Members of Woodstock Crossfire Soccer proudly represented their hometown recently, dominating the Seige at St. Francis Soccer Tournament in Indianapolis June 2 to 4. All Crossfire teams participated in the Indiana tournament and made it to the championship match. The 2009 team, coached by Matt Kretowicz, as well as the 2010 (Chuy Cruz) and […]
In every event that Marian Central Catholic graduate Dominique Thomas ran at the Horizon League Championships, she scored in. The Lake in the Hills resident scored individually in both the 100-meter dash and the 200-meter dash. She then combined forces with three other University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee runners to score points in the 400-meter relay. Thomas’ […]
Several interesting careers preceded Jack Walsdorf’s hiring as a German teacher at Woodstock High School in 2001. After earning his German degree at Eastern Illinois University and spending a year studying in Frankfurt, Germany, he taught German in central Illinois in the late 1980s. A town referendum for the schools did not pass, so he […]
Woodstock resident Jeff Schwartz recently tallied 81 new land speed records in the Production Motorcycle and Modern Performance Car categories at the East Coast Timing Association event in Blytheville, Ark. An experienced car builder/designer, and former professional road racer, Schwartz participated in his first-time ECTA time trials last fall, amassing 63 records between his motorcycle […]
The question at this point has to be, What will Woodstock North graduate and Coe College pitcher Ellie Thurow do for an encore? Because her most recent year of softball for the Kohawks became memorable quite a few games ago. Thurow, like many, has an option for a fifth year of athletic eligibility because of […]
Physically, Coe College pitcher Ellie Thurow, a Woodstock North graduate, is at the NCAA Division III World Series for softball in Marshall, Texas. Emotionally and mentally, the former Thunder player is on Cloud Nine. “We won the Super Regional!” the excited hurler exclaimed after pitching and witnessing her Kohawks team dispatch Hiram College in two […]
Almost nothing in life is a sure thing. That goes for athletics as well. But for the Woodstock Blue Streak 3,200-meter relay team, it is highly likely that on May 25, 2024, the Patel brothers, Ishan and Aryan, and the Shutt brothers, Ellery and Cohen, will be at Eastern Illinois University’s O’Brien Field running for […]
Three-sport athlete Tyler Fink, who graduated from Woodstock North High School this month, has been named the Illinois Male Student-Athlete of the Year for the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association Scholarship. Fink, of Wonder Lake, was a captain on the Thunder soccer, bowling, and baseball teams while maintaining a GPA of over 4.0. He was […]
By Brian Nelson For The Woodstock Independent Sports are often dominated by athletes who are the fastest or the strongest, but 11-year-old Nate Nelson is showing that with hard work and determination, one can do just about anything. Nate was born with weakness on the right side of his body, but that hasn’t stopped him […]
Ellie Thurow, a Woodstock North graduate, and the Coe College softball team are happy to be home. Not only are they home, but the coming three games against Hiram College will also be the most important games of the year as they play in the NCAA Division III Super Regional. The venue will be Clark […]
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