FOOTBALL Michael Purkey, a Woodstock graduate and Concordia University-Wisconsin football player, threw only one pass in CU-Wisconsin’s recent 49-32 loss to Lakeland College. But his lone completion for 17 yards […]
Casey Dycus has officially closed the book on his college football career. But the Woodstock North graduate’s athletic career and his academic career will continue. Dycus, who played three years […]
Woodstock graduate Abby Primus will try to move up to NCAA Division III All-American. Maybe next year. But for now, the St. Norbert College junior infielder will have to be […]
One of the finest cross-country and track careers at Utah State University officially ended on Wednesday night. Woodstock graduate Luke Beattie had an opportunity to compete at the NCAA Division I West […]
Next stop for Grace Beattie: the NCAA Division I West Prelims. The Illinois State University distance/middle-distance runner earned the spot earlier in the season. But more recently, the Woodstock graduate […]
Ellie Thurow, a Woodstock North graduate, now has a better than .500 record on the hill at Coe College. The former Thunder pitcher posted her first, and thus far her […]
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