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Wrestlers advance to sectionals

  restlers from Marian Central Catholic, Woodstock and Woodstock North high schools competed in the IHSA Class 2A regional tournament Feb. 8 at Hampshire High School with nine wrestlers, three […]

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D-I signing in Marian alum’s future

  Tuesday, April 15, is a day marked on the calendar for McHenry County College baseball player and Marian Central Catholic High School alum Lincoln Herendeen, and not because of […]

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Lady ‘Canes look for consistency

  Jackie Budmayr knew this season would be different. The Marian Central Catholic High School girls basketball head coach would have to find a way to fill the void left […]

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Pro Snow

After several unseasonably mild winters with below-average snowfall and sporadic thaws, area snowmobilers finally have something to smile about. “This year we have winter with a capital ‘W’,” said Jim […]

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Woodstock co-op places fourth in Landa Invite

The Woodstock co-op boys swim team, made up of students from Woodstock and Woodstock North high schools, hosted six schools Jan. 25 at the Mary Landa Swim Invite at Woodstock […]

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Hoops teams play for “Grandma”

Crosstown rivals Woodstock and Woodstock North high schools met Jan. 22 at Woodstock North High  School for the final regular season matchup between their girls basketball teams. Basketball, however, was […]

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Kolton O'Neill trades the gridiron for the mat

Marian Central Catholic High School student Kolton O’Neill made the decision this summer to not play football. The senior told his older brother, Cody, a 2009 Marian graduate and starting […]

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Marian hosts fencing tourney

Visitors to Marian Central Catholic High School Jan. 18 might have wondered if they wandered back into medieval times with all the sword play. The school played host to 35 […]

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WNHS senior bowls team’s first 300 game

Woodstock North High School senior Tyler Busch became the first bowler for the Woodstock co-op bowling program, boy or girl, to bowl a perfect game when he rolled a 300 […]

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Scoring average up for Streaks

Although the record might not show it, the Woodstock High School girls basketball team is much improved over last season. The Blue Streaks are currently 6-11 but have lost several […]

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