All three girls basketball teams have at least five games under their belt this season, each starting out with Thanksgiving weekend tournaments. Marian Central Catholic and Woodstock North high schools traveled to Elgin to compete in the Harvest Christian Academy tournament. Woodstock High School girls played at the Burlington Central High School tournament. Following is […]
With the weather getting colder, it might be a good thing that the football season is over because even in the most frigid weather, Woodstock North High School’s head varsity football coach Jeff Schroeder wears shorts. Born in Orland Park, he grew up in a blue collar family of which no one attended college. At […]
Woodstock North High School will begin the 2017-18 boys basketball season with new coach who has a passion for the sport and a heart for WNHS. Dale Jandron grew up in a Hebron family with a strong basketball tradition and started coaching at a young age. “When you love it, it comes naturally,” he said […]
Wrestlers throughout the area have been hard at work getting ready for the winter 2017-18 season. Meets will begin this week for wrestlers from Marian Central Catholic High School, Woodstock High School and Woodstock North High School. WNHS is the first to hit the mats at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 22, at Rockford Lutheran for […]
Marian Central Catholic High School, Woodstock High School and Woodstock North High School boys basketball teams will kick off their seasons in a tournament that has encourage sportsmanship and supports cancer awareness and fundraising. They will play in the annual Hoops For Healing Tournament beginning at 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 20 through Wednesday, Nov. 22. […]
WHS begins search for new head coach After three years of heading up the Woodstock High School varsity football team, Tommy Thompson announced his resignation as head coach of the Blue Streaks. Thompson cited a desire to spend more time with his family as the reason for his decision. After informing WHS Athletic Director Chris […]
The Marian Central Catholic High School football team lost 22-10 to Sterling High School Nov. 11 in an IHSA Class 5A quarterfinal match-up. A strong defensive effort by the Hurricanes (7-5) kept the Sterling Golden Warriors (12-0) at bay in the first half, but the Golden Warriors capitalized on two late-game scoring opportunities to clinch […]
The girls on the Woodstock High School/Woodstock North High School co-op swim team knew they would be swimming upstream as they headed into the Fox Valley Conference championship meet Nov. 4, but they ended the day with their heads above water, logging in an impressive collections of season best times and a trip to the […]
Hurricanes to face undefeated Sterling Nov. 11 at home The Marian Central Catholic High School football team advanced to the IHSA Class 5A Quarterfinals Nov. 4 with a 38-24 win over Glenbard South in Glen Ellyn. The Hurricanes (7-4) scored on their first four offensive drives of the game to set the pace against Glenbard […]
WHS’s Hagmann medals in girls 2A Two area runners competed in the IHSA state cross-country meet, Nov. 4, at Detweiller Park, Peoria. WHS In her second trip downstate, junior Kylie Hagmann represented Woodstock High School in the Girls Cross-Country Class 2A State Finals. Hagmann, medalled in the race, finishing in 13th in 17 minutes, 35 seconds […]
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