BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com Whether the turkey is brining in the refrigerator or still on the grocery list for the upcoming week, a feast is about to be prepared. As families across the nation sit down to dine on the year’s finest, few think about where the food that will […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Blue Devils captured third place in the Lady Falcon/Lady Bunny Tournament on Friday at Gibson City, upending Monticello 56-48. Aliya Holloman netted her fourth straight 20-point game to start the season, firing in a game-high 25 points. Kyleigh Block totaled 12 points. In Thursday’s semifinal […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Comets bounced back from a Thursday night loss to win their home-opener on Saturday, a 49-15 triumph over previously unbeaten Blue Ridge in first-round action at the Comet Classic. Katelyn Young had her third consecutive 20-point game to start the season, notching a game-high 22 […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com St. Joseph-Ogden’s girls’ basketball team won the championship in the Lady Falcon/Lady Bunny Tournament on Friday at Fisher. SJ-O (4-0) pulled out close wins in both the semifinals and the finals. The Spartans edged Villa Grove/Heritage 46-43 in Thursday’s semifinal contest. Katie Cramer drained four three-point […]
Before the dressing and the feast, there is a time to pause and reflect, look at the year’s blessings and even give a little bit back. That is the setting for Thanksgiving in Oakwood this year. The Oakwood Area Food Pantry is hosting its first Turkey Trot on Nov. 28 […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Blue Devils opened the season with back-to-back victories by margins of 38 and 30 points to open play in the Lady Falcon/Lady Bunny Tournament in Fisher. VG/H topped Iroquois West 59-21 on Monday and blitzed Fisher 66-36 on Tuesday. Aliya Holloman tallied 20 points in […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Comets opened the season on Tuesday with a 58-35 triumph over Judah Christian in Champaign. The Comets led 20-4 after one quarter and expanded their lead into a final 23-point margin. Katelyn Young scored a game-high 26 points and was 6-for-6 from the free-throw line. […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com St. Joseph-Ogden’s girls’ basketball team opened the season with two wins in two nights this week and had different scoring leaders in each game. On Monday, the Spartans handed Fisher a 39-22 setback in the first round of the Lady Falcon/Lady Bunny Tournament at Fisher. Alyssa […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Heritage Eighth-Grade Girls *results submitted by Heritage Coach Heritage started this week with back-to-back overtime losses on successive nights. On Monday, Villa Grove nipped Heritage 33-29. Leah Black scored 14 points for Heritage. Bella Crafton led Villa Grove with nine points. On Tuesday, Prairieview Ogden dealt […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The St. Joseph Middle School seventh-grade boys’ basketball team started the season off with five consecutive wins. Three different squad members have led the team in scoring during the early-season contests. Tanner Siems scored eight points in a 35-22 win over Oakwood. Against Tuscola, in a […]
