Claire Ostrowski, a senior at Marian Central Catholic High School, is the daughter of Mark and Amy Ostrowski. Her teacher said, “Claire is a servant leader here at Marian. Her involvement in a wide range of activities shows dedication, balance, and leadership. She always brings energy, enthusiasm, and kindness to everything she does, and it […]
Emily Jaimes, a senior at Marian Central Catholic High School, is the daughter of Marissa Hernandez and Oswaldo Jaimes. Her teacher said, “Emily graciously and generously shares her time and talents with our Marian family and in the community. She has the big- gest servant heart and is a joy to be around!” Emily is […]
By Steve Peterson news@thewoodstockindependent.com It was an era when winning your high school football conference championship was the greatest achievement, as the IHSA playoff system was still several years away. For seven weeks in 1964, a team of determined Marian Central Hurricanes were not about to be denied their Suburban Catholic Conference title, going undefeated […]
By Steve Peterson news@thewoodstockindependent.com Just after the final seconds ticked off the clock, Marian Central’s football team was joined in its celebration by the white-clad Hurricanes’ student section. Marian Central put the finishing touches on their homecoming wth a 43-0 drubbing of Chicago Christian in a Chicagoland Christian Conference clash. MC improved to 2-3 overall, […]
By Tricia Carzoli news@thewoodstockindependent.com Marian Central Catholic High School Model United Nations club, formally known as the Diplomatic Affairs Delegation, has given hundreds of students a larger worldview and an opportunity not available to most over its more than two-decades-long history. “It gives our students the ability to interact with students of different beliefs, backgrounds, […]
By Sandy Kucharskisandy@thewoodstockindependent.com The Marian boys soccer team experienced a rebuilding season last year and now the 2024 season sees the Hurricanes returning several key players. “We are still going to have a difficult conference,” said head coach Art Dixon, “but that should prepare us for the playoffs.” Marian soccer has a record of 2-3-1 […]
By Juel MecklenburgNEWS@thewoodstockindependent.com At the end of week four of the 2024 season, the Marian Central Catholic Hurricanes are 1-3, 1-1 in the Chicagoland Christian Conference. Head Coach Liam Kirwan is in his third season coaching the Hurricanes. He has tremendous praise for his team, no matter what their record says. After losing two Division […]
Mason Hege, a Marian Central Catholic graduate and McHenry resident, started his senior season on a tear. Through the first nine games of his final season, the Carroll University utility player was hitting over .500. In five of those nine games, he had multiple hits. While he did not continue at that pace, he did […]
Alexander Odahowski, a senior at Marian Central Catholic High School, is the son of Carol and Mitch Odahowski, McHenry. He was nominated by his guidance counselor, who referred to him as one of the kindest young men at Marian. ”His quiet confidence is endearing and he is a pleasure to be around,” his counselor […]
Lightning from Monday’s storm, which cascaded sheets of water on Woodstock, hit the chimney atop Marian Central Catholic High School, causing “quite extensive” damage, according to interim superintendent Vito DeFrisco. Tuesday’s classes were canceled. And DeFrisco said the school would not be ready to reopen on Wednesday. “I’m hoping we can open by Thursday, maybe […]
Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news.
Janet Dovidio has been a freelance correspondent for The Independent for eight years.
Susan W. Murray wrote for The Independent, covering various beats, from 2005 to 2008.
Tricia Carzoli is a freelance writer and photographer that on community news.
