Thunder ride the Wade Train
Woodstock North High School senior fullback Ryan Wade seeks contact. Known as the power portion of the Thunder running game, Wade gets most of his carries between the tackles and […]
Woodstock North High School senior fullback Ryan Wade seeks contact. Known as the power portion of the Thunder running game, Wade gets most of his carries between the tackles and […]
Woodstock Hoops, a basketball feeder program for Woodstock area youth, is working to improve the skill level and sportsmanship of junior basketball players in Woodstock. Woodstock Hoops is designed to […]

The Woodstock North High School football team appears dead set against making things easy this season. After losing to Crystal Lake Central High School in the fourth quarter and barely […]
The Woodstock High School varsity football team traveled to Grayslake Sept. 28 hoping to alleviate the sting from a tough loss to crosstown rival Woodstock North. Unfortunately for the Blue […]
If Marian Central’s versatility and resilience is any predictor of future success, then any teams lining up to play the Hurricanes for the remainder of the season better hope they […]

With a game time temperature below 50 degrees, the fever pitch of the crowd that had Larry Dale Field at Woodstock High School bursting at the seams warmed the night. […]

For all the attention on an undefeated Immaculate Conception team breaking its way to a 4-0 start to the season, the Knights sure didn’t have the strength to compete with […]
Shane Haak, a 2008 Harvard High School graduate, has been around wrestling all of his life. Haak, is the son of Tim and Chris Haak, who both grew up in […]

Land along Highway 14 expected to be used for a multitude of entertainment possibilities has hit a standstill since being approved more than four years ago. In 2008, the Woodstock […]

Woodstock North High School had never beaten Fox Valley Conference Fox Division powerhouse Crystal Lake Central High School in its brief football history. In fact, one of the only blemishes […]
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