Dundee-Crown co-op girls swimming qualifies 7 entries to state meet: Saturday’s Northwest Herald roundup

Girls swimming St. Charles East Sectional: At St. Charles, Dundee-Crown co-op’s Rachel Johnson, Anastasia Komarova, Eli Niemi and Olivia Burczynski finished first in the 200-yard medley relay with a time of 1:45.30. The Chargers’ 400 free relay of Burczynski, Tessa Iverson, Niemi and Johnson took third in 3:31.94. Both relays advanced to next weekend’s state meet at the FMC Natatorium in Westmont. Johnson won the 200 individual medley (2:01.29) and was runner-up in the 100 backstroke (53.97), qualifying for state in both events. Niemi was third in the 50 free (24.14) and runner-up in the 100 free (52.03) to advance in both. Komarova took third in the 100 breaststroke (1:06.54) to move on. Burlington Central ’s Eleanor Hultgren won the 50 free (23.86) and the 100 free (51.43) to advance to state in both events. Huntley and Woodstock North co-op did not advance any swimmers to the state meet, nor did any individual swimmers from Crystal Lake South co-op. Stevenson Sectional: At Lincolnshire, McHenry did not qualify any swimmers for next weekend’s state meet. Football Macon Meridian 41, Alden-Hebron 14: At Hebron, the 11th-seeded Giants (7-4) ended their Illinois 8-Man Football Association season with a loss to the 13th-seeded Hawks (10-1) in the quarterfinals. Caleb Linneman led A-H with 130 rushing yards on 14 carries, including an 88-yard touchdown. Jack Stewart added three catches and 42 total yards, and Cohl Armbrust ran for 26 yards on carries. Kyle Linneman finished 5-of-7 passing for 36 yards, including a 16-yard TD to Aldo Carreno. Stewart (22), Caleb Linneman (10) and Kyle Linneman (nine) led the defense in tackles. Macon Meridian received a big game from Bryce Brown, who completed 32 of 42 passes for 323 yards and three TDs. The Hawks ran 82 offensive plays to 35 for the Giants.