The Indiana State University Lady Sycamores are now the reigning queens in the sport of women’s swimming in the Missouri Valley Conference. Woodstock graduate Haley Halsall helped them get there. […]
WHS Coach Jim Patton is remembered for inspiring athletes inside and out By Sandy Kucharski sandy@thewoodstockindependent.com The close of the 2024-25 wrestling season is a fitting time to remember and […]
By Meg Ivers news@thewoodstockindependent.com The Marian Central Catholic High School boys wrestling team is primed to defend its state championship title this weekend at the IHSA Dual Team State Championships […]
Marian wrestlers bring home two state titles, plus three more medals By Dan Chamness news@thewoodstockindependent.com That will be two for the win and the gold. And two more for runner-up […]
Marian Central and Woodstock North both won their 1st round regional games Monday night. The schools are each hosting regional action this week with more games Wednesday and Friday nights.
StaffReportnews@thewoodstockindependent.com The boys seventh-grade Northwood Junior Thunder Basketball Association team is enjoying an outstanding winter season. The boys are currently 34-4 out of games they’ve played for the past three […]
By Jen Nichols news@thewoodstockindependent.com The Woodstock co-op girls wrestling program is nearing the end of it’s history-making season and head coach Eric Hunt could not be more excited for the […]
Anthony Carney, a Marian Central Catholic graduate and University of Dubuque runner, not only ran, but he won. So did his team. Carney finished the 3,000-meter run at the Spartan […]
Crosstown delivers last second heroics in fourth and in overtime In a game that from the outset looked like it might to come down to the buzzer, it would actually […]
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