Longtime Marian Central Catholic High School athletic director Curtis Price will be be leaving the school to take the same role at his alma mater, St. Rita of Cascia High School in Chicago. “I thought I would retire at Marian, but then St. Rita came calling,” Price said. “When your home comes calling, you listen.” […]
Marilyn Monroe famously said, “Statistics lie.” Not to disagree with the famous beauty queen and movie star, but in the case of Woodstock’s Evan Bridges, they simply reveal the hard work and improvement he has made during his golfing career thus far at Carroll University. But the junior knows he can get better, and he […]
Woodstock native Jay Fuller began his career in 1985, teaching and coaching physical education at Summit School in Dundee, then later Hebron. In 1991 he left teaching to pursue sales in an effort to better provide for his family. While he excelled in the business world, the job required a significant amount of travel, and […]
Summer break is a time for students to get out and be active, work on something they enjoy, and maybe even discover something new. Sports camps can be just the thing. All three area high schools sponsor summer sports camps with a wide variety of offerings. For elementary school-age students, a sports camp can be […]
Many, many athletes are probably looking forward to the 2022-23 school year. Maybe none more than Ellie Thurow, a Woodstock North graduate and Coe College junior softball pitcher. This year, the righty was battling injury and only threw 16 2/3 innings. But, in her time on the hill, she allowed only nine hits as her […]
On May 5, Marian Central Catholic High School announced that Liam Kirwan, a 2013 graduate of the school, would take over as head coach of the football program for the 2022 season. Shortly after, Kirwan sat down for an interview with The Woodstock Independent. Looking back at his Marian football career, Liam Kirwan does not […]
Woodstock High School’s Tim Maidment capped off his senior year in track by medaling at the IHSA 2A Boys State Track and Field Championships May 28. A leap of 6.54 meters put him in eighth place in the long jump finals and earned him a spot on the podium. WHS head coach Lisa Kunzie said […]
Abby Primus, a Woodstock graduate and St. Norbert College infielder, is one of the best softball players in the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference. Not only do the coaches at St. Norbert think so, but fellow coaches in the league do as well. Primus, who played all 24 games in league action, finished conference play with […]
Bella Zecchin jumped her way to a spot on the podium last weekend at the IHSA Class 2A state finals at Eastern Illinois University. A junior at Marian Central, Zecchin completed a 5.23m leap, good for eighth place. Marian junior Lily Bures cleared 1.57m – a PR for her – to finish ninth in the […]
The Woodstock High School boys track and field team had a year for the record books, finishing its regular season by winning the first sectional championship in program history. Following its Kishwaukee River Conference victory the week before, the team continued the momentum, posting points across the board May 19 at the IHSA 2A Belvidere […]
Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news.
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