Abby Primus, a Woodstock graduate, has a couple of personal goals to achieve in the sport of softball before she graduates in six weeks from St. Norbert College. Both goals are achievable if she does one thing: hit the ball. At press time, the St. Norbert senior has a career batting average of .399. As […]
With a round of 75, Woodstock High School graduate Evan Bridges finished second in a dual outing between his school, Carroll University, and St. Norbert College. Bridges was only two strokes from the winning score of 73, which was posted by teammate Eric Happ. Still, St. Norbert topped Carroll by eight strokes, winning 303-311. Track […]
Abby Primus, a Woodstock graduate, is not hitting .400. Yet. But the St. Norbert College senior is creeping toward that impressive batting average. In the first dozen SNC games, the senior is hitting .394, one of two St. Norbert players hitting .300 or better. Primus, who has played the first 12 games as a designated […]
Student of the Week March 28, 2018 Sponsored by: Aurora University Tyler Peake is a senior at Woodstock High School. He is the son of Chad and Andrea Peake, Woodstock. Tyler is a business INCubator student working hard with his team to launch a startup with his business partners. Their business concept is providing up-to-the-minute […]
Athlete of the Week Tyler Peake January 3, 2018 Congratulations to our Athlete of the Week, Tyler Peake, a senior on the Woodstock High School varsity basketball team. He is averaging 6.4 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game. “He affects so many different aspects of the game,” said head coach Al Baker. “For […]
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