Evan Bridges, a Woodstock graduate, could not have started his final season of college golf any better. The Carroll University senior shot a 71 at the Edgewood College Fall Classic, […]
Eve Meintz was recruited by Benedictine University as a soccer player. The Marian Central Catholic grad and Huntley resident finished as not only an all-conference soccer player, but a conference […]
Multi-sport athletes in high school, especially at a small high school, are common. In college, it is extremely rare, except with something like track and cross-country, where the activity only […]
If the St. Norbert College softball team voted for a Most Improved Honor in 2021, Woodstock graduate Abby Primus should be a shoo-in. In 2019, she was hitting .221. Two […]
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 […]
As far as baseball players in National Junior Collegiate Athletic Association Division II, not many are better than Mason Schwalbach. When you have the distinction of being named an All-American, […]
Marilyn Monroe famously said, “Statistics lie.” Not to disagree with the famous beauty queen and movie star, but in the case of Woodstock’s Evan Bridges, they simply reveal the hard […]
Many, many athletes are probably looking forward to the 2022-23 school year. Maybe none more than Ellie Thurow, a Woodstock North graduate and Coe College junior softball pitcher. This year, […]
Abby Primus, a Woodstock graduate and St. Norbert College infielder, is one of the best softball players in the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference. Not only do the coaches at St. […]
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 […]
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