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12 is Magic Number for WNHS Boys

“All 12” is Woodstock North varsity boys basketball team chant – signifying camaraderie of all 12 players on and off the court.  “This is a great group of hard working […]

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Injuries Impact WHS Basketball

The Woodstock High School boys basketball team dropped a pair of home games last week, losing to Badger High School and Richmond-Burton. In the 58-50 loss to nonconference Badger Dec. […]

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Girls Hoops Teams Begin New Season

Girls basketball is underway for local high schools. The Woodstock North High School Thunder started the season with two losses in the Harvest Christian Academy varsity girls tournament, which kicked […]

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Woodstock Teams Play in Hoops for Healing

The annual Woodstock Hoops for Healing basketball tournament took place Nov. 21 to 23. All three Woodstock boys high school basketball teams kicked off their 2016 seasons with the tournament […]

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Woodstock Bowling Underway With Split Record

The Woodstock boys varsity co-op bowling team began the regular season with a record of 3-3 after taking eighth-place in the season-opening Sycamore Invite earlier this month. Woodstock High School […]

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Running Program Aims to Encourage Boys

A small group of boys completed a 5K race Nov. 4 at Emricson Park where winning wasn’t the goal. The 13 fourth- and fifth-grade boys were bound together by the […]

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Navy Life Influences Thunder Hoops Coach

A local coach credits his years in the military with teaching him the keys to leading a team. Steve Ryan, who is entering his seventh season as Woodstock North High […]

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Jones, Hagmann Finish Neck and Neck

Abigail Jones and Kylie Hagmann could not have been much closer at the cross-country state finals.  The pair of Woodstock athletes were separated by less than a second at the […]

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Cross-Country Runners Compete in Belvidere Sectional

Runners from Woodstock High School, Woodstock North High School and Marian Central Catholic High School competed in the Class 2A cross-country sectional at Belvidere High School Oct. 29. The WHS […]

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