Coaching high school varsity sports of any kind is hard work, even if it’s a labor of love. Win or lose, the demands of the job while the sport is […]
With the weather getting colder, it might be a good thing that the football season is over because even in the most frigid weather, Woodstock North High School’s head varsity […]
The odds were drastically stacked against Woodstock North High School going into the first round playoff game against the Lemont Indians, but giving up is not found anywhere in the […]
North loses quarterback Mergl to serious injury “I’m heartbroken,” said Woodstock North High School head football coach Jeff Schroeder after his team’s 21-0 victory over the Woodstock Blue Streaks Oct. 13 […]
Woodstock North High School bounced back from recent losses with a 17-7 victory over the Burlington-Central Rockets Oct. 6 in Hampshire. The Thunder are 4-1 in the Kishwaukee River Conference. […]
Woodstock North High School’s attempt to put a stop to the undefeated Johnsburg Skyhawks – currently in first place in the Kishwaukee River Conference – was unsuccessful, ending in a […]
Woodstock North football is on a roll, winning its second Kishwaukee River Conference game of the season, 41-21, Sept. 16 at home against the Marengo Indians. North finished the week […]
Woodstock North Thunder head coach Jeff Schroeder said his team is much better prepared this year than last, even though their current record of 1-2 does not show it. “At […]
What started as a football game for Woodstock North seemed to end in a boxing match Sept. 30 as heavyweight contender Johnsburg clobbered the visiting Thunder 56-0. WNHS senior quarterback […]
By Liz Stroh The Woodstock North varsity football team posted a shutout victory in its first game of the season Aug. 26, thumping Chicago’s UIC College Prep at home 66-0. […]
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