Despite some early morning storms resulting in extremely high humidity, more than 60 athletes, age 7 through adults, tested their swimming, biking, and running skills against the clock in the Woodstock Recreation Department’s we.CAN.tri triathlon at Emricson Park on Sunday. “We’re extremely happy we got it in,” said Dave Zinnen, director of the Woodstock Recreation […]
If the St. Norbert College softball team voted for a Most Improved Honor in 2021, Woodstock graduate Abby Primus should be a shoo-in. In 2019, she was hitting .221. Two years later, after enduring the cancellation of the 2020 season due to COVID, Primus returned to hit .443. That is an improvement of 221 points. […]
Looking for a purpose behind your walk in the park? Woodstock residents now have a new recreational outlet available to them. A nine-hole disc golf course spouted up this spring in the rolling terrain of Emricson Park, offering challenging, picturesque play as well as an invitation to get off the beaten path. Disc golf, referred […]
Academically, Marian Central Catholic High School graduate and Marengo native Abigail Jones might have the right idea. At the University of Mary, and before that at Loyola University, the two-sport athlete earned a double major. She earned one degree in English and one degree in criminal justice. With those two degrees, the recent college graduate […]
More than 500 spectators enjoyed an evening of WWE-style entertainment last week at Porkies Pig Roast on South Eastwood Drive. What made the event unique, however, is that the match was supported by an entire cast of participants who were under 5 feet tall. The wrestlers at Saturday’s event were all members of the Micro […]
While graduating from college is the end of the sports career for most athletes, it is not for Jake Fiorito. The former Clarke University pitcher is now getting paid to play as he is a starting pitcher for the Utica Unicorns in Michigan. Like most young boys who turn into young men, Fiorito dreamed of […]
Woodstock resident Melinda Malo, former Northwood and Creekside math teacher, grew up feeling like the Crystal Ice House was her “second home,” she said. “We were always here,” Malo said. “My dad helped build these bleachers, and my family skated here all the time. It was a big part of my life.” When Malo was […]
As far as baseball players in National Junior Collegiate Athletic Association Division II, not many are better than Mason Schwalbach. When you have the distinction of being named an All-American, you have earned that privilege. But, the former Marian Central Catholic baseball player has not only high hopes for himself in 2023, but for the […]
After two years without competition due to the pandemic, the Woodstock School District 200 Special Olympics team made it back to the Illinois Summer Games, earning seven gold, six silver, and two bronze medals, and two ribbons. Special Olympics athletics director Jennifer Moskowitz said her veteran group really missed the state event and the time […]
Staff Reportnews@thewoodstockindependent.com For the sixteenth year, members of the Wonder Lake Water Ski Show team have hosted a learn-to-ski clinic in partnership with Northern Illinois Special Recreation Association. NISRA is an extension of municipal recreation agencies in the Mchenry County area that provide recreational opportunities for individuals with disabilities. Team members construct adaptive waterski equipment […]
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