Standing 6 feet 2 inches tall and weighing 285 pounds, Tyler Moon is the big man on the offensive line for Woodstock High School. Tyler has been a 3-year starter […]
Christian Bentancur is a senior at Marian Central Catholic High School. In their first conference game, Bentancur caught seven passes for 206 yards and four scores. His performance demonstrated why […]
As a returning starter for the Woodstock North volleyball team, senior Lexi Hansen has proven to be a leading force on both offense and defense. She has put up […]
Woodstock girls tennis player Julia Cortejoso Sanchez is a foreign exchange student from Spain. Julia started the season playing JV and, after playing one match, was moved up to varsity […]
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 […]
Ashley is a junior and second-year captain. She has set high goals this season and is putting the work in. Her work ethic shows in her success so far this […]
Vince Perez is a senior captain tennisplayer who makes up half of the streaks 1st doubles team. Vince and his partner, Liam Hanson, are 11-3 on the year. Vince and […]
Marian Central Catholic freshman Kaylie Kowalsky is captain of the JV softball team. She leads by example – showing up early and staying late, and being fair and firm. Kaylie […]
GAgainst Harvard last week, Woodstock North High School senior Tyler Fink had a .700 batting average with three singles, three doubles, and a triple. Tyler also had three RBIs.
Woodstock senior Sam Chapman helped lead the Blue Streaks to a conference series sweep of the Harvard Hornets last week. Offensively, Sam batted .500 with 2 doubles, one triple, one […]
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