All three area volleyball teams faced season-ending losses this past week in their respective IHSA regional playoff matches. At the IHSA Class 3A Woodstock High School Regional, the Woodstock North High School Thunder (20-16-1 overall, 5-7 Kishwaukee River Conference) defeated the Woodstock Blue Streaks (4-13 overall; 2-10 KRC) in the first round with a 25-16, […]
If the first 74 minutes of the boys soccer sectional game between Woodstock and Lakes high schools were uncharacteristically poor for WHS, the last six were vintage Blue Streaks. For a team that started the game with a 23-0 record, those 6 minutes were nearly enough. Losing 3-0 late in the game, WHS cut the […]
Woodstock High School’s Kylie Hagmann and Marian Central Catholic High School’s Ryan Jones qualified to compete in the IHSA State Cross-Country Finals Saturday, Nov. 4, at Detweiller Park, Peoria. All sectional races were held Oct. 28. Temperatures in the upper 30s – nearly 40 degrees colder than the regionals the week before – strong winds […]
The odds were drastically stacked against Woodstock North High School going into the first round playoff game against the Lemont Indians, but giving up is not found anywhere in the North football playbook. Ultimately, the Thunder lost to the Indians in a 50-0 shutout Oct. 27 in the first round of the 5A playoffs. In […]
The Marian Central Catholic High School football team defeated 9-0 Antioch High School 31-9 Oct. 27 to advance to the second round of the IHSA Class 5A playoffs. The Hurricane defense came out in full force, setting Marian up for two scoring opportunities off Antioch turnovers to gain a first half 10-0 lead. Combined with […]
The Marian Central Catholic High School boys football team qualified for the IHSA Class 5A state playoffs this past weekend with a 44-21 victory over the Saint Patrick High School Shamrocks. Senior quarterback and running back Gavin Scott led the Hurricanes with two touchdowns and 160 yards rushing. Marian head coach Mike Maloney was pleased […]
Overcast skies and temperatures in the mid-60s were ideal weather conditions for the runners in the Kishwaukee River Conference Championship cross-country meet, hosted by Woodstock High School Oct. 14 at Emricson Park. Boys and girls teams from WHS and Woodstock North High School competed along with teams from Burlington Central, Marengo, Richmond-Burton, Johnsburg and Harvard. […]
North loses quarterback Mergl to serious injury “I’m heartbroken,” said Woodstock North High School head football coach Jeff Schroeder after his team’s 21-0 victory over the Woodstock Blue Streaks Oct. 13 at Larry Dale Field. The Thunder claimed the First National Bank Crosstown championship, but the first six points came at a high price as senior […]
Woodstock North High School bounced back from recent losses with a 17-7 victory over the Burlington-Central Rockets Oct. 6 in Hampshire. The Thunder are 4-1 in the Kishwaukee River Conference. Rain and wind throughout the evening was a factor in the game, often slowing play. The Thunder struck first, scoring a touchdown in the first […]
The Woodstock Blue Streaks were defeated 42-20 by the Johnsburg Skyhawks Oct. 6 in Johnsburg The loss was the Streaks third, dropping them to 4-3, and 2-2 in the Kishwaukee River Conference. Head coach Tommy Thompson said the team’s biggest challenge going into the game was going to be stopping the Skyhawks’ fast pace, especially […]
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