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On an average NCAA Division III cross-country team, Tim Semmen would have run varsity from the moment he was a member of the team. On some, the Woodstock graduate would […]

On an average NCAA Division III cross-country team, Tim Semmen would have run varsity from the moment he was a member of the team. On some, the Woodstock graduate would […]

It’s only appropriate that a benefit for children’s cancer research done in Hope Fuller’s memory be a run, her family said. The Woodstock girl, who died in 2010 at the […]


The Marian Central Catholic High School girls team lost 2-1 to Wheaton Academy in the IHSA Class 1A state championship game May 28. The Warriors scored early in the game […]

Woodstock was well-represented at the Illinois High School Association Class 2A boys state track and field meet the weekend of May 28, with three athletes taking home medals. Senior Luke […]


Baseball Jamie Huntley (Woodstock High School) was on the hill again last week and helped the Beloit College Buccaneers baseball team win two more games. Not only did the sophomore hurler […]

A hattrick for the Blue Streaks downed the Woodstock North varsity girls soccer team May 6 by a score of 3-1. The crosstown game at WNHS was the Thunder’s Senior […]

Woodstock High School’s girls track and field team finished sixth in the 15-team McHenry County Championships April 21 and 22 at Huntley High School. Senior Grace Beattie and freshman Sydnie […]

The Illinois High School Association has voted to start an IHSA state series for lacrosse in 2018, giving more youth across the state the opportunity to participate and compete in […]
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