08:00 GMTAthlete of the Weekhttp://nwherald.com/2013/04/09/inside-baseball/ane7kq8/http://nwherald.com/2013/04/09/inside-baseball/ane7kq8/Tue, 09 Apr 2013 05:15:00 GMTAmong the scenarios Jake Goebbert envisioned for his opening day in Triple-A baseball, this was not on the list.http://nwherald.com/2013/04/05/hampshire-grad-goebbert-traded-to-as-will-start-in-double-a/as7hvfq/http://nwherald.com/2013/04/05/hampshire-grad-goebbert-traded-to-as-will-start-in-double-a/as7hvfq/Fri, 05 Apr 2013 03:46:00 GMTELGIN – The Literacy Connection’s 16th annual Trivia Bee fundraiser will be from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. April 27 at Grand Victoria Casino in Elgin.http://nwherald.com/2013/03/22/registration-under-way-for-literacy-connections-trivia-bee/a6vhi2n/http://nwherald.com/2013/03/22/registration-under-way-for-literacy-connections-trivia-bee/a6vhi2n/Sun, 24 Mar 2013 10:30:00 GMTTyler Crater, Hampshire, Sr.http://nwherald.com/2013/03/21/pop-quiz/akfem96/http://nwherald.com/2013/03/21/pop-quiz/akfem96/Sun, 24 Mar 2013 05:21:00 GMTSix area boys basketball players were named special mention on the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Class 3A-4A All-State team.http://nwherald.com/2013/03/20/six-local-boys-receive-ibca-special-mention-six-area-boys-basketball-players-were-named-special-mention-on-the-illinois-basketball-coaches-association-class-3a-4a-all-state-team-huntleys-bryce-only-and-amanze-egekeze-crystal-lake-centrals-corban-murphy-woodstocks-jordan-turner-hampshires-tyler-crater-and-dundee-crowns-brandon-rodriguez-all-were-selected-for-the-girls-huntleys-sam-andrews-was-named-to-the-third-team-while-cary-groves-olivia-jakubicek-huntleys-ali-andrews-and-marian-centrals-shannon-wuensch-were-picked-to-the-fourth-team-northwest-herald-down-by-27-heat-rally-past-cavs-extend-streak-cleveland-lebron-james-scored-25-points-as-the-miami-heat-overcame-a-27-point-deficit-in-the-third-quarter-and-won-their-24th-straight-game-98-95-over-the-short-handed-cleveland-cavaliers-on-wednesday-night-to-extend-the-second-longest-winning-streak-in-nba-history-the-heat-are-within-nine-games-of-matching-the-record-of-33-consecutive-wins-held-by-the-1971-72-los-angeles-lakers/akk113k/http://nwherald.com/2013/03/20/six-local-boys-receive-ibca-special-mention-six-area-boys-basketball-players-were-named-special-mention-on-the-illinois-basketball-coaches-association-class-3a-4a-all-state-team-huntleys-bryce-only-and-amanze-egekeze-crystal-lake-centrals-corban-murphy-woodstocks-jordan-turner-hampshires-tyler-crater-and-dundee-crowns-brandon-rodriguez-all-were-selected-for-the-girls-huntleys-sam-andrews-was-named-to-the-third-team-while-cary-groves-olivia-jakubicek-huntleys-ali-andrews-and-marian-centrals-shannon-wuensch-were-picked-to-the-fourth-team-northwest-herald-down-by-27-heat-rally-past-cavs-extend-streak-cleveland-lebron-james-scored-25-points-as-the-miami-heat-overcame-a-27-point-deficit-in-the-third-quarter-and-won-their-24th-straight-game-98-95-over-the-short-handed-cleveland-cavaliers-on-wednesday-night-to-extend-the-second-longest-winning-streak-in-nba-history-the-heat-are-within-nine-games-of-matching-the-record-of-33-consecutive-wins-held-by-the-1971-72-los-angeles-lakers/akk113k/Wed, 20 Mar 2013 15:45:00 GMTWoodstock boys basketball coach Alex Baker recalled a conversation with his assistants during the fall before the Blue Streaks started practice.http://nwherald.com/2013/03/15/woodstocks-turner-nwh-boys-basketball-player-of-year/agjaijh/http://nwherald.com/2013/03/15/woodstocks-turner-nwh-boys-basketball-player-of-year/agjaijh/Sat, 16 Mar 2013 05:08:00 GMTHAMPSHIRE – Although Hampshire tied Crystal Lake Central for the Fox Valley Conference Fox Division title and posted one of the most successful win totals in school history, Tyler Crater is not all that impressed.http://nwherald.com/2013/03/01/whips-crater-says-team-has-unfinished-business/a7v4wd/http://nwherald.com/2013/03/01/whips-crater-says-team-has-unfinished-business/a7v4wd/Fri, 01 Mar 2013 03:30:00 GMTHAMPSHIRE – Hampshire girls basketball coach Ed Haugens, one of the area’s most successful girls or boys coaches, has resigned his position.http://nwherald.com/2013/02/15/haugens-steps-down-as-hampshire-girls-coach/aogzv3b/http://nwherald.com/2013/02/15/haugens-steps-down-as-hampshire-girls-coach/aogzv3b/Fri, 15 Feb 2013 19:44:00 GMT