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 girls track and field athletes April 11 at the Bulldog Relays, hosted by Riverside Brookfield High School at Morton West High School, Berwyn. The Mustangs’ […]
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 scored more than five runs in a game. “The games have been really close,” said senior center fielder John Kruse. “I think if we could […]
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 the Lady ’Canes, recently committed to play for the Murray State Racers, Murray, Ky., a NCAA Division I team. “I never thought I would have […]
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 been taking lessons since he was 5 years old, plays regularly at the Crystal Lake Racket Club – a plus during the long winter months […]
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 Woodstock High School in the IHSA Class 3A regional title game. However, Darling and Jones will reunite on the court as they have agreed to […]
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 2-0. “We played well and hit the ball well,” said head coach Erin Widmayer. “The first game was a powerful hitting performance for us.” Sophomore […]
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 wasn’t thinking of going into college at that point; I wasn’t thinking about basketball,” Davis said. “I wanted to be with my family.” Former McHenry […]
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 up opponents in Rosemont’s indoor fields to ensure they can get in as many swings, hits and pitches as possible before the postseason. “Our main […]
For the Blue Streaks boys tennis team, this year is about reaching goals and player development. The 12 members of Woodstock High School’s varsity team are looking to improve over last year. And the 17 players on the junior varsity squad, some with little tennis experience, are focused on fundamentals and skill development. […]
The varsity baseball teams for Marian Central Catholic, Woodstock and Woodstock North high schools used the break from winter weather to start off the season last week. Each team is looking to get through the season with minimal injuries and to be prepared for the regional tournament in May. Marian Central The Hurricanes, who […]
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