Longtime Woodstock resident and former athletic director at Marian Central Catholic High School Hans Rokus will be inducted into the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association’s Hall of Fame in May as […]
Woodstock High School sophomore Kate Jacobs has joined the school’s long line of state-class distance runners. Jacobs placed fourth in 1,600-meter run with a time of 5 minutes, 8.67 seconds […]
Luke Beattie and Jimmy Krenger earned all-state honors in track and field last weekend. Beattie and Krenger and three others from high schools in Woodstock competed in the IHSA Class […]
The Marian Central Catholic High School varsity girls basketball team is under new leadership, but that leadership comes with a familiar face. Tony Powe, who was the varsity assistant coach […]
When Woodstock North High School head girls track and field coach Cas Creighton first saw freshman Delaney Guy compete in the long jump, she knew that the team had a […]
Longtime Woodstock football coach Ed Brucker was honored for his accomplishments when he was inducted into the Illinois High School Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame April 18 in Champaign. […]
The Woodstock High School baseball team is hoping to get offensive. After opening the season with a 13-run outburst against Harvard High School March 19, the Blue Streaks have not […]
Even though she has another year of high school left, Marian Central Catholic High School junior Rachel Giustino has her immediate future planned out. Giustino, a standout volleyball player for […]
Woodstock North High School senior girls basketball players Kristy Darling and Ashley Jones thought they had played their last game together Feb. 16 when the Thunder lost to crosstown rival […]
Two years ago, Woodstock High School graduate Arianna Davis wasn’t thinking about basketball. In fact, Davis, who was coping with a loss in her family, wasn’t thinking about college. “I […]
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