Stories about Marian Central high school sports
Doug Wilbrandt, who has more than 40 years of coaching experience, was recently hired as the new volleyball coach at Marian Central.
Marian Central's Christian Bentancur is the only athlete in IHSA history to get 200 receptions in football and 2,000 points in basketball in a career. Bentancur is the 2024 Northwest Herald Male Athlete of the Year.
Meet the 2024 Northwest Herald Girls Soccer All-Area team.
Meet the 2024 Northwest Herald All-Area boys tennis team.
A number of McHenry County-area girls soccer players and coaches earned honors from the Illinois High School Soccer Coaches Association (IHSSCA) after this season. Three players earned all-state honors while two coaches were named coach of the year.
Prairie Ridge softball won its first regional title since 2018, Burlington Central girls soccer won a sectional title, Prairie Ridge's Cole Palese and Tim Jones took fifth at the boys tennis state tournament, and six FVC baseball teams were crowned regional champs Saturday.
Prairie Ridge's Jacob Kim (singles) and Cole Palese and Tim Jones (doubles) advanced to the final day of the IHSA Class 1A Boys Tennis State Tournament and will play in the consolation semifinals Saturday at Palatine High School.
McHenry's Vanessa Buske hit a walk-off grand slam in a regional semifinal softball win, Burlington Central's Mekenzie Rogers recorded a hat trick to lead the Rockets girls soccer team to the sectional finals, and more in Wednesday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.
Harvard, Prairie Ridge, Hampshire and Huntley softball won their playoff openers, while Woodstock North baseball defeated Harvard. Read about that and more in Tuesday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.
Crystal Lake Central's co-op girls lacrosse team got four goals from Anna Starr in a 10-1 win over St. Viator; and more girls and boys lacrosse scores in Monday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.
McHenry County will send 12 entries (six singles, six doubles) to next week's IHSA State Boys Tennis Tournament, Richmond-Burton and Johnsburg will meet for a sectional title in girls soccer, and more in Saturday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.
Richmond-Burton softball won its fourth straight regional title and set the program record for wins in a season, Huntley girls soccer captured back-to-back regional titles in a penalty-kick shootout, plus more scores and results in Friday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.
Crystal Lake South starter Yandel Ramirez struck out 12 batters and threw a complete game to lead the Gators to a 13-0 win over Belvidere on Thursday. Plus more playoff boys lacrosse scores along with softball and boys volleyball.
Lilly Kunzer tossed a six-inning no-hitter for Marengo softball, while Richmond-Burton softball and Marengo and Marian Central baseball also won their playoff games. Plus postseason girls soccer results and more in Wednesday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.
Johnsburg senior Mackenzie McQuiston scored two goals in the last 13 minutes to lead the Skyhawks past Marian Central 4-3 on Tuesday to win the Class 1A Marengo Regional championship.
Marian Central faces Marian Central in the IHSA Class 1A Marengo Regional championship soccer match on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, at Marengo High School.
Marian Central softball won its first playoff game since 2019 and the Hurricanes baseball team earned a walk-off win over Johnsburg in their postseason opener. Plus more in Tuesday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.
The weather was the big winner Monday as most baseball and softball games were suspended or canceled. Read more in Monday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.
Marian Central faces Winnebago in a Class 2A Marengo Regional softball game on Monday, May 13, 2024, at Marian Central Catholic High School in Woodstock.
Marengo (Class 2A), Prairie Ridge (3A) and Huntley (4A) earned No. 1 seeds as the postseason gets underway this week. Marengo sophomore Gabby Christopher breaks McHenry County's single-season home run record, plus more in this week's softball notes.
Cary-Grove and Jacobs tied for the Fox Valley Conference Boys Tennis Tournament title as things finished on Saturday. Prairie Ridge was only two points behind them. And more in Saturday's high school sports roundup.
Marian Central advanced three entries to next weekend's Class 1A State Girls Track and Field Meet at Eastern Illinois. Plus postseason girls soccer, baseball, softball and girls lacrosse results in Friday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.
McHenry senior Vanessa Buske belted two home runs, including a grand slam, and pitched all five innings in a 15-5 Fox Valley Conference win against Prairie Ridge. And more softball, baseball and girls soccer results in Thursday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.
Huntley softball captured its fourth straight Fox Valley Conference championship, and Marengo softball earned back-to-back Kishwaukee River Conference titles. And more softball and baseball results in Wednesday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.
Marengo rallied with four runs in the bottom of the seventh inning, and Alten Bergbreiter scored the game-winning run in the ninth as the Indians beat Plano 15-14 to win back-to-back Kishwaukee River Conference titles. And more in Tuesday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.
Crystal Lake South scored six runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to come back to beat Cary-Grove 7-6 on Monday. Plus more baseball softball, girls soccer, boys and girls lacrosse, boys tennis and boys volleyball scores.
