
Blue Streaks take round one from Thunder
Woodstock and Woodstock North high schools met on the softball field at WNHS April 24 to kick off the crosstown rivalry between the schools this spring, with the Streaks winning […]

Woodstock and Woodstock North high schools met on the softball field at WNHS April 24 to kick off the crosstown rivalry between the schools this spring, with the Streaks winning […]

Woodstock Little League opened its 61st season at Merryman Fields April 26. Opening ceremonies were held on Merryman Field No. 7, which was dedicated to longtime Woodstock photographer, journalist […]

Jen Nichols-Hogle is coming home. The 2006 Woodstock High School graduate has been named head coach of the Blue Streaks girls basketball team. “I’m very excited to return home […]

The Marian Central Catholic High School girls softball team has struggled in recent years. The Lady ’Canes won 13 games combined the last two seasons but an injection of […]

Marian Central Catholic High School’s Frankie Taylor has committed to the Illinois State University volleyball team for the 2014 season. The Hurricane senior looks forward to competing at the […]

Woodstock High School senior Cody Brand has committed to play basketball for the University of St. Francis Fighting Saints, Joliet, a National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Division II team. […]

Last spring, the season did not end the way the Woodstock High School girls soccer team wanted. The Blue Streaks, who have never won a regional championship, lost 4-1 […]

The Woodstock North High School boys tennis team will be going in a different direction this season. Under the leadership of new head coach Stephanie McClure, the Thunder are […]

The Woodstock High School varsity softball team will look to take advantage of a larger roster this year. The Blue Streaks have 20 players, and head coach Steve Beard […]
Woodstock High School senior Maura Beattie won the IHSA Class 2A 3,200-meter run at the Indoor Track & Field Classic March 29 at Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington. Beattie finished […]
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