A new coach will lead Marian Central’s varsity baseball team this year. He isn’t new to Marian or its baseball program. Tom Kruse is a 1990 Marian graduate who played baseball, basketball and football. He is also a guidance counselor at Marian. Born in the area, Kruse was raised in an environment of constant competition. […]
The Woodstock Morning Rotary Club will soon be rounding out the summer with its annual golf outing. For the 15th year in a row, golfers will converge to enjoy their sport while benefiting the Woodstock Morning Rotary Foundation and its many charities. The charities include Hearthstone Communities, Diaper Bank of Northern Illinois, Adult & Child Therapy […]
Gina May lives in Madison, Wis., now, but she made the trip home to Woodstock July 11 for one specific purpose. May, 25, was one of more than 300 people who participated in the 5th Annual Run for Hope 5K/ Walk, which started at 8 a.m. at Grace Lutheran Church and followed a course through […]
Woodstock Girls Softball League is 180 players strong this year. The recreational league, founded in 1969, fielded 15 teams this season, which ran from April to the end of June. Girls and women ages 5 to 20 play on league teams. Players will participate in three all-star tournaments, one of which is hosted by WGSL. […]
Area cyclists are gearing up for a night bike outing that will benefit The Land Conservancy of McHenry County. The 2015 Crystal Lake Night Owl Bike Ride is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 1. The late-night ride serves the dual purpose of promoting bicycling as an alternate means of transportation and exercise and supporting The Land Conservancy, […]
Towering above the gymnasium floor, 9-year-old Chloe Petriak wasn’t afraid of being hoisted into the air to “fly.” “I wasn’t scared,” Chloe said, with a giggle. “We practiced that and practiced that. And I’ve done that before for cheerleading at St. Mary School.” Chloe was one of 60 girls in kindergarten through eighth grade who […]
Woodstock residents are preparing for the 5th Annual Run for Hope 5K Run/Walk slated for Saturday, July 11. The annual fundraiser, held in memory of Woodstock teenager Hope Fuller, starts at 8 a.m. at Grace Lutheran Church, 1300 Kishwaukee Valley Road, Woodstock. The course primarily weaves along the pathways at Emricson Park and near Oakland Cemetery. […]
Augustus Siebert will soon be a college athlete. The Woodstock High School football player committed to the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, an NCAA Division III program. The decision made perfect sense to the high school senior. “The coaches came out to me and really made me feel like there’d be a relationship between the players […]
Now that summer has finally made an appearance, the Wonder Lake Water Ski Show Team has resumed its free Friday night water ski shows. The approximately 60-member ski show team held its first full performance June 5 at Center Beach in Wonder Lake after getting rained out the previous week. The team, 90 percent comprised […]
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 at the IHSA Class 2A girls state track and field meet May 23 at Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, to earn her second state medal. Jacobs […]
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