Marian Central’s boys lacrosse is off to a promising start of the season since converting from a club sport to a school-sponsored program. The Hurricane’s roster is 23 players strong […]
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. […]
A picture-perfect spring day – sunshine with temperatures in the mid-60s – and a beautiful facility combined to help inspire multiple personal best performances for Woodstock High School boys and […]
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 […]
This year’s Marian Central Catholic High School boys tennis teams are a mix of experienced and novice players. The youngest player on the varsity team, freshman Ian Brzeski, Algonquin, has […]
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 […]
Marian Central Catholic won its season-opening softball game March 24 in a doubleheader versus Hampshire at the Rosemont Dome. The Lady ’Canes won 9-4 and 4-2 to start their season […]
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 […]
Woodstock softball teams have not let chilly temperatures get in the way of early spring competition The Marian Central Catholic High School Hurricanes are just one of the teams taking […]
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