Prairie Ridge won two doubles titles and beat Batavia by one point for the title at Saturday's Crystal Lake Central Boys Tennis Invite. And plenty more in Saturday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.
Jacobs baseball beat McHenry in 11 innings, Cary-Grove baseball scored five runs in the sixth to rally past Crystal Lake South and Burlington Central softball's Isabelle Reed struck out 12 in a four-hit shutout in Friday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.
Harvard's Ytzel Lopez hit a go-ahead, two-run triple with two outs in the sixth inning as the Hornets beat Marengo 3-2 and handed the Indians their first Kishwaukee River Conference loss of the season. And more in Thursday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.
Crystal Lake South's Mark Pachla turned in another gem, his second in eight days, as the Gators beat McHenry 4-1 in eight innings in their Fox Valley Conference baseball game; and more in Wednesday's high school sports roundup.
McKayla Anderson and Annabelle Pederson combined to throw a no-hitter in Dundee-Crown's 10-0 win over Jacobs on Tuesday. Plus more softball, baseball, girls soccer, boys lacrosse, boys tennis and boys volleyball scores.
Abby Leslie scored to lead the Richmond-Burton to a 1-0 win over Woodstock in the Kishwaukee River Conference Tournament quarterfinal Monday. The Rockets will play Johnsburg in the tournament title match Wednesday.
McHenry had one of its most potent offensive games in an 18-12 victory over Yorkville; and more in Saturday's Northwest Herald high school sports roundup.
Huntley’s Dominique Johnson and Sophie Amin won events as the Red Raiders placed third at the Wheaton Warrenville South Invitational.
Harvard's Tallulah Eichholz and Richmond-Burton's Hailey Holtz combined for 43 strikeouts as the Hornets beat the Rockets 2-1 in 12 innings in their KRC game. Plus more softball, baseball, girls soccer and boys tennis results in Thursday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.
Prairie Ridge's Conner Pollasky and Burlington Central's Danielle Durckel each knocked in walk-off hits to lead the respective teams to wins on Wednesday afternoon. Plus more scores from Wednesday night.
Harvard's Tallulah Eichholz struck out 17 batters and homered in the seventh as the Hornets beat Woodstock 5-1 in their KRC softball game; and more in Tuesday's high school sports roundup.
Marian Central graduate Jenna Golembiewski won the 2023 Mid-American Conference Player of the Year for Miami Ohio and is among the country's top power hitters this year. Through Friday, she's second in the country with 24 home runs and is No. 1 in slugging percentage and RBIs.
Richmond-Burton girls soccer secured the Kishwaukee River Conference regular-season title with a 10-1 win over Plano to finish 6-0. And more scores and results in Monday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.
Marian Central's Colin Kowalsky fired a gem to beat Grayslake Central in baseball. And more baseball, softball, girls soccer and boys tennis results in Saturday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.
Freshman Gracey LePage scored four goals and assisted three others as Crystal Lake South beat Hampshire for their first Fox Valley Conference win of the season. Plus more girls soccer, baseball and softball results in Thursday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.
Cary-Grove gets two first-half goals and holds on to beat McHenry in FVC girls soccer, Woodstock North's Jo Jo Vermett surpasses 500 career strikeouts, and more in Tuesday's Northwest Herald high school sports roundup.
Richmond-Burton's Layne Frericks and Maddie Seyller both scored two goals as the Rockets beat Woodstock North 5-1 to remain perfect in Kishwaukee River Conference play. And plenty more in Monday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.
The Home team beat the Away at the McHenry County Area All-Star Basketball Extravaganza, led by Crystal Lake Central's Katie Hamill and Marian Central's Madison Kenyon.
Johnsburg's Evan Pohl and Richmond-Burton's Grayson Morningstar both pitched an outstanding game as their teams split a KRC baseball doubleheader; and more in Saturday's high school sports roundup.
McHenry senior second baseman Carson Weidner lifted the Warriors to a Fox Valley Conference win against Cary-Grove with a walk-off single in extra innings. And more scores and results in Friday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.
Jacobs junior Gabby Wojtarowicz has already surpassed her goal total from last season with 22 goals in seven matches. Plus more notes on Crystal Lake Central, Huntley, Richmond-Burton and postseason assignments.
Aly Jordan doubled in the game-winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning to give the Woodstock North a 4-3 Kishwaukee River Conference win over Richmond-Burton on Thursday. Plus more scores from Thursday night.
Marengo's Lilly Kunzer fired a perfect game and hit two homers as the Indians beat Fenton in softball. And more in Wednesday's Northwest Herald high school sports roundup.
Cary-Grove's Luca Vivaldelli shut down Burlington Central in the Trojans' FVC baseball win; and more in Tuesday's Northwest Herald high school sports roundup.