BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com “Do you want fast or forever?” When Shawn Skinner and Kelly Miller joined dating sites in 2006, they weren’t sure they were looking for either. In fact, Shawn, who was recently divorced didn’t even want to join a dating site. “One of my best friends decided […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Even with a missed shot at the buzzer, the game ended for Royal Prairieview Ogden much better than it started on Thursday for the Mustangs. In the IESA Class 1A seventh-grade boys’ basketball state championship game at East Peoria, Lincoln West Broadwell held on to edge […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The regional drought continues for Villa Grove/Heritage. The Blue Devils dropped a 50-34 decision to St. Joseph-Ogden in Thursday’s Class 2A girls’ basketball regional finals on the Spartans’ court. The last regional crown for a Villa Grove girls’ basketball team came in 1999. For Heritage, the […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Oakwood’s girls’ basketball team learned a lesson that many programs, coaches and fans alike must accept this time of the year. A season seldom ends the way those associated with a program would hope, unless it’s with a championship-game victory. The Comets dropped a 50-47 decision […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com One set of statistics helps to paint the most accurate picture of the St. Joseph-Ogden girls’ basketball team this season. Ten squad members have led the team in scoring at least once. All 10 have also had games where they didn’t score a point. “All season […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com Disasters are unpredictable. But, it is imperative to have a select group of people who prepare for the unpredictable. St. Joseph’s Jim Page is one who prepares. Page has been one running to a disaster when everyone else wants to run away. He’s not much of […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Jake Eversole scored 16 points and Blake Smith had 10 Tuesday night as the Hawks overcame a slow start to defeat Decatur Lutheran 46-33 at Heritage High School. VG/H trailed 13-8 after one quarter, but shot into a 21-20 lead at halftime. Carson Howard contributed nine […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com For the second time in five days, the Comets were victorious in an overtime game when they topped visiting Chrisman 69-64 in a Vermilion Valley Conference game at home. The teams were tied 58-58 after regulation. Chrisman’s only points in OT were on three-pointers. The Comets […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Chance Izard scored 29 points on Tuesday as the Spartans won their ninth consecutive boys’ basketball game, earning a 66-53 Illini Prairie Conference decision at Rantoul. Ty Pence hit 14 points and Jordan Kelly contributed nine points. Kelly and Conner Hodge shared the team lead in […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Comets opened postseason play on Monday with a 53-25 victory over Westville at Maroa-Forsyth High School in a Class 2A regional quarterfinal game. Katelyn Young scored 20 of her game-high 29 points in the first half. Oakwood led 28-13 at intermission. The Comets (23-7) return […]
