Coach hopes a tough schedule will make for some tough playersThe Marian Central Catholic High School football team suffered a 52-26 homecoming loss to Providence Catholic Friday. Marian junior Christian Betancur […]
Cale McThenia is a junior at Marian Central Catholic High School. He passed or ran for eight touchdowns during the past two games, two of which were rushing. He has […]
Woodstock, Woodstock North, and Marian Central Catholic high schools entered runners in the annual McHenry County Cross-Country Meet Aug. 27 at Emricson Park. The meet, hosted by WHS, showcases runners […]
Marian Central Catholic High School has a team heading up the school’s wrestling program.Jordan Blanton and Ryan Prater, two men familiar with one another, were introduced last week at a […]
Two accomplished wrestlers and former teammates at the University of Illinois were announced Thursday as the new leadership team for the wrestling program at Marian Central Catholic High School.At a […]
Eve Meintz was recruited by Benedictine University as a soccer player. The Marian Central Catholic grad and Huntley resident finished as not only an all-conference soccer player, but a conference champion […]
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 […]
Patrick Brunken, who recently completed his lacrosse career and graduated from Benedictine University, might not remember the speech that Rocky Balboa gave to his son. But the Marian Central Catholic […]
Multi-sport athletes in high school, especially at a small high school, are common.In college, it is extremely rare, except with something like track and cross-country, where the activity only changes […]
Academically, Marian Central Catholic High School graduate and Marengo native Abigail Jones might have the right idea.At the University of Mary, and before that at Loyola University, the two-sport athlete […]
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