Ryan Jones off to a strong start for indoor track
January 26, 2022
It might not be his best effort ever in the mile run, but Ryan Jones, a Marian Central graduate and Marengo native, has a good place to start. That start […]
It might not be his best effort ever in the mile run, but Ryan Jones, a Marian Central graduate and Marengo native, has a good place to start. That start […]
With declining numbers in enrollment and athletics, the Marian Central Catholic High School Hurricanes are shopping for a conference that better suits their size. “We’d like to find some place […]
In the first crosstown showdown of the 2021-22 basketball season, Woodstock North was not an accomodating host for Woodstock girls and boys Friday. The Thunder soundly defeated the Streaks in […]
While the temperatures were dropping and the first snow was falling in northern Illinois, Woodstock resident Dan Hart was in a tropical paradise, supporting a cause close to his heart. […]
Not many athletes get an opportunity to play college football. Far fewer get a chance to play in a bowl game. Thus far, Thor Paglialong, a Marian Central Catholic graduate […]
The past year of high school sports in Woodstock looked very different from any other year on record. The year included many high points and a few lows as it […]
Even in the state of Wisconsin, Woodstock graduate Michael Purkey found his Illinois gridiron hookup. The sophomore quarterback found it not once, not twice, not three times, but a total […]
Currently undefeated, the Woodstock co-op girls bowling team is on a roll. The six-girl team has been winning matches since the start of the season. Head coach Derek Lee said […]
The stars in control of scheduling aligned last week, setting up the opportunity for the Woodstock North boys basketball team to host Antioch High School. More than just a random […]
Brooke Amann, a Woodstock North graduate, is one of those athletes who is taking advantage, the best she can, of the coronavirus. The former Thunder volleyball player is listed as […]
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