Thunder Wreck Marengo's 12-Game Winning Streak
Woodstock North spoiled the party at Marengo Sept. 16, ending the Indians’ 12-game regular-season winning streak with a 46-41 victory at Rod Poppe Field. Thunder head coach Jeff Schroeder said […]
Woodstock North spoiled the party at Marengo Sept. 16, ending the Indians’ 12-game regular-season winning streak with a 46-41 victory at Rod Poppe Field. Thunder head coach Jeff Schroeder said […]

Woodstock United Soccer Association debuted its Crossfire travel soccer teams for the new season the weekend of Aug. 21 in the Crystal Lake Force Classic Tournament. The U10 and U11 […]
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By Liz Stroh The Woodstock North varsity football team posted a shutout victory in its first game of the season Aug. 26, thumping Chicago’s UIC College Prep at home 66-0. […]

Continuing a tradition spanning decades, Woodstock High School’s fall athletes competed in Blue-White Scrimmages Aug. 19. For many years, the fall “Blue-White night” gave the community a preview of Streaks […]

Previously known as Woodstock North High School’s Black and Teal Football Scrimmage Night, the annual kickoff to the school sports season has expanded this year into the WNHS Scrimmage and […]


The Marian Central Catholic High School Hurricanes are seeking offseason momentum for their varsity football team this season. Unlike Woodstock’s public schools, which are facing a transition to a new […]

With a new conference on the horizon for Woodstock North High School, Thunder varsity football coach Jeff Schroeder is confident in his team’s chances. “We just missed the playoffs the […]
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