The first matchup of the season between Woodstock North and Woodstock girls volleyball took place at WNHS on Monday. The Thunder proved too much for the young Blue Streaks squad […]
With the golf season winding down, the Marian Central girls team is finishing strong winning the Chicagoland Christian conference tournament with a score of 385. Sophomore Jordan Cheng finished 1st […]
Homecoming will not be so sweet this year in Woodstock as the Marengo Indians came to town and stole the night to remain undefeated and hand the Blue Streaks their […]
By Juel Mecklenberg news@thewoodstockindependent.com Woodstock High School boys soccer hosted the annual Jacob Norys Memorial Tournament Sept. 5 and 6 with schools from around the Northwest suburbs. The champion team […]
Staff Report The Woodstock High School football team traveled to Harvard Sept. 12 to play their first conference game of the season. A 27-20 win over the Hornets pushed the […]
By Steve Peterson news@thewoodstockindependent.com WNHS’s season began with an easy 68-0 home win over Elmwood Park to start new head coach Jeremy Homuth’s era well. In the second non-conference game, […]
Marian Central Catholic High School sophomore Jordan Cheng went 3-0 last weekend at the Vernon Hills Invitational tennis match, winning matches over her opponents from Waukegan, Vernon Hills, and Lake […]
WHS at 2-0 heads into conference play againstrival Harvard Hornets Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent.com The Woodstock Blue Streaks were looking to go 2-0 to start their season when they hosted the […]
Ben Weir, a junior at Woodstock North High School, has had a great start to the 2025 golf season. He finished third individually in the Sandwich Invite, carding an 82. […]
For the first time in many years the Woodstock Blue Streaks have opened the season with 2 consecutive wins. Week 1 saw a blow-out win against North Lawndale 46-6 and […]
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