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 the score tied for much of the game, including much of the second half. “They’re [Notre Dame] going to make a lot of noise and […]

              Athletes from Woodstock High School sign letters of intent to play sports in college. Pictured, from left, are: Langdon Scott, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse football Nick Sundburg, UW-Whitewater wrestling Jeni Crain, Monmouth College basketball Zach Cullum, Monmouth football Justyn Eisenminger, McHenry County College baseball Nick Thompson, MCC baseball

                Athletes from Marian Central Catholic High School sign letters of intent to play football in college.  Pictured from left, front row, are: Joseph Budmayr, Robert Morris University Kyle Darbro, Robert Morris University Gavin Dineen, Drake University Sam Gibson, Pittsburg State Emitt Peisert, University of St. Thomas Brendan […]

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 team. “She played well on skill level, mechanics, and her mental game was superb compared to other girls who fell apart,” said coach Ed Zurawski. […]

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. The tournament, which began Feb. 16 at Woodstock North High School, featured Woodstock and WNHS in addition to Marian Central. The game between No. 8 […]

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 went 3-2 in the 160-pound weight class of the tournament to end his season with All-State status and a 26-6 record. Woodstock head coach Jon […]

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 game against Cary-Grove, which ended 49-38 in the Trojans’ favor. Despite the loss, Ahr is now the all-time leading scorer for the girls Thunder basketball […]

For Samantha Kunke, a Woodstock North senior and four-year member of the co-op girls bowling program, qualifying for the state bowling tournament was a surprise.  But coach Ed Zurawski said he had a feeling there would be a state contender on his team. “We were packing up and Sam’s dad came and told her the […]

At the IHSA Class 2A Antioch Sectional Feb. 13, Woodstock, Woodstock North and Marian Central Catholic high schools qualified nine wrestlers for this weekend’s IHSA Class 2A Individual State Finals.  The Woodstock Blue Streaks took home two titles and a fourth-place finish to lead Woodstock schools. Seniors Kevin Zange (160) and Nicholas Sundberg (182) improved […]

Jacob Varys, starting center on the Woodstock North High School football team for the past three years, has signed a letter of commitment to play college football at Robert Morris University, Chicago.  Varys, who said, “I never really thought about Robert Morris until I received an invitation from the school for football camp the summer […]