Marengo Indians

Prairie Ridge’s Mitch Wilkins and Marengo’s Torben Hoffmeyer became friends through competitive running over the past few years and will get much better acquainted over the next few.

Seeing Abe LaMontagne atop the awards stand, holding the bracket given to each weight-class champion, likely was not what anyone envisioned three years ago.

MARENGO – Crystal Lake Central senior Gage Harrah was noticeably frustrated after finishing off Wauconda’s Nate Mageria for the IHSA Class 2A Marengo Regional championship at 195 pounds.

MARENGO – Senior Kourtney Heitz had to look up at the banners at Homer “Bill” Barry Gymnasium to see when the Indians won their last conference championship.

Athlete of the Week

SYCAMORE – Marengo’s Jessica Villie scored 11 of her game-high 18 points as part of a 21-point third quarter in the Indians’ 47-35 non-conference win against Sycamore on Tuesday.

MARENGO – The way Jessica Villie looks at it, she can sleep some other time.

Athlete of the Week

ROCK FALLS – Coach Nick Rode hopes the Marengo girls basketball team finds a way out of the funk its in, and quickly.

As a sports enthusiast and a Marengo guy through and through, Chad Olson felt he was ideally suited to become Marengo’s next athletic director.

RICHMOND – It was almost fitting that Richmond-Burton finished out the last two minutes of Tuesday night’s game without senior guard Erin Thomas, who had fouled out.

Marengo senior Reed Karsten took a little longer with the recruitment process than some softball players.

Athlete of the week

WOODSTOCK – When Woodstock North did not score for the first 3 minutes, it looked like the game might shape up as too many had before for the Thunder.

Marengo’s Allison Rogutich was inspired by the IHSA Girls Track and Field State Meet in May.