By Steve Peterson news@thewoodstockindependent.com Woodstock-area athletes qualified in 11 IHSA Class 2A events at R-B sectional. Woodstock North junior Adan Castaneda’s double championship in the 100- and 200-meter runs leads the area state qualifiers from the sectional meet May 20. The IHSA State Boys Track-and-Field Meet will be May 28-30 at Eastern Illinois University in […]
By Steve Peterson news@thewoodstockindependent.com The large group of Marian Central girls and boys’ track-and-field athletes wished to finish their home careers on a stellar note. The Hurricanes hosted a seven-team meet for both teams May 4, and both came in first place on Senior Night. They showcased depth, determination, and record-setting talent across both 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 […]
Even with his career ending one outdoor track season early at Benedictine University, Marian Central Catholic graduate Ryan Di Pietro helped the Eagles win a Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference team title. As a senior, he earned the right to call himself an individual conference champ as the Eagles won the 1,600-meter relay indoors. As the sun […]
Life for Woodstock North graduate Isabella Mazzanti at University of Dubuque was about challenges. Both athletically and academically. The former track athlete, who competed in cross country in the fall, not only passed the challenges of track and field, but she might have even passed the challenges of the classroom even more successfully. It would […]
In Woodstock North High School’s first track meet of the season (seven-team indoor meet at Sycamore High School), junior Garrison Herendeen took first place in the high jump, clearing 6’1”. Great start to the season!
Thirty-three years ago, when he was settling into his first year of teaching, Woodstock High School math teacher Steve Erwin did not expect the mid-year favor asked by Athletic Director Jim Shipley. Girls track and field head coach Dave Lichtenheld was retiring, so Shipley was hoping Erwin could fill the vacancy. Hesitantly, Erwin accepted. “I […]
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