
WHS & WNHS Tip Off Winter Season
November 18, 2024
With winter weather fast approaching and the fall sports season officially ending it’s time for indoor sports to take center stage.
With winter weather fast approaching and the fall sports season officially ending it’s time for indoor sports to take center stage.
The Woodstock Boys Bowling team hosted the Grayslake North Knights in a non-conference matchup for the first home match of the season. The top three bowlers for the hosts all […]
Gabrielle Schefke, a junior at Woodstock North High School, is a varsity volleyball player. Her return to play after an ACL tear wasn’t expected to be until this past week […]
Anthony Carney, a Marian Central Catholic graduate and Huntley resident, now can call himself all-conference runner on the collegiate level. The University of Dubuque harrier, who set a 5,000-meter record on […]
Northwood student Lou Lou Splendoria runs in state X-C meetBy Tricia CarzoliSandy@thewoodstockindependent.com Northwood Middle School 8th grade student Lou Lou Splendoria achieved the goal she set for herself this year in […]
Blue Streaks finish 21st at state X-C championshipsBy Dan Chamnessnews@thewoodstockindependent.com One of the most famous lines in movie history could very well apply to the Woodstock Blue Streak boy’s cross-country team. With […]
By Andrew Rouseynews@thewoodstockindependent.com The Woodstock North girls volleyball team went up against the girls from Boylan Rockford for a Hallo-ween night match. The Thunder came out strong against the Titans, establishing […]
Woodstock boys cross-country team qualifies to run in state meet againBy Sandy KucharskiSandy@thewoodstockindependent.com A late fall team trip to Peoria is getting to be par for the course for the Woodstock […]
Woodstock North’s running game leaves the Pretzels in knotsBy Andrew Rouseynews@thewoodstockindependent.com Woodstock North defeated the Freeport Pretzels 34-24 in a class 5A IHSA football first round playoff matchup Saturday night at […]
Five and counting. Maddie Moan, a Woodstock graduate, has helped Valparaiso University win their last five matches in a row, four of which have been in the last two weeks. Moan […]
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