Josh Peckler - Jpeckler@shawmedia.com Riley O'Mare, 8 of Huntley sits on the shoulders of her dad Brian as they watch Huntley and Dundee Crown play at Huntley High School. © Northwest Herald
Josh Peckler - Jpeckler@shawmedia.com Katie Cook of Prairie Grove holds her son Conor, 3 after playing outside at their home in Prairie Grove. © Northwest Herald
Josh Peckler - Jpeckler@shawmedia.com Alden-Hebron High School juniors Jesi Damato (left) and Jackie LeJevne laugh as they paint green paint onto the windows inside Alden-Hebron High School as they prepare for Homecoming Week. © Northwest Herald
Josh Peckler - Jpeckler@shawmedia.com Jesse Reitz, a senior at Johnsburg High School paints on the outside of a window at Johnsburg High School for Homecoming week. Students in each class were competing against each other to have the best window paintings. © Northwest Herald
Josh Peckler - Jpeckler@shawmedia.com Crystal Lake Central freshman Amanda Ricca (center) celebrates her team winning a round of Family Feud during the Crystal Lake Central High School Homecoming Olympics. © Northwest Herald
Sarah Nader - snader@shawmedia.com Becca Gurba, 16, of Crystal Lake is dressed like a superhero while waiting in the lunch line at Crystal Lake South High School. Students were encouraged to dress in their favorite superhero costumes in celebration of homecoming week. © Northwest Herald
Mike Greene - mgreene@shawmedia.com Oliver Bajkiewicz, 4 of Lake in the Hills, and his sister Victoria, 6, try out martial arts moves during the Huntley Park District's first "Worldwide Day of Play." © Northwest Herald
Brett Moist / For the Northwest Herald Crystal Lake Central's Brent Pfaff (left), Luke Francis (center), and Alex Ibarra (right) celebrate their 7-3 victory over Prairie Ridge at Crystal Lake Central High School. © Northwest Herald
Mike Greene - mgreene@shawmedia.com Cary-Grove running back Kyle Norberg runs past Jacobs defenders en route to a touchdown during the first quarter. Cary-Grove (5-0) defeat Jacobs (3-2) 45-14 to remain undefeated. © Northwest Herald
Josh Peckler - Jpeckler@shawmedia.com Huntley quarterback Kameron Sallee (center) tries to avoid being tackled by Dundee Crown defenders during the first quarter at Huntley High School. © Northwest Herald
H. Rick Bamman - hbamman@shawmedia.com Woodstock North students Pami Padilla (left) and Maria Sanchez carry the colors of Argentina and Chile, as they enter the stage during the parade of flags at the opening of the Latino Empowerment Conference at McHenry County College. More than 200 high school students from 10 local high schools will participated in the conference that is in its second year. © Northwest Herald
Josh Peckler - Jpeckler@shawmedia.com Mike Torrance of Marengo walks Macho into a barn to be fed at Destination Safe Haven Horse Rescue and Retirement in Marengo This summers drought has made it very difficult for horse owners and horse rescues such as Destination Safe Haven have seen a rise in horse abandonment. © Northwest Herald
Sarah Nader - snader@shawmedia.com A yellow lab cools off in the dog pool while playing catch with its owner at the Bark Park in Lake in the Hills. © Northwest Herald
Josh Peckler - Jpeckler@shawmedia.com Dundee Crown golfer Shane Lubecker is a competitive YoYoer and travels all around the country competing in different yo-yo contest. © Northwest Herald
Mike Greene - mgreene@shawmedia.com Cary-Grove's Margaret Gray returns a serve during a first round doubles match against Crystal Lake South in the Cary-Grove Invite. Crystal Lake South won the match 6-0, 6-1. © Northwest Herald
Josh Peckler - Jpeckler@shawmedia.com A man wind surfs on McCullom Lake in McHenry. Strong winds could be felt through out Mchenry County Wednesday with wind gust reaching close to 30 miles per hour. © Northwest Herald
