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High school Interact clubs fundraiser

By Janet Dovidio news@thewoodstockindependent.com The Rotary Club of Woodstock sponsors Interact Clubs at Woodstock and Woodstock North High Schools. Stacey Pequeno is the advisor at WHS while Kristy Hinz advises the club at WNHS. The Rotary Club liaison is Chris Cantwell.Rotary Clubs expect their student service clubs to carry out at least two service projects each year, one to benefit the school and community and one to promote international understanding. Students run the club themselves. Avri Howard is president at WNHS and Emilia Risco is president at WHS. These two clubs expect to be very active in the community.“Stacey and I decided to have our clubs host the first Crosstown Charity Battle, which took place during the week preceding the

Jandron tabbed for WNHS girls hoops

By Steve Peterson news@thewoodstockindependent.com Dale Jandron, who previously coached the Woodstock North boys basketball team, will coach the Thunder girls basketball team for the 2026-27 season. “Jandron has coached basketball for approximately 30 years, coaching every level of basketball from middle school to varsity in both boys and girls basketball,” Thunder Athletic Director Derek Crabill […]

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Steve Gavers never asked for this fight …

but he turned it into something far more powerful than himself Gavers Cancer Foundation What do you do with a shattering cancer diagnosis? One that strikes hard, hits fast, and changes everything?  Most people turn inward, hunker down, and get ready for a long and lonely fight. But Steve Gavers isn’t most people, and the […]

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WHS, WNHS baseball teams in tight race

ByStevePeterson news@thewoodstockindependent.com Next week figures to be an important one for the Kishwaukee River Conference standings for both Woodstock and Woodstock North. The two teams collide May 4 at North and May 7 at Emricson Park in WHS’s home game, both starting at 4:30 p.m. Through the first six games of league play, it was […]

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Scoreboard: 4/20-4/26/26 Results from high school sports in Woodstock

Baseball  April 20 – Marian (0-10) fell to to Chicago Christian (7-8) 12-3.   April 20 – Woodstock North (3-7) defeated Harvard (2-9) 7-0.   April 21 – Woodstock (4-5) beat Plano (5-11-1) in a close game 19-17.   April 21 – Marian (0-11) fell to to Chicago Christian (8-8) 11-4.   April 22 – Woodstock North (4-7) defeated […]

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2/18/25 Athletes of the Week – Brianna Crown, Girls Wrestling and Taqi Baker, Boys Wrestling

Brianna Crown Woodstock High School senior Brianna Crown is a captain of the Woodstock girls wrestling team. She is 35-9 and finished 4th at the Hampshire Regional to advance to sectionals. She took third at the Schaumburg Sectional to advance to State. Brianna leads from the back, making sure that the entire program of over […]

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Four girls move closer to wrestling state

By Steve Peterson news@thewoodstockindependent.com A quartet of Woodstock co-op wrestlers will continue on their quest to become the program’s first IHSA State Qualifier at the Hoffman Estates Sectional. The four are Eva Hermansson, runner-up at 100 pounds; Allison Hill was also runner-up, at 235 pounds; Brianna Crown gained third at 170; and Hannah Olsen was […]

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Single vehicle crash

On Tuesday, February 10, 2026, at 12:44 p.m., the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District responded to the 4300 block of Gayle Drive for a reported vehicle crash with entrapment. Crews arrived a short time later and located a single vehicle at the corner of Gayle Drive and Dean Street. The vehicle had sustained heavy damage after leaving […]

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