Academically, Marian Central Catholic High School graduate and Marengo native Abigail Jones might have the right idea. At the University of Mary, and before that at Loyola University, the two-sport athlete earned a double major. She earned one degree in English and one degree in criminal justice. With those two degrees, the recent college graduate […]
Abigail Jones, a Marian Central Catholic graduate and University of Mary distance runner, has won many races during her career. But she may have never won a 3,000-meter steeplechase with the same margin of victory as she did at the Al Bortke Invitational, which was hosted by Dickinson State University. The Mary senior, a Marengo […]
Woodstock graduate Jeni Crain’s basketball career is on hold. So is her education for the time being. The Augustana College graduate, who spent the past six months in Great Britain taking classes for her law degree, is traveling home. Her basketball season in England has been canceled because of COVID-19. But she, like American college […]
WHS and Marian runners honored As runners from Woodstock High School gathered at the start line Aug. 19 just before the annual Blue/White/Silver scrimmage run, a brief dedication ceremony was held to acknowledge the 14 new etched bricks added to the line at Emricson Park. “We had to do something like this for Woodstock schools,” […]
The Woodstock High School Blue Streaks cross-country team will kick off its competitive season and honor the legacy of alumni who have excelled in the sport with the annual Blue/White/Silver run at 9 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 19, at Emricson Park. Alumni, former coaches, parents and anyone who has an interest in cross-country in Woodstock are […]
Abigail Jones and Kylie Hagmann could not have been much closer at the cross-country state finals. The pair of Woodstock athletes were separated by less than a second at the state finals. Both earned all-state status at the IHSA Class 2A State Championship Nov. 5. Jones, a senior, finished 21st in the state, finishing the […]
Runners from Woodstock High School, Woodstock North High School and Marian Central Catholic High School competed in the Class 2A cross-country sectional at Belvidere High School Oct. 29. The WHS girls’ team placed seventh and narrowly missed qualifying as a team to compete at state. A difference of two points separated the Streaks from the […]
Eight high schools entered runners in the IHSA Class 2A regional cross-country meet Oct. 22, hosted by Woodstock North High School at Emricson Park. Boys and girls teams competed with hopes of advancing to the Class 2A Sectional meet Oct. 29 at Belvidere High School. The top six teams qualified to move on, as well […]
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