Abby Primus, a Woodstock graduate, is not hitting .400. Yet. But the St. Norbert College senior is creeping toward that impressive batting average. In the first dozen SNC games, the senior is hitting .394, one of two St. Norbert players hitting .300 or better. Primus, who has played the first 12 games as a designated […]
It did not take long for Woodstock graduate CaroleAnn Goglin to figure out the No. 1 rule of college athletics: take care of business in the classroom. Not only is Goglin, a freshman softball player at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, doing that, she is doing it quite well, thank you. During the first semester, Goglin […]
Not many athletes get an opportunity to play college football. Far fewer get a chance to play in a bowl game. Thus far, Thor Paglialong, a Marian Central Catholic graduate and Woodstock resident, has had the chance to do just that. The 6-foot-4, 285-pound U.S. Air Force Academy sophomore even has started a bowl game. […]
Football Thor Paglialong (Marian Central Catholic) started on the U.S. Air Force Academy’s offensive line as the Falcons downed the University of Nevada 41-39 in double overtime. The Falcons finished with 26 first downs and five rushing touchdowns, with 499 yards of offense, 476 of which were rushing yards. The Falcons are tied with Utah […]
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 was a touchdown strike. The sophomore signal caller threw the final TD of the contest, hitting Tim Houlihan with the pass to end a 10-play, […]
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 of football for the Aurora University Spartans, is now pursuing a doctoral degree at Palmer College of Chiropractic. In addition, he is also playing rugby […]
Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news.
Janet Dovidio has been a freelance correspondent for The Independent for eight years.
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