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 […]
Spencer Cullum had 15 points and 11 rebounds in the Blue Streaks’ regional loss to Crystal Lake Central. Cullum, a junior, led the Streaks in scoring this year with 16 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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