The Woodstock High School cross-country team is reaching out to its former runners. On Saturday, Aug. 22, the team will meet for its annual blue/white run at Emricson Park. As […]
A former athletic director from Western Illinois has been hired as the new athletic director for Woodstock North High School. The Woodstock School District 200 Board of Education unanimously approved […]
Woodstock High School’s new freshman volleyball coach took up the sport because of encouragement she received from one of her teachers. Sarah Olesen, a 2010 WHS graduate is now in […]
A new coach will lead Marian Central’s varsity baseball team this year. He isn’t new to Marian or its baseball program. Tom Kruse is a 1990 Marian graduate who played […]
The Woodstock Morning Rotary Club will soon be rounding out the summer with its annual golf outing. For the 15th year in a row, golfers will converge to enjoy their […]
Gina May lives in Madison, Wis., now, but she made the trip home to Woodstock July 11 for one specific purpose. May, 25, was one of more than 300 people […]
Woodstock Girls Softball League is 180 players strong this year. The recreational league, founded in 1969, fielded 15 teams this season, which ran from April to the end of June. […]
Area cyclists are gearing up for a night bike outing that will benefit The Land Conservancy of McHenry County. The 2015 Crystal Lake Night Owl Bike Ride is scheduled for Saturday, […]
Towering above the gymnasium floor, 9-year-old Chloe Petriak wasn’t afraid of being hoisted into the air to “fly.” “I wasn’t scared,” Chloe said, with a giggle. “We practiced that and […]
Woodstock residents are preparing for the 5th Annual Run for Hope 5K Run/Walk slated for Saturday, July 11. The annual fundraiser, held in memory of Woodstock teenager Hope Fuller, starts at […]
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