One of the finest cross-country and track careers at Utah State University officially ended on Wednesday night. Woodstock graduate Luke Beattie had an opportunity to compete at the NCAA Division I West Regional, which was held at E. B. Cushing Stadium and hosted by Texas A&M University. He finished the 10,000-meter race in 29 minutes, 53.09 seconds. […]
Next stop for Grace Beattie: the NCAA Division I West Prelims. The Illinois State University distance/middle-distance runner earned the spot earlier in the season. But more recently, the Woodstock graduate and member of the distance running Beattie siblings not only defended her Missouri Valley Conference title in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, but finished second, by less […]
The final game of the brief 2021 football season ended the way it started, with a crosstown game between Woodstock and Woodstock North High School. The only difference was the venue. North hosted the March 19 matchup, the game April 23 was at Larry Dale Field. The Streaks won in March and also topped the […]
A Woodstock North victory April 20 established the Thunder girls volleyball team as the sole owners of the 2021 Kishwaukee River Conference championship title, the first in WNHS history. The girls knew they earned a share of the title April 14 after defeating Johnsburg, but the 2-0 win over crosstown rival Woodstock Tuesday bolstered their […]
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