Woodstock North sophomore Abbie Manoso competes in four events on the varsity track team. Abbie comes to practice ready to work and gives 110% every day. She is a versatile athlete who can fill in almost anywhere. At the season opener in Sycamore, Abbie placed seventh in the 400m, fourth in long jump, and helped […]
Ella Notaro led the Marian Central Catholic Hurricanes to a Regional Championship, averaging 16 points and three steals over three postseason tournament games, finishing the Hurricanes’ season with a 25-8 record, a program record for wins in a season. . CONGRATULATIONS!
Kaden Combs, a Woodstock North varsity wrestler, finished his junior year with a record of 13-6. Despite missing a majority of the season due to injury, Kaden finished just one match short of qualifying for the state tournament, losing in the semifinal wrestlebacks in the Class 2A IHSA sectional at Rochelle High School. Kaden was […]
Anna Crenshaw is a junior at Woodstock High School, consistently on the high honor roll. On the girls basketball team, she contributes as a great team player and she leads the Streaks in rebounds. She also runs cross-country and is a thrower on the girls track and field team.
Marian Central senior Charlie Fitzgerald finished the final month of his regular season in stellar fashion. To begin the month, he won the Mid-States wrestling classic held at the University of Wisconsin- Whitewater. The next week, he took out a top-5 wrestler in the state from Mahomet-Seymour at The Clash tournament in LaCrosse, Wisconsin. To […]
Congratulations to the Thunder dance team, which is heading to state for the third year in a row! These ladies finished in third at the South Elgin Sectional Competition, earning them a bid to state. Members of this year’s dance team are Cora Albrecht, Lauren Bieszczad, Teagan Devaul, Brianne Emond, Rebekah Forester, Mickayla Johnson, Alexis […]
Freshman Max Haggerty went big in Woodstock’s first match coming out of winter break, leading the team in handing Johnsburg their first conference loss of the season on Jan. 5. Max opened the evening with a 276 in game one and followed it up with a 224 and a 234. The 276 is the highest […]
Christian Bentancur, a Marian Central junior, was a repeat, unanimous all-tournament selection at the Jacobs Holiday Tournament in December. He averaged 25 points a game during the tourney. He is our overall leading scorer at 21.3 points a game. CONGRATULATIONS!
Woodstock North freshman Isaac Morse was third highest point winner for freshmen in the Boylan Bash Pentathalon, held on Dec. 27, at Rockford Boylan High School. Isaac is a leader and strong swimmer. We look forward to watching him grow and improve in his high school swimming career.
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