Moving into a new school for your senior year is not something many kids look forward to. But Dade Allinger, a transfer from Mahomet-Seymour High School, has embraced the opportunity to be at St. Joseph-Ogden High School this year. “At first, I thought it was going to be tough, but […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com At the time current administrators and teachers were preparing to work with students, vaping was not something they were expecting to face. At the time parents of today’s teenagers had their children, “juuling” wasn’t a term. In fact, while many of those educators were working towards […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com Coaches always talk about how a season is a marathon, not a sprint. Nothing could be truer with high school cheerleading. Like many squads, the Oakwood High School cheerleaders began the 2019-20 season in the heat of the summer. But unlike many other squads, they will […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com The Oakwood Community Education Foundation will host its annual “Comet Celebration for Education” fundraiser on March 7 at The Dragonfly at Sleepy Creek Vineyards at 6 p.m. The 2020 Celebration includes dinner provided by Encore Catering and live music by Oakwood alum David Howie. All proceeds […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com St. Joseph-Ogden’s Anastasia Conerty was not expecting to be chosen for the Illinois Music Association’s All-State Choir. She’s only a sophomore, after all. “It is so unlikely to get into State as a sophomore that many students accept the fact that they won’t get in,” Conerty […]
Don and Deanna Witzel, owner and operators of the Vermilion County (IL) McDonald’s have announced the expansion of a new location in Covington, Ind. The new store will be located on the west side of c and will be the seventh McDonald’s location for the Witzel family. Construction for the […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Kyleigh Block hit for a game-high 22 points Thursday night as Villa Grove/Heritage won its third game in a row with a 61-46 triumph at Arcola. Block netted eight of her points in the opening stanza as VG/H vaulted into a 17-6 lead. Three teammates joined […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Hawks won’t need to wait long for revenge to the opponent they lost to in Saturday’s Lincoln Prairie Conference Tournament championship game. Sixth-seeded Cumberland handed fifth-seeded VG/H a 63-61 overtime loss in the finals at Arcola. The same two schools will play on Tuesday at […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Comets carried a five-point lead into the fourth quarter at home on Friday against Milford, but were unable to secure a Vermilion Valley Conference victory. Milford recovered from a 39-34 deficit after three periods to post a 54-49 triumph. Jackson Powell and Brevin Wells each […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Comets’ defense held Westville scoreless in the third quarter on Thursday and Oakwood emerged with a 60-15 Vermilion Valley Conference victory on the road. Oakwood led 27-10 at halftime and limited the Tigers to two second-half field goals. Katelyn Young scored eight of her game-high […]
