By Dan Chamness Landan Creighton left the Sun Conference Meet with three symbolic bronze medals. Oh, and for good measure the St. Thomas University freshman was named Sun Conference Freshman of the Year after finishing third in three events. “Personally, I wanted to do better,” the Woodstock North graduate said. “I was happy I was […]
Not only did Landan Creighton win the indoor heptathlon title at the Sun Conference meet, the St. Thomas University freshman set a new conference record in the event. The Woodstock North graduate beat the former record by 400 points. That after only two weeks of practice. According to the freshman, he did his best work […]
Anthony Carney, a Marian Central Catholic graduate and University of Dubuque runner, not only ran, but he won. So did his team. Carney finished the 3,000-meter run at the Spartan Shootout, which was hosted by Dubuque and held at the A.Y. McDonald Indoor Track in Dubuque, Iowa, in 8 minutes, 37.74 seconds. He won the […]
Ryan Jones, a Marian Central Catholic graduate and Marengo native, is closing the gap. The University of Illinois-Springfield middle distance runner is a little over two seconds away from the provisional qualifying time in the 800-meter run. Jones ran a time of 1 minute, 54.75 seconds at the PNC Bank-sponsored Bellarmine University Classic, which was […]
So far, Madison Kenyon, a Marian Central Catholic graduate, has started only one game for the College of St. Scholastica Lady Saints. But, based on the 5-foot-9 freshman’s performance against Carleton College, more starts could be in her immediate future. Emerging off the bench to play 20 minutes, she drained 7-of-12 from the floor, which […]
By Dan Chamness For Marian Central Catholic graduate Jenna Golembiewski, being named a NCAA Division I Pre-Season All-American is just the natural progression of her softball growth and success. Softball America selected the Miami University Redhawk outfielder as one of the top 10 softball players in NCAA Division I and more likely than not to […]
Dylan Connell, a Marian Central Catholic graduate and University of Illinois wrestler, traveled 160 miles southwest to wrestle at the Cougar Clash, hosted by Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville and held at the First Community Arena. For the Marengo resident, it was well worth it if you are looking to wrestle. He wrestled six times in one […]
Elon Rodriguez, a Marian Central Catholic graduate and Woodstock resident, started the year showing just how close he is to the 10th ranked wrestler at 133 pounds in NCAA Division II. Rodriguez took second in the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Pointer Open. His lone loss in the tournament, by a 3-2 score, was to Matthew […]
Anthony Carney is one of the privileged. The University of Dubuque junior, a Marian Central Catholic graduate and a Woodstock resident, will have a chance to compete against the best of the best in mere days. After his 23rd place finish at the NCAA Division III Midwest Regional, he was deemed worthy by the NCAA […]
By Dan Chamness Liam Mickle, a Woodstock graduate, and the rest of the Aurora University football team might spend a little time celebrating. Not only for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday, but for making the NCAA Division III playoffs as well. But, not for long as they have a playoff game to prepare for. Mickle also […]
Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news.
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