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 […]
Woodstock High School senior Hanna Berry is this week’s Athlete of the Week. Hanna has been named to the American Volleyball Coaches Association All-Region 6 (Iowa, Illinois, Missouri and Wisconsin) team. She had 361 kills on the season (4.57 per set) and 897 career kills. This season, she had a .224 hitting percentage and 50 […]
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