By Kevin Lyons District 200 One of the Thunder’s most celebrated former players is excited about taking over the Woodstock North High School varsity boys basketball team, where he still holds several player records. Josh Jandron’s hire was approved Tuesday by the Woodstock School District 200 Board of Education. Jandron will succeed his father, Dale […]
As far as Meghan Nixon goes, there is no such thing as a sophomore slump. Sophomore success is more like it. Especially at the dish. The Augustana College Lady Vikings’ middle infielder, a Woodstock graduate, has increased her batting average by 132 points over what it was at the end of her freshman season of […]
Baseball April 18 – Marian defeated Westminster Christian 11-0. April 19 – Marian fell to Saint Edwards 5-2. April 18 – Woodstock North defeated Woodstock 13-4. April 19 – Woodstock North beat Woodstock 13-5 April 21 – Woodstock North swept the crosstown series against Woodstock 9-4. April 22 – Woodstock North lost to Hampshire 14-1. […]
Three Woodstock North athletes and one from Woodstock High School finished the McHenry County as event champions at the track and field meet last week. Cary-Grove High School hosted the annual meet this year, featuring 14 teams from across the county. The meet is based on location instead of school size, and included one 1A, […]
By Seth Rowenews@thewoodstockindependent.com The Woodstock North Thunder (11-4) defeated the Woodstock Blue Streaks (1-7) last week in the third of a three-game crosstown boys baseball series. The outcome of the final game, however, was not decided until a day after the game started as a storm halted the contest in the fifth inning. Woodstock took […]
Woodstock North graduate Ellie Thurow is working her way to becoming the best softball pitcher in the American Rivers Conference. In addition, the Coe College hurler is helping the Kohawks simply run away with the league title. Thurow is currently 7-1, and the Lady Kohawks are 7-1 in the league, having played more league games […]
Ever since she became aware of the Western Golf Association’s Chick Evans Scholarship, Jennifer Tapia, a senior at Woodstock High School, set her sights on landing one. Each year the association awards multiple full, four-year housing and tuition scholarships to golf caddies who meet the four criteria: a strong caddie record; excellent academics; demonstrated financial […]
Baseball April 8 – Woodstock defeated Harvard 5-4. April 10 – Woodstock fell to Johnsburg 3-2. April 10 – Woodstock North defeated Harvard 6-1. April 11 – Marian beat Crossroads Christian 13-8. April 11 – Woodstock North defeated Harvard 8-5. April 12 – Woodstock fell to North Boone 23-13. April 13 – Woodstock North defeated […]
Baseball March 30 – Woodstock fell to Antioch 11-0. April 3 – Woodstock North defeated Richmond-Burton 2-0. April 4 – Woodstock North beat Richmond-Burton 10-0. April 6 – Woodstock North defeated Richmond-Burton 11-3. April 8 – Woodstock North fell to Sycamore 15-0. April 5 – Marian defeated Alden-Hebron 9-2. Lacrosse April 8 – Marian fell […]
By Seth Rowenews@thewoodstockindependent.com Woodstock North scored 12 runs in the first inning of the crosstown softball game against Woodstock, defeating the Blue Streaks 15-0 in the first of two crosstown matchups this season. The next three runs in the April 6 game came in the second inning after Woodstock walked three batters, loading the bases. […]
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