By Steve Peterson news@thewoodstockindependent.com A trio of Blue Streaks are preparing to take the next step in wrestling from sectional to the IHSA State Meet. Woodstock returns sectional competitors seniors Taqi Baker at 126 pounds and Logan Wisner at 157. Junior Ladyn White is at 138 or 144 pounds this season. “Our returning sectional qualifiers, […]
WHS senior DJ Lebron is a four-year Blue Streak bowler and is the emotional leader for this year’s team. DJ recorded a 1,045 six-game series (174.16 average) in the Guilford Invite, leading the Streaks to a top-10 finish in the 22-team tournament.
In the IHSA Bowling Belvedere Regional Tournament, Woodstock High School seniors Sonny Marsalla (1,333) and Max Haggerty (1,426) combined to record 2,759 pins of the 5-person Blue Streak team’s total of 6,070, placing them second and advancing to the IHSA Sectional round. Sonny medaled placing fourth overall. Max took the Individual Regional Champion title, which […]
By Steve Peterson news@thewoodstockindependent.com Woodstock edged first-place Johnsburg, 54-49, in a boys basketball Kishwaukee River Conference (KRC) clash Jan. 21 at Shipley Gym. “We needed a good win and got it,” WHS coach Ryan Starnes said. “We got off to a nice start, which gave us confidence; I think we jumped up 8-1 on them. […]
By Steve Peterson news@thewoodstockindependent.com Marian Central wrestler Jimmy Mastny’s two IHSA State Championships, at 157 and 190 pounds, heightened the fever pitch from top-level collegiate wrestling coaches. Just before his junior season began, Mastny, who competes at 190 and 215 pounds for the Hurricanes, committed to Iowa State University of the Big 12. “Mastny had […]
By Steve Peterson news@thewoodstockindependent.com Brianna Crown, a senior for the Woodstock co-op girls wrestling team, believes bouncing back is a key to mat wins. Woodstock co-op is gearing up for the IHSA Class 2A Regional at Hampshire Feb. 6. “The toughest thing to learn in wrestling is the mental aspect,” Crown said. “Anybody can wrestle, […]
By Steve Peterson news@thewoodstockindependent.com Woodstock’s girls basketball team gained two more wins in splitting four games at the Round Lake Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Tournament. The Blue Streaks beat Round Lake, 38-25, and Aurora East, 50-28. They lost to Highland Park, 51-40, and Maine East, 56-46. WHS was 10-13 after the tournament, 5-3 for […]
By Steve Peterson news@thewoodstockindependent.com The Woodstock boys bowling squad advanced to the IHSA Sectional after finishing second at the Belvidere Regional. Competing at Don Carter Lanes in Rockford, the Blue Streaks recorded a team pinfall total of 6,070, second to regional champion Huntley’s 6,176. The sectional will be Jan. 24 at Cherry Bowl in Rockford. […]
By Steve Peterson news@thewoodstockindependent.com Woodstock District 200 swimmers hosted the District 155 co-op team Jan. 15. The best event for the home team was the 100-yard breaststroke, which had three points winners. Landon Nikolich was runner-up with a time of 1:17.92, while Adam Smith’s 1:33.55 was fourth, and Noah Welch’s 1:33.76 was fifth. Finishing in […]
By Kevin Lyons District 200 Woodstock High School has inducted four new individuals to the Blue Streaks Athletics Hall of Fame for their outstanding contributions to Blue Streaks sports. This year’s inductees include coach and state champion football player Mike Brasile, veteran coach and multisport athlete Tom Mitchell, multisport football MVP Mason Sutter, and pioneering […]
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