For Marian Central Catholic High School alumnus Cody O’Neill, his new position as Marian’s athletic director feels “a bit like coming home.” “Everything has come full circle,” O’Neill said. The 2009 graduate played football all four years of high school, three of them starting on the varsity team, one of them starting on the team […]
Longtime Marian Central Catholic High School athletic director Curtis Price will be be leaving the school to take the same role at his alma mater, St. Rita of Cascia High School in Chicago. “I thought I would retire at Marian, but then St. Rita came calling,” Price said. “When your home comes calling, you listen.” […]
Woodstock North High School will have a familiar face taking over as athletic director after Bobby Mickey’s resignation this spring. A North staff member since 2015, David Rose officially took the reins July 1. “I’ve been part of the community for several years,” said Rose, formerly of the social studies department. “I’m excited for the […]
Former Woodstock High School athletic director Doug Smith was inducted into the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association Hall of Fame Dec. 17 in National Harbor, Md. Smith retired in 2011 after 27 years as a high school athletic director at three Illinois high schools. Including his six years as a teacher and coach to begin […]
Spring sports season has begun, but Mother Nature has yet to put her stamp of approval on it. Again. “If spring sports had started in February this year, it would have been great,” Marian Central Catholic High School Athletic Director Curtis Price joked. “The weather was perfect a couple of weeks ago.” Spring sports season […]
Longtime Woodstock resident and former athletic director at Marian Central Catholic High School Hans Rokus will be inducted into the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association’s Hall of Fame in May as a Friend of Basketball for his work in coaching and broadcasting. Rokus was nominated by former colleague and friend Bruce Firchau, who coached for Harvard […]
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