By Steve Peterson news@thewoodstockindependent.com Conference standings have taken over the basketball landscape, which had an interesting week for Woodstock boys hoops squads. WHS defeates Sandwich Woodstock celebrated leaders’ past accomplishments in athletics on Jan. 16 at the boys basketball game with Hall of Fame Night. The Blue Streaks took on Sandwich in a key Kishwaukee […]
Gewalt competes at U.S. Figure Skating Championships; local skaters root from stands By Tricia Carzoli news@thewoodstockindependent.com eam U.S.A. figure skater Brooke Gewalt competed at the 2026 Prevagen U.S. Figure Skating Championships at Enterprise Center in St. Louis, Mo., landing in 15th place nationally. Gewalt, a McHenry native, began skating at just 3 years of age, […]
By Steve Peterson news@thewoodstockindependent.com The Woodstock boys bowling team made it a perfect regular season as they won the Fox Valley Conference-Kishwaukee River Conference Alliance (FVC-KRC) championship at Kingston Lanes and gained momentum for the IHSA Regional meet. The Blue Streaks outlasted Huntley, 6,249 total pins to 6,029. Bowlers rolled three games in the morning, […]
By Steve Peterson news@thewoodstockindependent.com A Woodstock freshman girls basketball player gained experience going up against some of the best European hoops players over winter break. Alex Nowacki earned the spot on the Polish National U16 team that played in the Olympic Hope Tournament, an FIBA International U16 tournament in the Ostrava, Czech Republic, Dec. 28-30 […]
Blue Streaks boys, Thunder girls earn wins By Steve Peterson news@thewoodstockindependent.com Woodstock bowling fans enjoyed gathering at Kingston Lanes to see all four prep bowling squads take to the lanes. The first dual match since Woodstock North and Woodstock bowling programs were split had something for everyone attending the Dec. 16 battle. Woodstock North’s girls […]
By Steve Peterson news@thewoodstockindependent.com A strong start and finish led Marian Central’s girls basketball team to its third victory. The Hurricanes topped Prairie Ridge 42-34 in the final game of the Northern Illinois Holiday Classic Tournament at McHenry Dec. 17. They were 1-3 for the tournament, 3-11 for the season. What stands out the most […]
By Steve Peterson news@thewoodstockindependent.com A milestone wrestling victory and a total of eight place winners highlighted Woodstock’s day at the Harvard Sciacca-Holtfreter Invitational Dec. 20. Taqi Baker, a senior, improved to 14-1 overall and gained his 100th career victory at 126 pounds. Baker’s championship win came over Woodstock North’s Jordan Bradley (10-5) by pin in […]
By Steve Peterson news@thewoodstockindependent.com The Woodstock High School girls bowling team has continued its strong start with a 5-1 record in dual matches. The Blue Streaks, in their first season since the co-op with Woodstock North ended, vie for nine points per match, two for each of the three-game series, and three points for the […]
Woodstock girls co-op hopes to qualify seven wrestlers for sectionals By Steve Peterson news@thewoodstockindependent.com Woodstock girls wrestling co-op garnered a tournament championship at the 32-team Lakes Sandy Gussarson Invitational Dec. 13 in Lake Villa The squad tallied 439.5 points for the title, beating Grant’s 331.5 and Hersey’s 314 points. The format was a challenging one, […]
Caden Thompson, Matthew Cress, Jaxson Hansen, and Tommy Jackson honored By Steve Peterson news@thewoodstockindependent.com A group of four Woodstock Blue Streaks football team standouts won All-Kishwaukee River Conference honors for the 2025 football season. The all-league honors were selected by KRC coaches. The quartet consists of senior quarterback Caden Thompson; senior wide receiver-defensive back Matthew […]
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.
Tricia Carzoli is a freelance writer and photographer that on community news.
