BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Comets advanced eight wrestlers to the Class 1A sectional this weekend at Stanford Olympia and finished a scant one-half point behind LeRoy/Tri-Valley in Saturday’s 11-school Class 1A regional at St. Joseph-Ogden High School. Oakwood had regional champions at the two lowest weight classes with 106-pound […]
*photo from Villa Grove Facebook page BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Senior Aliya Holloman scored 20 of her season-high 33 points in the opening quarter Thursday night as the Blue Devils blitzed Argenta-Oreana 80-34 on Senior Night at Villa Grove. Villa Grove/Heritage led 37-0 after the opening eight minutes. The team’s […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com For the second time in seven days, the Hawks suffered an overtime loss. The most recent setback came in Friday’s road game against Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond. The teams were tied 62-62 after regulation, but A-L/A-H scored all nine of the points in the extra session to capture the […]
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzer announced that the state is releasing $50 million in funding for the first round of matching grants of Connect Illinois, the state’s $420 million statewide broadband expansion. “We’re beginning to deliver on an ambitious four-year plan to deliver broadband to homes, businesses and community institutions like […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Grammy-winning producer and writer Nick Monson thought he had a pretty clear idea about his life’s path as a teen-ager. He would go to college, play basketball and – at some point – join the coaching ranks. “My identity when I was in Oakwood was very […]
The Prairie Fire Soccer Club will host Spring Soccer sign-ups at Heritage Elementary School the following dates: Saturday 2/15/2020 from 8:30 – 10:00 Saturday 2/22/2020 from 8:30 – 10:00 A table will be set up in the west hallway. Please use the west doors for entry.
2020 Spring Baseball in-person sign-ups will be at Oakwood Grade School on: Saturday, February 22 9am-12pm Wednesday, February 26 6-8pm Saturday, February 29 9am-12pm Please note that birthdates have changed. It will be the age your child is as of April 30th of this year. Come get your kids registered […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com In a rematch between teams that played on Saturday, the Hawks gained revenge for the earlier two-point defeat by edging Cumberland 55-53 on Tuesday at Heritage High School. Jake Eversole tallied a team-high 21 points. Carson Howard made 15 points, Logan Nohren added 10 points and […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Aliya Holloman led the Blue Devils in scoring for the 20th time this season on Tuesday, firing in a team-high 26 points in a 65-20 triumph over Judah Christian in Champaign. Holloman scored 12 points in the first quarter as VG/H opened up a 22-4 lead. […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Comets couldn’t hang onto a lead they held after each of the first three quarters on Tuesday and suffered a 57-53 Vermilion Valley Conference loss at Hoopeston Area. Josh Young led Oakwood with 20 points. Jayden Cox hit 10 points and teammates Elijah Harden and […]
