Woodstock North Thunder completes a record year with eight all-conference players By Jen Nicholsnews@thewoodstockindependent.com “For the past few seasons our attention has been on a positive culture shift,” Woodstock North head football coach Matthew Polnow said. The Thunder finished the season 8-3 while making school history. He attributes the teams’ success this season to their […]
No. 2 doubles player Jordan Cheng qualifies for state in two sports By Sandy Kucharski news@thewoodstockindependent.com “There was a lot of blood, sweat, and tears put into this season, and it was all worth it for how it ended,” said head girls tennis coach Tom Berger. He set a goal for the girls to win […]
With winter weather fast approaching and the fall sports season officially ending it’s time for indoor sports to take center stage.
The Woodstock Boys Bowling team hosted the Grayslake North Knights in a non-conference matchup for the first home match of the season. The top three bowlers for the hosts all […]
Gabrielle Schefke, a junior at Woodstock North High School, is a varsity volleyball player. Her return to play after an ACL tear wasn’t expected to be until this past week of the season. Gabby put in the work and pushed herself extra hard to be in the position to start this season as the Thunder […]
Anthony Carney, a Marian Central Catholic graduate and Huntley resident, now can call himself all-conference runner on the collegiate level. The University of Dubuque harrier, who set a 5,000-meter record on the cross-country course earlier in the year, finished the 8,000-meter race in 24 minutes, 57.1 seconds. He finished ninth overall. The ARC recognizes the […]
Northwood student Lou Lou Splendoria runs in state X-C meet By Tricia CarzoliSandy@thewoodstockindependent.com Northwood Middle School 8th grade student Lou Lou Splendoria achieved the goal she set for herself this year in cross-country – and then some. “I wanted to be in the top ten runners in each conference meet,” the 13-year-old runner said. “And […]
Blue Streaks finish 21st at state X-C championships By Dan Chamness news@thewoodstockindependent.com One of the most famous lines in movie history could very well apply to the Woodstock Blue Streak boy’s cross-country team. With six of their seven varsity runners returning for the 2025 season, the “Terminator” line “I’ll be back” looks like a perfect […]
By Andrew Rousey news@thewoodstockindependent.com The Woodstock North girls volleyball team went up against the girls from Boylan Rockford for a Hallo-ween night match. The Thunder came out strong against the Titans, establishing a big lead straightaway in the first set. The team from Rockford was no pushover though, and they fought back, getting to within […]
Woodstock boys cross-country team qualifies to run in state meet again By Sandy KucharskiSandy@thewoodstockindependent.com A late fall team trip to Peoria is getting to be par for the course for the Woodstock High School boys cross-country team. The Streaks qualified at the IHSA Class 2A Sectional at Kaneland Nov. 2. A sixth-place team finish (184 […]
Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news.
Janet Dovidio has been a freelance correspondent for The Independent for eight years.
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