Marian Catholic Preps

Joliet Catholic raced back from a six-point deficit to take a 47-46 lead on Marian Catholic three minutes into the third quarter, but the Spartans answered back with a 12-2 run on their way to the Saturday victory.

Sophomore Delaney Purtill had five aces and went on a key serving spree, while sophomore Abbey Knight piled up 11 kills as top-seeded Providence Catholic beat Marian Catholic 25-15, 25-23 to win the Class 3A Kankakee Sectional championship.

Friday Night Drive reporter Thom Gippert has live updates and scores from Friday night’s Chicago Christian vs. Marian Central Catholic football game

Area wrestlers compete in the IHSA 1A Richmond-Burton Wrestling Regional Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023, at Richmond-Burton High School in Richmond.

The East Suburban Catholic Conference continues to provide hurdles that Joliet Catholic can't quite clear. Another of them came Friday night in a loss to Marian Catholic, but the Hilltoppers hope the rigorous schedule pays dividends down the line.

Marian Central's Christian Bentancur announced Friday, Jan. 13, 2023, that he will attend Clemson University to play Division I football, at Marian Central High School. Bentancur, a highly recruited tight-end, narrowed his section down to Clemson from his final three colleges. The other two colleges were Ohio State and Oregon universities.

A dense concentration of undefeated teams in a small amount of conferences could easily lead one to believe that parity it starting to hit the ranks of IHSA football.

Marian Central hosts Johnsburg for a non-conference football game Friday, Sept. 2. 2022, at Marian Central High School in Woodstock.

A night after rallying for an overtime victory, Benet could not overcome another slow start in losing to Marian Catholic 55-46 in the championship game of the East Suburban Catholic Conference championship game in Chicago Heights.

Burlington Central more than doubled their host’s output on Thursday, cruising past Crystal Lake South 66-32 on the road in Crystal Lake.

Elana Wells had 12 points, four rebounds and five steals, leading top-seeded Burlington Central to a 42-24 win on its home court over No. 8 McHenry in the Fox Valley Conference Girls Basketball Tournament on Monday night.