If the St. Norbert College softball team voted for a Most Improved Honor in 2021, Woodstock graduate Abby Primus should be a shoo-in. In 2019, she was hitting .221. Two […]
Marilyn Monroe famously said, “Statistics lie.” Not to disagree with the famous beauty queen and movie star, but in the case of Woodstock’s Evan Bridges, they simply reveal the hard […]
Summer break is a time for students to get out and be active, work on something they enjoy, and maybe even discover something new. Sports camps can be just the […]
Woodstock High School’s Tim Maidment capped off his senior year in track by medaling at the IHSA 2A Boys State Track and Field Championships May 28. A leap of 6.54 […]
Bella Zecchin jumped her way to a spot on the podium last weekend at the IHSA Class 2A state finals at Eastern Illinois University. A junior at Marian Central, Zecchin […]
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 […]
Woodstock High School’s boys track and field team made its mark in the 21st century, winning the Kishwaukee River Conference championship meet May 10. The last time a Blue Streaks […]
Only four points divided the three Woodstock high schools in the IHSA Class 2A girls track and field sectional May 11 in Mundelein. And all three schools qualified athletes to […]
Sophomore Sam Chapman plays outfield and pitches for the Woodstock High School baseball team. Sam helped lead the Streak’s offensively this week with a .350 batting average and a .500 […]
As the defending conference championship team, Woodstock High School girls track and field head coach Jon Brown said he knew what it would take to win again, and he had […]
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