Most sprinters spend their entire careers and never get their name etched as a holder of a track and field record. It took Dominique Thomas, a Marian Central Catholic graduate, […]
Ryan Jones, a Marian Central Catholic graduate and Marengo native, is extremely happy. He could be even happier after next year’s cross-country season. The University of Illinois-Springfield runner, who is […]
Woodstock High School’s new wrestling coach is no stranger to the town or the sport, and he is committed to building a strong program for the Blue Streaks. Career teacher […]
Not all of the men’s swimming teams in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin were competing, but Woodstock North graduate Nick Phillips, an Augustana College junior swimmer, likes the […]
Winning the Southeast Youth Football Alliance conference championship, the pinnacle of youth football in this region, was definitely a highlight for the St. Mary Fighting Irish eighth-grade team. The win, […]
With five Woodstock High School juniors and two seniors in the 2022 varsity lineup competing at the cross-county state finals on Saturday, there is little doubt the Blue Streak team […]
Brooke Amann, a Woodstock North graduate, has not only helped Tennessee Tech University win matches, she has helped the Golden Eagles win their last six in a row. The 6-foot-0 […]
Regional semifinal wins by Woodstock and Woodstock North High Schools last week created a post-season crosstown showdown. With all the drama of a wild west gunfight, the match Oct. 27 […]
Peter Walsdorf’s next goal: enter the 23’s for 8,000 meters. The Marian Central Catholic graduate, a Woodstock resident, has already run 24 minutes, 17.1 seconds this year. Most recently, the […]
As the Woodstock High School volleyball team nears completion of the 2022 season, it marks the end of a decade where jersey No. 12 has been worn by a Wicker. […]
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