If plans come to fruition, Larry Dale Field at Woodstock High School will have synthetic turf by the fall of 2015. Athletic Director Glen Wilson said the idea of installing […]
“There is nothing like seeing the look on your child’s face when they finish a race and hit a goal they have been chasing all season,” said Lance Zimmerman, whose […]
Although the Woodstock North High School boys basketball team’s season ended March 2, it is not over for two Thunder players. Senior Josh Jandron and junior Conor Lawrence finished in […]
The boys basketball teams from Woodstock area high schools will compete with the high schools from Harvard and Marengo in the IHSA Class 3A regional tournament, Monday to Friday, March […]
Practice and family helped shape former Marian Central Catholic High School and University of Wisconsin-Madison quarterback Jon Budmayr into one of the most respected quarterbacks in the region. But for […]
Woodstock High School officials have apologized to Marian Central Catholic High School after WHS basketball players posted a celebratory photograph of themselves posing with a Barbie doll on a crucifix. […]
Marian Central Catholic High School senior Nick Remke and Woodstock North High School senior Cody Barnes medaled at the IHSA Class 2A state wrestling tournament Feb. 19 to 21 in […]
The Woodstock High School girls basketball built a comfortable lead over its crosstown rival Woodstock North and then held off a furious Thunder fourth-quarter rally to claim its second straight […]
Several Marian Central Catholic High School football players were busy Feb. 4 preparing for their futures as seniors Joe Gatz, Billy Bahl and John Churak signed their letters of intent […]
Josh Jandron always will be the first. The Woodstock North High School boys basketball player scored 28 points for the Thunder Feb. 14 against Hampshire and became the first basketball […]
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