BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com Beginning June 1, 2020, high school students of voting age will be allowed to be excused from school for two hours to vote in primary, general and special elections or any election in which propositions are submitted to a popular vote. Students can be excused to […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Second-seeded Villa Grove/Heritage jumped into a 19-6 lead after one quarter on Monday and went on to dispatch Okaw Valley 55-23 at home to move into a semifinal game of the Lincoln Prairie Conference Tournament. Aliya Holloman tallied 13 of her game-high 25 points in the […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Hawks trailed after each of the first three quarters on Tuesday at Arcola, but thanks to a 22-point fourth quarter, rallied for a 62-54 win over the Purple Riders. Arcola led 28-22 at halftime and took a 45-40 lead into the final period. Jake Eversole […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Comets fell behind early and were unable to catch up on Tuesday in a Vermilion County Tournament game at Danville’s Palmer Arena. Josh Young scored all 12 of his team-high points in the third period against Georgetown-Ridge Farm, but the Buffaloes prevailed 48-36. Jackson Powell […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Comets used a 15-2 third-quarter run to pull away from Armstrong-Potomac on Monday in a quarterfinal game of the Vermilion County Tournament at Danville’s Palmer Arena. Oakwood prevailed, 41-19. Katelyn Young scored eight of her game-high 25 points in the third quarter. Ashlynn Pinnick added […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Taylor Barnes scored a season-high 18 points on Monday and teammate Payton Vallee grabbed 13 rebounds to lead St. Joseph-Ogden past visiting Monticello 47-39 in a girls’ Illini Prairie Conference basketball game. SJ-O held a slim 21-20 halftime lead, but built its advantage to 34-27 after […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Payton Cain and Ty Pence both reached their season’s high for points scored in a game on Tuesday as St. Joseph-Ogden’s boys’ basketball team won at home over St. Thomas More, 66-45, in an Illini Prairie Conference game. Cain and Pence each tallied 23 points. Teammates […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com St. Joseph’s Sigma chapter of Psi Iota Xi will host its annual Ladies Night Out on Feb. 27 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at St. Joseph United Methodist Church. Over the last decade, the winter gathering has been a way to connect small businesses with community […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com The benefits of being on a team run deeper than wearing a school-issued uniform. This is a lesson St. Joseph-Ogden High School’s Katie Cramer learned as a fifth- and sixth-grade student-athlete when she was mentored by her dad, who played at Elmhurst College. “My dad was […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Spartans were outscored 18-5 in the third quarter on Saturday at home and lost a 65-51 decision to unbeaten Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin. Chance Izard netted a season-high seven three-point shots and scored 25 points, leading the team in scoring for the 11th time in 16 games. At […]
