By Steve Peterson news@thewoodstockindependent.com The sun was setting as one looked past the press box at Johnsburg High School. The smiles,though, were just beginning for Woodstock’s boys track-and-field team. The Blue Streaks defended their Kishwaukee River Conference track meet championship, amassing 125 points to beat runner-up Johnsburg’s 81.5 on May 12.. WHS senior Ellery Shutt […]
Champs crowned:WHS’s Ty Steponaitis and Marc Thomas; WNHS’s Braelan Creighton By Steve Peterson news@thewoodstockindependent.com With success coming from both track and field events, the Blue Streaks boys track and field team showed it was peaking at the right time at the McHenry County Invitational April 23 at McHenry’s McCracken Athletic Field. “Our boys had strong […]
By Steve Peterson news@thewoodstockindependent.com Marian Central Catholic got off to a good start in its first full meet of the boys and girls track-and-field season. The Hurricanes fared well at the Marengo Invitational April 11. On the boys side, Wilson Jakubowicz led the charge with a pair of runner-up finishes in the 100 meters and […]
Boys and girls teams make their marks on new WHS track By Sandy Kucharski news@thewoodstockindependent.com While the wind gusts were strong, the temperature was mild and relatively comfortable for the first official meet on the new track at Woodstock High School. The Streaks hosted a triangular meet against Woodstock North and Harvard on April […]
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, […]
The Woodstock High School boys track and field team had a year for the record books, finishing its regular season by winning the first sectional championship in program history. Following its Kishwaukee River Conference victory the week before, the team continued the momentum, posting points across the board May 19 at the IHSA 2A Belvidere […]
Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent.com WHS girls dominate dual Securing the top spot in 12 of 18 track events, the Woodstock High School girls team posted 94 points to Woodstock North’s 43 at the dual meet April 5 at the Thunder’s stadium. Team points were awarded based on placing. Individual events were scored 5-3-1, and only the […]
When Dominique Thomas dashed to the finish line of the 200-meter dash on Friday afternoon, no matter where she finished in that race, it was going to be the end of a very rewarding day and the end of a very rewarding career. Or maybe the proper term would be awarding. Not only for the […]
Athletes from Woodstock, Woodstock North and Marian Central Catholic high schools competed in the IHSA Class 2A sectional at Richmond-Burton High School June 9. Athletes from each school turned in some outstanding performances, including five sectional championship titles. For Marian, distance standout Peter Walsdorf won the 3200 and 1600, and vaulter Jeremy Kleberg won the […]
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