WHS at 2-0 heads into conference play againstrival Harvard Hornets Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent.com The Woodstock Blue Streaks were looking to go 2-0 to start their season when they hosted the Ridgewood Rebels in a non-conference matchup Sept. 5 at Larry Dale Field. Ridgewood came into the game 1-0, having defeated Schurz the week before rolling […]
Ben Weir, a junior at Woodstock North High School, has had a great start to the 2025 golf season. He finished third individually in the Sandwich Invite, carding an 82. This score led the way to a third-place finish for Woodstock North. He also had a great round in the Rockford Jefferson Best Ball Invite […]
For the first time in many years the Woodstock Blue Streaks have opened the season with 2 consecutive wins. Week 1 saw a blow-out win against North Lawndale 46-6 and this week the Streaks took out a tough Ridgewood Rebels team 21-14. With standout play from QB Caden Thompson (2 TD passes, 1 rushing TD), […]
By Sandy Kucharski sandy@thewoodstockindependent.com Independent photos by Andrew Rousey Woodstock Invitational renamed for former golf coach, JC Wise The boys golf program in District 200 has been a co-op sport since 2008, when Woodstock North High School opened, but this year the schools will each field its own team. The numbers of student athletes from […]
Childhood friends meet yearly to play, reconnect, remember with softball news@thewoodstockindependent.com By Sandy Kucharski It was the 1970s, before iPhones and internet, video games and virtual reality. When school was out, kids walked home together, often detouring to local parks or playgrounds to meet up with friends and play sports. Such was the case for […]
Local sisters roll to victory in inline speed skating competition By Lydia LaGue Lopez news@thewoodstockindependent.com Baseball, tennis, soccer … all common sports for kids to play in the summer. But two local sisters went a different route – and struck gold. Nora Turner, 9, and sister Charlotte, 7, are national champions of inline speed skating. […]
MCYSA baseball leaves lasting impression on families who were hosts By Sandy Kucharski sandy@thewoodstockindependent The 2025 McHenry County Youth Sports Association Summer International Tournament finished its two-week run Sunday with championship games for all three levels of teams, 11U, 13U, and 15U. Win or lose, chances are that the participating players headed home with a […]
ByDanChamness news@thewoodstockindependent Ryan Jones, a Marengo resident and Marian Central Catholic graduate, was a steady top five scorer for the University of Illinois-Springfield Prairie Stars during the last five cross-country seasons. The two-time all-conference athlete in the Great Lakes Valley Conference, who also ran track for the Prairie Stars, competed in cross-country in everything from […]
The Woodstock North Thunder took on and took out the Plano Reapers Monday needing just 3 and a half innings to take the victory. The Thunder poured in 8 runs in the first inning and effectively won the game right then. The Reapers were clearly over matched and couldn’t get across a single run while […]
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