Mason Hege, a Marian Central Catholic graduate and McHenry resident, started his senior season on a tear. Through the first nine games of his final season, the Carroll University utility player was hitting over .500. In five of those nine games, he had multiple hits. While he did not continue at that pace, he did […]
Woodstock co-op team to play a full schedule StaffReportNEWS@thewoodstockindependent.com It’s only fitting that District 200’s newest team would be the first sporting event on the calendar for the 2024 fall season. The weather was questionable, but the new Woodstock co-op girls golf team teed off on schedule. This is the inaugural year for co-op girls […]
Even though Liam Mickle’s original college choice to continue his athletic and academic career, Trinity International University, closed its doors as a traditional college in 2023, the Woodstock graduate has something to build on. Mickle is now academically a junior at Aurora University. But, athletically he is going into his second year of football. It […]
Reagan Kelly, a Marian Central Catholic graduate and Woodstock resident, can answer to many adjectives. In the sport of track and field though, it does not get much more prestigious than Big East Conference Champion or Butler University school record holder. Both of those heady and prestigious titles would apply to the recently graduated Lady […]
Sophia Wicker, a Woodstock graduate, spent her youth and her young adulthood earning an education, helping volleyball teams win games and earning some personal honors for herself. While her playing days are over, helping volleyball teams win games is far from over. And helping young volleyball players get better at their sport has only just […]
Reagan Kelly, a Marian Central Catholic graduate and Woodstock resident, can answer to many adjectives. In the sport of track and field though, it does not get much more prestigious than Big East Conference Champion or Butler University school record holder. Both of those heady and prestigious titles would apply to the recently graduated Lady […]
Most football fans know that scoring points is important to win football games. But, coaches will tell you, stopping a team from scoring is just as important. For four years, or 3.5 seasons if taking into account the abbreviated COVID season, that is exactly what the United States Air Force Academy Falcon defensive end Jayden […]
Woodstock graduate Sophia Raymond is not part of a tradition yet, but the Hope College sophomore thrower is working her way there. At the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Outdoor Finals, held at the Gainey Athletic Complex in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the Hope women won their sixth consecutive outdoor track and field title, scoring 240 points. […]
‘The girls deserved something they could call their own’ By Kevin LyonsDistrict 200 Coach Casey Rhode has put the ball on the tee for the first ever Woodstock/Woodstock North co-op girls golf team that will hit the links this fall. While girls have been allowed to play on the boys team, there hasn’t been a […]
When you are looking to top the regular season conference champion in the conference tournament, what do you do? Putting the ball in the hands of your all-conference pitcher, namely Ellie Thurow, who has been named to the American Rivers Conference team for three consecutive years, is a good start. The Coe College graduate student […]
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