No time for an offseason
July 30, 2013
Members of the Woodstock High School football team didn’t have much time to enjoy the summer before they were out on the practice field preparing for the fall season. With […]
Members of the Woodstock High School football team didn’t have much time to enjoy the summer before they were out on the practice field preparing for the fall season. With […]
The Woodstock High School football team went old school this summer with the return of two familiar faces. Former WHS head coach Bob Bradshaw and 1994 WHS graduate Todd Anderson […]
In only its second year, the Woodstock Little League Challenger Division is doing something that has not been done in the league’s 60 years of existence – send players to […]
Woodstock resident Chris Schauer keeps on plugging. As an infant, Schauer suffered a stroke and has undergone four open heart surgeries. He received physical and speech therapy until age 15. […]
Randy McLaughlin’s parents knew their son wanted to go fast. “We knew when he was 3 he had a racing spirit,” said his father, also named Randy McLaughlin. “He always […]
Jake Fredricksen has been busy this summer. Even with his competitive wrestling career over, the Woodstock High School graduate and standout collegiate athlete can’t seem to stay away from the […]
Woodstock North High School 2013 graduate Alex Geisler had an idea. The four-year member of the WNHS cross-country team wanted to hold a “glow-stick” 5K run/walk — he just needed […]
Woodstock North High School girls soccer coach Lauren Farley has double duty this school year as she was recently named the Thunder boys soccer coach. “We are excited to hire […]
The traditional British folk song “The More We Get Together” holds true for cross-country runners in Woodstock. The starting line for their first fall race is miles of hard work […]
When last seen during the school year, Woodstock High School incoming senior Alex Ferguson was pitching a shutout against crosstown rival Marian Central Catholic High School in the semifinals of […]
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