Woodstock High School senior Sophie Sarabia was a senior captain and the top runner for the girls cross-country team. She earned all-conference honors with a third-place finish at the Kishwaukee […]
By Steve Peterson news@thewoodstockindependent.com Woodstock senior cross-country runner Ellery Shutt feels right at home at Lakes High School’s campus course in Lake Villa. Shutt earned his third straight IHSA Class […]
By Steve Peterson news@thewoodstockindependent.com For the seventh straight season, Woodstock’s boys team is the Kishwaukee River Conference boys cross-country champion. The Blue Streaks did so in dominating fashion, with a […]
With five Woodstock High School juniors and two seniors in the 2022 varsity lineup competing at the cross-county state finals on Saturday, there is little doubt the Blue Streak team […]
By Lisa Kunzie news@thewoodstockindependent.com With all seven varsity runners crossing the finish line in the top nine, the Woodstock High School boys cross-country team won their fourth consecutive Kishwaukee River […]
Woodstock High School senior Jack Hansen has been a valuable member of the WHS cross-country program for four years. During his junior and senior seasons, he was instrumental in the […]
Marian Central Catholic senior Peter Walsdorf ran his last official high school race the way he has run all of his races this season – in first place. “Peter dominated […]
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