Boys Soccer Sept. 18 – Woodstock North defeated Sandwich 10-1. Sept. 18 – Woodstock fell to Johnsburg 2-0. Sept. 19 – Marian lost to Chicago Hope Academy 8-0. Sept. 20 – Woodstock North defeated Woodstock 3-0. Sept. 21 – Marian fell to Wheaton Academy 8-0. Sept. 21 – Woodstock North tied with Fr eeport 3-3. […]
Evan Bridges made sure his encore was possibly better than the reason he was selected as the Pioneer Male Athlete of the Week. The Woodstock graduate, now a graduate student at Carroll University and a golfer in his final three months of play, nabbed the school honor after his performance in the first outing of […]
By Juel Mecklenburgnews@thewoodstockindependent.com Marian Central football improved its record to 2-2 Friday night after a big win against Chicago Christian. The Hurricanes kept the Knights on a losing streak, defeating them 49-34 to defend home field on Marian’s homecoming weekend. Head Coach Liam Kirwan is seeing his team going in the right direction. With it […]
Boys Soccer Sept. 11 – Woodstock North fell to Harvard 4-1. Sept. 11 – Woodstock defeated Plano 1-0. Sept. 13 – Woodstock North beat Richmond-Burton 3-1. Sept. 14 – Woodstock defeated 8-0. Sept. 14 – Woodstock North fell to Belvidere 4-2. Sept. 14 – Marian lost to Belvidere North 3-0. Sept. 15 – Marian tied […]
Michael Purkey, a Woodstock graduate and Concordia University-Wisconsin senior, passed for three touchdowns, all in the first half of the Falcons first game, a 55-14 drubbing of the Martin Luther College Knights. The 6-foot-3, 220-pound quarterback completed 17-of-27 passes, three of which were touchdown strikes, for 186 yards. At the 11:53 mark of the first […]
Boys Soccer Aug. 29 – Woodstock North defeated Plano in a close game 3-2. Aug. 31 – Woodstock North fell to Huntley 7-0. Sept. 1 – Woodstock North was defeated by Larkin 5-0. Sept. 1 – Woodstock won a tournament game against Dekalb 1-0. Sept. 2 – Woodstock North lost to Lake Park 2-0. Sept. […]
The Woodstock High School cross-country team has been doing the school mascot proud, running as fast as lightning. Dominating the competition, the Streaks have made their presence known in every meet so far this season, including the prestigious First to the Finish Invitational at Peoria’s Detweiler Park Sept. 9. Larger than the state meet, the […]
Former Woodstock resident Erik Tonge is looking forward to a homecoming of sorts this coming weekend, but he won’t be sitting on a porch somewhere sipping lemonade. He and his dog, Jess Lea Tonge, will be working to defend Jess’s No. 1 ranking as fastest English Setter in the country. Tonge is entered to compete […]
Marian Central Catholic graduate Thor Paglialong would be happy to remain just as anonymous as any other offensive lineman. Even though he would gladly trade wins for anonymity as most offensive linemen would, the U.S. Air Force Academy senior, who plays center for the Falcons, has already been named to two preseason watch lists, namely […]
STREAKS SUFFER SHUTOUT By Seth Rowenews@thewoodstockindependent.com The Woodstock Blue Streaks opened the 2023 football season against the heavy-hitting Rochelle Hubs with a promising start last Friday at home. The Streaks forced a turnover on downs on the Hubs opening drive, but the Hubs pushed back, dominating the rest of the game. Rochelle got on the […]
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