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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Marian Central Hurricanes had scored 4 runs in each of the first 3 innings against the Chicago Christian Knights at Ray Benoy Field Wednesday afternoon.
By Dan Chamness Landan Creighton left the Sun Conference Meet with three symbolic bronze medals. Oh, and for good measure the St. Thomas University freshman was named Sun Conference Freshman […]
Records, new and old, have fallen this spring in girls track and field BySandyKucharski news@thewoodstockindependent In a sport that’s all about times, heights, and distances, records are a big deal. […]
Woodstock Blue Streaks girls soccer wins first-ever KRC championship By Juel Mecklenburgand Sandy Kucharski news@thewoodstockindependent After defeating Johnsburg 2-0 on April 23, members of the Woodstock High School girls soccer […]
The Woodstock and Woodstock North varsity soccer teams met Tuesday afternoon playing to a 2 – 2 draw with North claiming the night 3 – 2 in the overtime shootout.
Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news.
Janet Dovidio has been a freelance correspondent for The Independent for eight years.
Susan W. Murray wrote for The Independent, covering various beats, from 2005 to 2008.
Tricia Carzoli is a freelance writer and photographer that on community news.
