A swimmer who got his start representing the Woodstock Dolphins has earned the chance to represent the United States, swimming on the biggest stage in the world. Quinn Cynor has qualified for the Olympic trials next summer. On July 28, Cynor made the Olympic trial cut in the 200 free at the Illinois Senior Championship […]
When Patrick Brunken, a graduate of Marian Central Catholic High School, hung up his Benedictine University lacrosse jersey last year, he thought his career was over. That was until the Quincy University lacrosse Coach Eric Ruppel and Brunken’s younger brother, Matthew, came calling. The younger Brunken brother, a QU freshman on the lacrosse team, and […]
By Seth Rowe news@thewoodstockindependent.com America’s Dairyland is best known as home to cheese, Culvers and the Packers, but Wisconsin is also home to one of the most vibrant auto racing scenes in the country with tracks such as Tomah-Sparta Speedway, Slinger Speedway, Wilmot Raceway, Road America, and Jefferson Speedway. Woodstock resident Cainen Clemons is one […]
Luke Silva, a Marian Central Catholic graduate, ended his active, competitive wrestling career a few months ago at Aurora University. But his involvement in the sport of amateur wrestling rolls merrily on. The new Aurora graduate is currently working in the Chicago Public School as a sports administrator and facility management employee. In addition, he […]
Woodstock North pride will be evident to everyone who enters the the gym this year as they will come face-to-face with a sprawling Thunderbird logo that covers the majority of the wall in the entrance hallway. The mural was a gift from the Class of 2023, with assistance from the Athletic Booster Club. The gym […]
A mom who refused to take no for an answer has spearheaded a high school hockey partnership with the Kings High School Hockey Club for district 200 high school athletes. Getting it done Jessica Karner’s son Colin loves hockey and has played on a team since he was 7 years old, but his future was […]
Jacob Waryck, like most athletes, realizes that many people helped him to develop into a college football player. None more than his mother, Amanda Luebbers. The love and extreme adoration he has is not unusual, but Luebbers dealt with the death of her husband, Christopher Waryck, Jacob Waryck’s father, in March 2003. “Without her, I […]
Current female athletes at Woodstock and Woodstock North high schools have the unique opportunity to be pioneers this year as the district prepares to pin down the details for a new team. WHS head wrestling coach Eric Hunt is doing the legwork to get an all-girls wrestling team on the mats in November. Hunt joined […]
When you make the National Junior Collegiate Athletic Association Wrestling National Championships two years in a row, you will most likely get offers to continue your career at a four-year school. Not to mention the two all-state medals that Marian Central Catholic grad Elon Rodriguez earned in high school. The Triton College wrestler, who earned […]
Fall is for football, and this year several new teams will be found on George Harding field as Marian hosts the Junior Canes, a new youth football organization. Last year the St. Mary Fighting Irish eighth-graders won the Southeast Youth Football Alliance conference championship, but with no younger teams following them, the series marked the […]
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