By Steve Peterson news@thewoodstockindependent.com History took place on May 10, 1974, a Friday afternoon at a Woodstock track. The newly formed Marian Central Catholic High School girls track-and-field team took […]
By Steve Peterson news@thewoodstockindependent.com Woodstock North’s Ava Caldwell gained runner-up honors at the Fox Valley Conference-Kishwaukee River Conference league meet. Caldwell finished with a 1,164 total pinfall, close to champion […]
BoysBasketball Jan. 23 – Marian (4-19) fell to Chicago Hop Academy (16-6) 89-48. Jan. 24 – Woodstock (13-8) defeated Woodstock North (1-18) 55-50. Jan. 26 – Woodstock (14-8) beat Harvard […]
AJ Cohen is a senior varsity basketball player at Woodstock North. He shows great integrity on and off the court, demonstrating what it means to be a Thunder athlete. AJ was […]
By Steve Peterson news@thewoodstockindependent.com A trio of Blue Streaks are preparing to take the next step in wrestling from sectional to the IHSA State Meet. Woodstock returns sectional competitors seniors […]
WHS senior DJ Lebron is a four-year Blue Streak bowler and is the emotional leader for this year’s team. DJ recorded a 1,045 six-game series (174.16 average) in the Guilford […]
In the IHSA Bowling Belvedere Regional Tournament, Woodstock High School seniors Sonny Marsalla (1,333) and Max Haggerty (1,426) combined to record 2,759 pins of the 5-person Blue Streak team’s total […]
By Steve Peterson news@thewoodstockindependent.com Woodstock edged first-place Johnsburg, 54-49, in a boys basketball Kishwaukee River Conference (KRC) clash Jan. 21 at Shipley Gym. “We needed a good win and got […]
By Steve Peterson news@thewoodstockindependent.com Marian Central wrestler Jimmy Mastny’s two IHSA State Championships, at 157 and 190 pounds, heightened the fever pitch from top-level collegiate wrestling coaches. Just before his […]
By Steve Peterson news@thewoodstockindependent.com Brianna Crown, a senior for the Woodstock co-op girls wrestling team, believes bouncing back is a key to mat wins. Woodstock co-op is gearing up for […]
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