Haley Halsall, a Woodstock North graduate, started her swimming season with a victory. So did her college team, Indiana State University. The Lady Sycamores started the year with a 239-61 victory over the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. Halsall won the 1,000-yard freestyle with a time of 10 minutes, 43.56 seconds. She also scored points in […]
The annual Hoops for Healing kicked off the boys basketball season for Woodstock and Woodstock North Nov. 20-22 at both schools. Teams included WHS, WNHS, Cary-Grove, Round Lake, McHenry, Grayslake North, Wauconda, and Kaneland. With participation up from six to eight teams this year, the tournament was able to be run with a bracket format, […]
Peter Walsdorf, a Marian Central Catholic graduate and Woodstock resident, ran the best 8,000-meter time of his career when it counted most: the Big 12 Conference Championship. The now-University of Kansas junior ran 24 minutes and 5 seconds in the conference meet to take 37th. He ran an average of 4:50.74 a mile on the […]
Sophie Wicker (Woodstock) posted at least 22 digs in each of two Southwestern University matches recently. Unfortunately, Southwestern lost both 3-0. In a loss to Evangel University, Wicker had 26 digs and three assists. She had 22 digs and three assists in a loss to the University of Saint Mary. Southwestern is 9-13 overall and […]
Another beautiful morning, another beautiful sunrise. I took a deep breath and looked around. To my left, a mountain getting brighter and brighter with every breath as the day dawned. To my right, a great expanse of bright blue sea and a sky that occasionally disappeared behind a swell of water. Magically, the scene illuminated […]
By Lisa Kunzienews@thewoodstockindependent.com Of the nearly 8 million students who play high school sports, only about 48,000 each year sign a national letter of intent. Woodstock High School head girls soccer coach Brian Thomas cited that data from the Next College Student Athlete recruiting site during his speech at WHS’ National Signing Day Nov. 8. […]
A second-place finish in the 50-yard freestyle at the IHSA Lake Forest girls sectionals Nov. 4 was enough to qualify Bella Borta to compete at the state swim meet Friday and Saturday, Nov. 10-11, at the FMC Natatorium, Westmont. The Woodstock North senior swam her personal best at sectionals, finishing in 24.26, one-tenth of a […]
On Saturday, five seniors at Woodstock High School, led by two-time cross-country all-stater Ishan Patel, helped the Blue Streaks take 10th in the Illinois High School Association Class 2A State Championships at Detweiller Park in Peoria. Woodstock scored 306 points. During the past three years, the Blue Streaks have been a team presence in the […]
By Juel Mecklenburgnews@thewoodstockindependent.com Woodstock boys and girls cross-country runners took on 17 tough teams last weekend for a chance to compete at the IHSA 2A state finals. The Blue Streaks boys team managed a fifth-place finish Oct. 28 to advance. Ishan Patel took 4th, Aryan Patel 14th, Ellery Shutt 28th, Jakob Crown 62nd, Charlie Baker […]
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