North grad Braelan Creighton: ready for track, life’s challenges By Steve Peterson news@thewoodstockindependent.com As graduates from the Class of 2026 leave high school behind, they are riding off into the sunset, so to speak. For recent Woodstock North grad Braelan Creighton, that saying is a little more literal than it is for most. “Outside of […]
By Steve Peterson news@thewoodstockindependent.com Woodstock senior Ellery Shutt concluded his Blue Streaks career running with the best at the IHSA Class 2A State Track-and-Field finals. He finished in 16th place in the 3,200m with a time of 9:06.02 May 30 at Eastern Illinois University’s O’Brien Stadium, a place he knows well from over the years. […]
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