Boys soccer Oct. 2 – Woodstock fell to Harvard 1-0 in the KRC championships. Oct. 2 – Marian lost to Bishop McNamara 5-4. Oct. 2 – Woodstock North defeated Plano 2-1 in the KRC championship. Oct. 3 – Marian fell to Timothy Christian 9-0. Oct. 3 – Woodstock North defeated Stillman Valley 10-2. Oct. 5 […]
By Juel Mecklenburgnews@thewoodstockindependent.com Saturday was windy and cold – not the ideal day for a tennis match – but the Blue Streaks varsity girls hunkered down and competed to a second place finish in the Kishwaukee River Conference tournament. Seven Streaks earned All-Conference recognition by placing in their respective matches: Natalie Morrow, Ebba Hammarstedt, Eliana […]
The Woodstock co-op golf team finished the season with a 5-2 match record, with a best finish in an invitational a fifth at the Sandwich Invite. The team was made up of 24 players: 17 boys (varsity/JV), three girls, and four practice players. Head coach Brent Filetti identified the top two players this season as […]
Boys Cross-country Oct. 6 – Woodstock won the Lakes Sunset Invite out of 13 teams. Ishan Patel placed second (15:05.90); Aryan Patel, third, (15:08.10). Oct. 7 – Woodstock North finished 11th in the Belvidere North Black Sail Invitational. Robert Carroll was the top finisher for the Thunder, placing 22nd (17:27.5). Girls Cross-Country Oct. 6 – […]
Woodstock graduate Aidan Schleutermann ran his best 8,000-meter time ever at the Ken Weidt Classic. The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point junior ran 25 minutes, 44.1 seconds to finish second in the meet. The junior says he is focused more on his placing, rather than time. “I am about 45 seconds faster than I ran last […]
The Woodstock High School Blue Streaks treated the homecoming crowd to a good game and their first win of the season Friday when they defeated LaSalle-Peru 17-14 at home. Head coach Mike Brasile said the win was a testament to the “resiliency of our kids, and their positive determination.” He’s challenged his players to never […]
Boys Soccer Sept. 25 – Woodstock North defeated Marengo 7-0 at the Kishwaukee River Conference tournament. Sept. 25 – Woodstock beat Richmond-Burton 1-0 at the KRC tournament. Sept. 27 – Woodstock defeated Woodstock North 3-1 at the KRC tournament. Sept. 28 – Marian lost to Chicago Christian 4-0. Volleyball Sept. 26 – Marian fell to […]
By Dan Chamness Kaitlyn Wickersheim, a Woodstock North graduate, is a quick learner. The Western Illinois University freshman volleyball player has already found a spot on the varsity team. It’s not a steady starting spot, yet – with an emphasis on yet. In the first eight matches, she has made one start. Recently, the 5-foot-7 […]
By Juel Mecklenburgnews@thewoodstockindependent.com A loud first quarter set the tone for the Crosstown Classic on Friday night when Woodstock North hosted Woodstock High School for their annual football battle for the brick. Woodstock held onto the brick last year, but North won it this year after a hard-fought battle 14-7 In the first play from […]
By Juel Mecklenburgnews@thewoodstockindependent.com Rivalries are personal. They become more personal when one team has been defeated in the past and is looking for redemption. That was the case for Woodstock High School Sept. 18 when the Blue Streaks defeated crosstown rival Woodstock North in volleyball in two sets, 25-21 and 25-20. Last season Woodstock North […]
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