Fall is for football, and this year several new teams will be found on George Harding field as Marian hosts the Junior Canes, a new youth football organization. Last year the St. Mary Fighting Irish eighth-graders won the Southeast Youth Football Alliance conference championship, but with no younger teams following them, the series marked the […]
Preston Sarna threw a complete game and struck out 13 batters to lead Marian Central to a 2-1 win over Johnsburg in Woodstock in the Class 2A Johnsburg Regional quarterfinals Monday. Sarna allowed one earned run on five hits, and Adam Wrzos and Brodee Vermette each drove in a run for the Hurricanes (8-6). . […]
If you are a female track athlete in the state of Illinois, you want to be at O’Brien Field, the home track and home football field of Eastern Illinois University, this weekend. If you are not there, you desire to be there. On Friday, track stars from Woodstock High, Marian Central Catholic, and Woodstock North […]
Three Woodstock North athletes and one from Woodstock High School finished the McHenry County as event champions at the track and field meet last week. Cary-Grove High School hosted the annual meet this year, featuring 14 teams from across the county. The meet is based on location instead of school size, and included one 1A, […]
Baseball April 8 – Woodstock defeated Harvard 5-4. April 10 – Woodstock fell to Johnsburg 3-2. April 10 – Woodstock North defeated Harvard 6-1. April 11 – Marian beat Crossroads Christian 13-8. April 11 – Woodstock North defeated Harvard 8-5. April 12 – Woodstock fell to North Boone 23-13. April 13 – Woodstock North defeated […]
Woodstock North girls varsity soccer has 18 players on the roster with a good mix of experience and youth. “Our big strength is the combination of veteran leadership and youth, which highlight the depth of our talent pool here in Woodstock,” Thunder head coach John Sullivan said. With some very advanced formations in the […]
Staff Reportnews@thewoodstockindependent.com Woodstock residents Declan Pivnicka from Marian Catholic High School and Jennifer Tapia from Woodstock High School were among 52 Chicago-area students who were recently awarded the Western Golf Association’s Chick Evans Scholarship, a full, four-year housing and tuition scholarship for golf caddies. Each caddie has a unique story to tell, reflecting the scholarship’s […]
When the nomination application for the Chicago Bears Community High School All-Star Award came across the desk of Marian Central Catholic High School head football coach Liam Kirwan, he knew exactly who was his No. 1 pick. Kerwan nominated Hunter Birkhoff for the prestigious award that recognizes high school football players who make a positive […]
It might not be his best effort ever in the mile run, but Ryan Jones, a Marian Central graduate and Marengo native, has a good place to start. That start was the Bellarmine University Track and Field Open, which was sponsored by Urban Shipper and held at the Norton HC Center in Louisville, Ky. The […]
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