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 […]
After a heartbreaking last-minute loss the previous week to Crystal Lake Central, the Woodstock High School football team was in need of a confidence builder heading into its showdown Sept. […]
The Marian Central Hurricanes defeated Marmion Academy 34-7 on enemy turf Sept. 14 to maintain their dominance in the Suburban Christian Conference Blue Division. Seniors Chris Streveler who completed 14 […]
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