Almost anyone who played the game, had a child involved, or followed youth basketball in the Woodstock area since the ’90s has probably run across Dale Jandron. The hoops enthusiast […]
Staff Reportnews@thewoodstockindependent.com Each sports season, the Kishwaukee River Conference names top athletes for each sport. As the winter 2022-23 season drew to a close, the list was announced, with athletes […]
Just call Woodstock North graduate Haley Halsall a Missouri Valley Conference All-Conference performer. The Indiana State University swimmer in her freshman season with the team earned the distinction after placing […]
Going into the week of Feb. 20, four teams were holding on to post-season hopes, but by the end of the week, the winter sports season had officially ended for […]
Kaden Combs, a Woodstock North varsity wrestler, finished his junior year with a record of 13-6. Despite missing a majority of the season due to injury, Kaden finished just one […]
Woodstock High School came out on top when the Streaks hosted a crosstown wrestling dual meet Feb. 1 with Woodstock North, sweeping the meet 78-0 with pins by Jovanni Murillo-Gonzalez […]
Congratulations to the Thunder dance team, which is heading to state for the third year in a row! These ladies finished in third at the South Elgin Sectional Competition, earning […]
The city of Woodstock was well represented this past weekend at the IHSA Competitive Dance State Finals as teams from Woodstock and Woodstock North high schools qualified to represent their […]
Freshman Max Haggerty went big in Woodstock’s first match coming out of winter break, leading the team in handing Johnsburg their first conference loss of the season on Jan. 5. […]
Woodstock North freshman Isaac Morse was third highest point winner for freshmen in the Boylan Bash Pentathalon, held on Dec. 27, at Rockford Boylan High School. Isaac is a leader […]
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