The last time Alex Wojnicki suited up for football was for Woodstock High School in the spring of 2021, the misplaced fall sports season with an abbreviated schedule as high schools slowly ventured back into contact sports after a pandemic-forced year off. Instead of looking for an opportunity to take his sport to the next […]
You won’t need a lot of time to take the survey about whether Woodstock School District 200 should combine the athletic programs of Woodstock and Woodstock North high schools. Just watch a five-minute video and answer three questions. The survey first asks respondents to identify whether they are students, parents of students, or community members […]
Abby Primus, a Woodstock graduate, is not hitting .400. Yet. But the St. Norbert College senior is creeping toward that impressive batting average. In the first dozen SNC games, the senior is hitting .394, one of two St. Norbert players hitting .300 or better. Primus, who has played the first 12 games as a designated […]
Home field advantage was good for the Woodstock Blue Streaks as they began their season with two home games, both victories. The Streaks topped Wauconda 3-0 on March 16 then came back the next day to defeat North Boone 3-2. The second game was tied at two when a walk-off single gave the Streaks the […]
Woodstock native and longtime Thunder assistant coach Matthew Polnow has been chosen to lead the Woodstock North High School football program starting with the 2022 season. The hiring was approved Tuesday night by the Board of Education of Woodstock School District 200. Polnow, 39, has been an assistant coach on both offense and defense for […]
U.S. Army Sgt. First Class Benjamin Booher was given the opportunity to put his roping talent on display in Texas, and he seized the moment. Despite not roping well at the practice the night before, Booher, who is a recruiter at the National Guard Armory in Woodstock, beat out the rest of the competitors in […]
It did not take long for Woodstock graduate CaroleAnn Goglin to figure out the No. 1 rule of college athletics: take care of business in the classroom. Not only is Goglin, a freshman softball player at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, doing that, she is doing it quite well, thank you. During the first semester, Goglin […]
When the top boys and girls basketball players in the Kishwaukee River Conference were announced last week, it was no surprise that Woodstock North High School was well-represented. In fact, Thunder players were named to the top boys and girls spots. At the end of each season, the KRC recognizes the top players or athletes […]
Whether separate athletic programs of Woodstock and Woodstock North high schools are combined is an issue that apparently will be decided sooner rather than later. In a 6-1 vote last week, the Board of Education of School District 200 rejected a member’s suggestion that the issue be tabled for a year to see whether student […]
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