BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Logan Nohren scored a season-high 24 points on Tuesday, but the Hawks were beaten at Tuscola 64-43. Ierik Sorenson scored five points for VG/H (6-3), which trailed 35-18 at halftime. Tuscola has a 5-0 season record. The Hawks return to action on Friday with a game […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Blue Devils dropped a 56-52 non-conference at home on Tuesday to Unity. Kyleigh Block and Aliya Holloman each scored 13 points to lead VG/H. Teammates Jordyn Ray (nine points), Samantha Campbell (eight points) and Madie Burwell (seven points) were also major contributors. The Blue Devils […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Senior Katelyn Young on Monday became the fourth athlete in Oakwood High School history to reach the 2,000-point mark for a career. She reached the milestone with a basket in the final 3 minutes of a 39-32 triumph at home over previously unbeaten Bismarck-Henning (10-1). Young […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Spartans started strong on Tuesday at Champaign Central, scoring all eight of the first-period points, but suffered a 43-39 loss to the Maroons. SJ-O held a 31-21 second-half lead before Central (5-5) took control with a 15-0 run. The Maroons’ first lead of the game […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The St. Joseph-Ogden girls’ basketball team put up 58 points in successive home games to start the week while snapping a two-game losing streak. On Monday, SJ-O overpowered Paxton-Buckley-Loda 58-47. On Tuesday, the Spartans topped Urbana 58-40. Four players scored in double figures against PBL. Abby […]
Business owners throughout Illinois will have to comply with new laws and regulations in 2020. Employers throughout the state will begin the minimum wage increase to $15 an hour by 2025 with two minimum wage increases this year. Public Act 101-0001 mandates that employers who have minimum wage employees will go from […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com There’s something about the process: a gym, a ball, a hoop and some friends. This is what Payton Grimsley has enjoyed the most since he was five or six years old. “Basketball was always something I enjoyed the process of working and practice and trying to […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com St. Joseph-Ogden’s A.J. Wagner won all three of his matches on Saturday to win the 113-pound weight class in the Rex Avery Porta Invitational in Petersburg. Wagner is 7-1 for the season and had one pin. He was top-seeded in his weight class. Wagner was among […]
The 2019 BSN Classic, which begins on Dec. 26, 2019, has released the boys’ schedule. At Heritage Salt Fork vs. Lexington 10:00 Georgetown-Ridgefarm vs. Heritage/Villa Grove 11:30 Judah Christian vs. Blue Ridge 1:00 Lexington vs. Georgetown-Ridgefarm 4:00 Blue Ridge vs. Salt Fork 5:30 Heritage/Villa Grove vs Judah Christian 7:00 At […]
The St. Joseph-Ogden boys’ basketball team will begin play in the 2019 State Farm Classic on Dec. 26 at 5 p.m. against Annawan at Normal West High School. [pdf-embedder url=”https://sjodaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/state-farm-classic-small-school-boys-bracket.pdf” title=”state farm classic small school boys bracket”] The St. Joseph-Ogden girls’ basketball team and the Oakwood girls’ basketball team will […]
