Lewis University has won its past three lacrosse games. If you are keeping track of Kevin Blaz, the Marian Central Catholic graduate and McHenry resident has pushed his scoring streak to six games. To find a game in which he did not score, you would have to go to the last game of the 2021-2022 […]
At Marian Central Catholic High School, Woodstock resident Reagan Kelly etched her name in the school record book many times for track and field. Now, the Butler University junior has her name in the record book of the NCAA Division I school as well. Not only was the Butler Lady Bulldogs’ distance medley relay the […]
Just call Woodstock North graduate Haley Halsall a Missouri Valley Conference All-Conference performer. The Indiana State University swimmer in her freshman season with the team earned the distinction after placing in the top 16 in not one, not two, but three events. The Sycamore freestyler was also a member of a relay that finished in […]
In his final outing before the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin Championships, Marian Central Catholic graduate and Aurora University wrestler Luke Silva was a perfect 3-0. The 174-pound grappler’s chosen college was not as fortunate as far as wins. His Spartans emerged victorious over the Augustana College Vikings 25-24, but lost to Elmhurst University […]
Luke Silva, a Marian Central Catholic graduate and Aurora University wrestler, did not have a peer. Not at Millikin University and not at 174 pounds. The Spartan grappler won the title at the Millikin University Open. He posted four victories to win the 174-pound title. Three of those victories were by pinfall, and one was […]
Marlon Pomili would like to be an All-American. Not just on the football field. The Marian University of Indianapolis athlete would like to earn National Association of Intercollegiate All-American status in the classroom as well. “I want to take advantage of the weight room during the winter,” Pomili said. “I will be working out frequently […]
Reagan Kelly, a Woodstock resident and Marian Central Catholic graduate, has something to build on when Butler University resumes its indoor track season on Jan. 6. At the DePaul University-hosted Blue Demon Holiday Invite, the former Hurricane sprinter finished fourth in both the 300-meter dash and the 400-meter dash. The outing was held at the […]
Most sprinters spend their entire careers and never get their name etched as a holder of a track and field record. It took Dominique Thomas, a Marian Central Catholic graduate, exactly 7.50 seconds to race into the record books. The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee sprinter ran that time in the prelims of the 60-meter dash at […]
Ryan Jones, a Marian Central Catholic graduate and Marengo native, is extremely happy. He could be even happier after next year’s cross-country season. The University of Illinois-Springfield runner, who is listed as a junior on the roster, helped the Prairie Fire take sixth in the recent NCAA Division II Cross Country National Championships. He was […]
Not all of the men’s swimming teams in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin were competing, but Woodstock North graduate Nick Phillips, an Augustana College junior swimmer, likes the opening of the season. He, and the rest of the Augustana Viking men’s swimming team, battled three other CCIW teams at the Illinois Wesleyan University […]
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