Woodstock resident Grant Havens wanted to do something for his father, Jerry Havens, a Purple Heart recipient who was wounded in Vietnam Oct. 9, 1968, when he stepped on a […]
The Woodstock co-op girls swimming team participated in the IHSA sectional tournament Nov. 10 at Lake Forest High School, and although it did not advance anyone to the state meet, […]
On paper, the improvement of the Woodstock co-op high school girls swim team may not be apparent. The team finished 3-10 in dual meets and 2-6 in conference meets, similar […]
Not many people gave the Marian Central Catholic High School girls volleyball team a chance Nov. 1 in the sectional final match against Richmond-Burton at Marian Central. The Lady ’Canes, […]
After taking last fall off from running cross country, Woodstock High School junior Maura Beattie showed she has the talent to compete at the state level. She finished 17th with […]
Woodstock will never know what it’s like to host a Super Bowl, but the Nov. 3 matchup between Woodstock North High School and Marian Central Catholic High School was close […]
A playoff battle between two Woodstock high schools will take place for the first time in more than 20 years as Marian Central Catholic High School will host Woodstock North […]
It’s not supposed to be this easy. IHSA football playoff victories are supposed to be hard to come by. Teams have to grind and claw for success, especially newcomers like […]
The Wauconda Bulldogs (5-5) came out hard against Marian Central Oct. 26, but the Hurricane defense ultimately limited the Bulldogs to just one touchdown to Marian’s six to secure a […]
Woodstock High School hosted the IHSA Class 3A volleyball tournament with Belvidere, Marengo, Marian Central Catholic, WHS and Woodstock North as participating teams. With all three Woodstock high schools participating […]
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