Wrestling The Woodstock High School wrestling team (3-15, 0-7) competed in three tight matches at the Belvidere quadrangular. The Blue Streaks picked up a 37-27 victory over Marengo while dropping […]
Wrestling The Woodstock High School wrestling team ( 2-13, 0-7) went 1-1 at the Alden-Hebron triangular Jan. 9. In their first dual of the night the Streaks fell 24-34 to […]
The Woodstock North High School wrestling team got a fresh start this season with a new head coach, and the change seems to be paying off. Shane Haak, son of […]
The Woodstock co-op girls bowling team, made up of bowlers from Woodstock and Woodstock North high schools, came oh so close to sending its first bowlers to the IHSA state […]
With eight team members returning from last season’s team, the Woodstock High School varsity boys basketball team is looking to take a big step this year. After finishing 5-24 last […]
Back row volleyball players usually don’t receive the same recognition as players at the net, but that didn’t keep Marian Central Catholic High School senior Caitlin Brocker from being recognized […]
Entering its fourth year of competition, the Woodstock North High School varsity boys basketball team is looking to improve. The Thunder finished 7-20 last season and return two starters – […]
Last season, the Woodstock North High School varsity girls basketball team came oh-so-close to achieving its objective. The Thunder battled toe-to-toe with Hampshire in the IHSA Class 2A regional final […]
Aaron Nichols, a 2007 graduate of Marian Central, said he always dreamed of playing professional soccer as a kid, but it wasn’t until after he graduated from the University of […]
The Montini Broncos accomplished revenge Nov. 10 with a 42-27 quarterfinal win over the Marian Central Catholic Hurricanes. In what seemed like a nightmare reversal of the teams’ week-five matchup […]
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