By Steve Peterson news@thewoodstockindependent.com Woodstock Class of 2026 member Matthew Cress and Marian Central’s Dan French were selected to participate in the 52nd Annual Illinois Shrine All-Star Football Game at Illinois Wesleyan University (IWU) in Bloomington June 20. The 52nd Annual Illinois Shrine Game is played at Tucci Stadium on the IWU campus. According to […]
By Steve Peterson news@thewoodstockindependent.com The Illinois Softball Coaches Association (ISCA) announced its all-state selections after the state softball finals were concluded. Marian Central pitcher senior Christine Chmiel earned a Class 2A first-team selection. Chmiel’s pitching led the Hurricanes to a co-Chicagoland Christian Conference championship at 12-2, 17-7 overall. The University of Dayton commit totaled 283 […]
North grad Braelan Creighton: ready for track, life’s challenges By Steve Peterson news@thewoodstockindependent.com As graduates from the Class of 2026 leave high school behind, they are riding off into the sunset, so to speak. For recent Woodstock North grad Braelan Creighton, that saying is a little more literal than it is for most. “Outside of […]
WN’s Landan Creighton shines in Sun ConferenceChampionship By Dan Chamness Landan Creighton, a Woodstock North graduate and St. Thomas University Bobcat junior, showed just how powerful he is at The Sun Conference Championships. First, Creighton won the pole vault with a leap of 15 feet, 7 inches, by nearly 12 inches. The second place finisher […]
By Steve Peterson news@thewoodstockindependent.com For 30 games this season, a group of 13 seniors led the charge for Woodstock North’s baseball team. The Class of 2026 members did so from off-season workouts until the final out was recorded in a 6-3 Class 3A regional final loss to host Crystal Lake Central May 30. Just afterward, […]
By Steve Peterson news@thewoodstockindependent.com Woodstock senior Ellery Shutt concluded his Blue Streaks career running with the best at the IHSA Class 2A State Track-and-Field finals. He finished in 16th place in the 3,200m with a time of 9:06.02 May 30 at Eastern Illinois University’s O’Brien Stadium, a place he knows well from over the years. […]
By Steve Peterson news@thewoodstockindependent.com Marian Central doubles team senior Marc Cheng and sophomore Alek Jasovic won four of six matches at the IHSA Class 1A state tournament May 28-29. The highlight of the four wins was their final victory, as Cheng and Jasovic outlasted Prairie Ridge’s Evan Seegert and Eli Loedig, 6-2, 4-6, (11-9) May […]
By Steve Peterson news@thewoodstockindependent.com The Marian Central boys tennis doubles team of sophomore Alek Jasovic and senior Marc Cheng sought to head to the IHSA Class 1A state tournament on a winning note. The Hurricanes’ duo did just that at the Prairie Ridge sectional, for a 20-4 record heading to state as they turned back […]
By Steve Peterson news@thewoodstockindependent.com The magic of the 2026 Woodstock North softball team earned another chapter in a memorable season. The Thunder rallied for a four-run fourth inning, paving the way for a 5-2 Class 3A regional championship over host Crystal Lake Central May 23. Maple Park Kaneland dashed the Thunder’s hopes at the Belvidere […]
By Steve Peterson news@thewoodstockindependent.com Woodstock North upset St. Viator, and Woodstock and Marian Central both won regional openers in IHSA baseball playoff games. Woodstock defeated Harvard 12-2, and Marian Central defeated St. Edward, 8-0, but both lost in the next round. The 12-16 Thunder squad beat a 24-win St. Viator team, 2-0, in the Class […]
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