The best female high school swimmers in the state converged on FMC Natatorium in Westmont Friday and Saturday for the IHSA Girls State Championships, and each school from Woodstock had […]
Coaching high school varsity sports of any kind is hard work, even if it’s a labor of love. Win or lose, the demands of the job while the sport is […]
On the heels of a very successful Fox Valley Conference meet, the Woodstock girls co-op swimmers continued the momentum at sectionals at Barrington with every swimmer earning a personal record, […]
All members of the Woodstock boys cross-country team had their best race of the year against the best competition in the state Nov. 6 when they ran in the IHSA […]
As a high school junior, Quentin Crown, a Woodstock High School 2021 graduate, used his design skills to create a 100-year anniversary logo for the school. Today, as a college […]
The Woodstock North High School volleyball team ended 2021 in post-season play last week when the Thunder fell to Crystal Lake South in the Class 3A Boylan regional final. The […]
Mars is a tough planet for fourth-graders to navigate, which is why adult flight commanders are such an important part of Woodstock School District 200’s Challenger Learning Center. The center […]
By Nick RagoFor The Independent Woodstock North lost 38-6 to a better-than-the-record-shows Johnsburg team for the Thunder’a homecoming game Friday. Johnsburg began the game by recovering two onside kicks, […]
Restrictions and concerns about the continuing pandemic have not deterred missions at the Challenger Learning Center for Science and Technology in Woodstock. Since the center opened in 2001, more than […]
The Woodstock/Woodstock North co-op golf team extended its 2021 run into post-season play, ending at sectionals. “Our season was very good,” head coach Brent Filetti said . Continuing to dominate […]
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