The boys track and field teams from Woodstock and Woodstock North high schools each got their first taste of competition for the 2016 season when they traveled to Huntley High […]
Thirty-six-year-old Baret Bailey, a graduate of Woodstock High School, said she is more nervous about fighting in the Chicago Golden Gloves than when she served as a helicopter co-pilot in […]
The Marian Central Catholic High School team lost 68-65 in overtime to Notre Dame College Prep Feb. 24. The Hurricanes kept fans on the edge of their seats by keeping […]
Athletes from Woodstock High School sign letters of intent to play sports in college. Pictured, from left, are: Langdon Scott, University of Wisconsin-La […]
Athletes from Marian Central Catholic High School sign letters of intent to play football in college. Pictured from left, front row, are: […]
Sam Kunke finished 29th in the girls IHSA bowling state finals Feb. 20, capping a successful season for the Woodstock North High School senior who bowls for the Woodstock girls co-op […]
Marian Central Catholic High School advanced all the way to the final round of the girls regional basketball tournament before losing 57-45 to No. 1 seed Antioch High School Feb. 19. […]
Woodstock High School senior and IHSA All-State wrestler Kevin Zange led a contingent of nine area wrestlers at the 2016 IHSA Class 2A State Finals Feb. 18 to 20. Zange […]
Woodstock North’s Haley Ahr hit a milestone Feb. 9. Ahr, a senior forward on the girls varsity basketball team, scored her 1,000th point by sinking a free-throw shot in a […]
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