Student of the Week November 22, 2017 Sponsored by: Aurora University Our Student of the Week, Abigail Emricson is a senior at Woodstock High School. She is the daughter of Valerie Emricson, Woodstock. “Abigail’s focus on self-improvement and dedication to helping her peers makes her an important part of my career writing class. I have […]
Athlete of the Week Kylie Hagmann November 22, 2017 Sponsored by: Sports City Academy Congratulations to Kylie Hagmann, our Athlete of the Week and a member of the Woodstock High School cross-country team. Kylie, a junior, was eighth at sectionals and 13th in state and always does the right things to make herself who she […]
Marian Central Catholic High School, Woodstock High School and Woodstock North High School boys basketball teams will kick off their seasons in a tournament that has encourage sportsmanship and supports cancer awareness and fundraising. They will play in the annual Hoops For Healing Tournament beginning at 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 20 through Wednesday, Nov. 22. […]
WHS begins search for new head coach After three years of heading up the Woodstock High School varsity football team, Tommy Thompson announced his resignation as head coach of the Blue Streaks. Thompson cited a desire to spend more time with his family as the reason for his decision. After informing WHS Athletic Director Chris […]
The girls on the Woodstock High School/Woodstock North High School co-op swim team knew they would be swimming upstream as they headed into the Fox Valley Conference championship meet Nov. 4, but they ended the day with their heads above water, logging in an impressive collections of season best times and a trip to the […]
WHS’s Hagmann medals in girls 2A Two area runners competed in the IHSA state cross-country meet, Nov. 4, at Detweiller Park, Peoria. WHS In her second trip downstate, junior Kylie Hagmann represented Woodstock High School in the Girls Cross-Country Class 2A State Finals. Hagmann, medalled in the race, finishing in 13th in 17 minutes, 35 seconds […]
26 Illinois schools received grant A grant is helping to expand an engineering program for high schoolers in Woodstock School District 200. Students in Project Lead the Way now have the option to study computer engineering, the newest course in the rigorous, STEM-heavy program available at Woodstock and Woodstock North high schools. This is the […]
All three area volleyball teams faced season-ending losses this past week in their respective IHSA regional playoff matches. At the IHSA Class 3A Woodstock High School Regional, the Woodstock North High School Thunder (20-16-1 overall, 5-7 Kishwaukee River Conference) defeated the Woodstock Blue Streaks (4-13 overall; 2-10 KRC) in the first round with a 25-16, […]
If the first 74 minutes of the boys soccer sectional game between Woodstock and Lakes high schools were uncharacteristically poor for WHS, the last six were vintage Blue Streaks. For a team that started the game with a 23-0 record, those 6 minutes were nearly enough. Losing 3-0 late in the game, WHS cut the […]
Woodstock High School’s Kylie Hagmann and Marian Central Catholic High School’s Ryan Jones qualified to compete in the IHSA State Cross-Country Finals Saturday, Nov. 4, at Detweiller Park, Peoria. All sectional races were held Oct. 28. Temperatures in the upper 30s – nearly 40 degrees colder than the regionals the week before – strong winds […]
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