The city of Woodstock had a championship football team this fall, but it wasn’t at the high school level. The Woodstock Thunder Youth Football and Cheer featherweight WAC team […]
Four runners from Woodstock area high schools competed in the IHSA state cross-country meet Nov. 9 at Detweiller Park, in Peoria, and two runners returned to Woodstock with all-state […]
The Woodstock co-op girls swim team has been preparing for this week all season. The IHSA sectional meet will be held Saturday, Nov. 16, and the team is hoping […]
The Montini Catholic High School football team won bragging rights again with a 40-7 win over the Marian Central Catholic High School Hurricanes Nov. 9 in the IHSA Class […]
The Marian Central Catholic High School girls volleyball team came close to its third trip to the IHSA state tournament in the last four years, battling Chicago’s Walter Payton […]
Woodstock High School defeated host Woodstock North High School 27-29, 25-22 and 25-21 Oct. 28 in the first round of the IHSA Class 3A regional tournament and lost to […]
Marian Central Catholic girls volleyball teams have put together quite a string, having won eight consecutive regional championships. The Lady ’Canes continued their local dominance by winning the IHSA […]
Four Woodstock area high school cross-country runners have qualified for the IHSA state meet Nov. 9 at Detweiler Park, Peoria. Woodstock High School senior Maura Beattie, sophomore Luke Beattie […]
The cross-country teams from Woodstock area high schools were extremely successful at IHSA regional meets Oct. 26 and will be sending several runners to sectional meets Nov. 2. The […]
The Marian Central Catholic High School boys soccer team held off a feisty Woodstock North High School team 4-3 Oct. 25 to win the IHSA Class 2A regional championship […]
Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news.
Janet Dovidio has been a freelance correspondent for The Independent for eight years.
Susan W. Murray wrote for The Independent, covering various beats, from 2005 to 2008.
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