Summer break is a time for students to get out and be active, work on something they enjoy, and maybe even discover something new. Sports camps can be just the thing. All three area high schools sponsor summer sports camps with a wide variety of offerings. For elementary school-age students, a sports camp can be […]
Marian Central Catholic High School, Woodstock High School and Woodstock North High School boys basketball teams will kick off their seasons in a tournament that has encourage sportsmanship and supports cancer awareness and fundraising. They will play in the annual Hoops For Healing Tournament beginning at 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 20 through Wednesday, Nov. 22. […]
Woodstock and Woodstock North were due to face each other in the first round of boys basketball regionals this week. In the run-up to the postseason, the Thunder lost their final home game — by tradition, Senior Night — falling to the Johnsburg Skyhawks in a nail-biter Feb. 21. The conference game was tied with […]
The Woodstock High School varsity boys basketball team secured a 52-47 win over crosstown rival Woodstock North High School to cap the Blue Streaks’ senior night in celebration Feb 17. WHS seniors Mikey Gardner, Dylan Grisolia, Drew Kohley, Justin Leith, Alex Mueckenhoff, Matt Shook and Josh Turner finished their last regular season home game at […]
Boys basketball postseason madness is right around the corner, and area teams expect to challenge the competition. The Woodstock Blue Streaks (9-15 overall; 4-4 Kishwaukee River Conference) improved their record with a 76-41 win over Harvard Feb. 2. “We went through a rough patch in the middle of the season, but I am pleased at […]
The Woodstock High School boys basketball team dropped a pair of home games last week, losing to Badger High School and Richmond-Burton. In the 58-50 loss to nonconference Badger Dec. 6, 6-foot-3-inch senior Blake Brainard helped lead the Blue Streaks. Brainard racked up 13 points and 16 rebounds for WHS. Matt Shook, a senior point […]
The annual Woodstock Hoops for Healing basketball tournament took place Nov. 21 to 23. All three Woodstock boys high school basketball teams kicked off their 2016 seasons with the tournament in a show of sportsmanship and support for cancer awareness. “Amidst hardship, setbacks and the highs and lows [faced by cancer patients], tournaments like this […]
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