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 […]
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Oakwood Girls’ Basketball bounces back for win at Comet Classic
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 […]
St. Joseph-Ogden Girls’ Basketball wins Lady Falcon/Lady Bunny Tournament
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 […]
Oakwood Food Pantry Turkey Trot
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 […]
VGH Girls’ Basketball opens season with wins at Lady Falcon/Lady Bunny Tournament
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 […]
Young and Rupp lead Oakwood Girls’ Basketball to win over Judah Christian
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. […]
Diverse scoring leads St. Joseph-Ogden Girls’ Basketball to two wins
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 […]
Heritage 8th Grade Girls Basketball ends season with two loses
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 […]
St. Joseph Middle School Boys’ basketball begins season with 5 wins
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 […]
2019 St. Joseph-Ogden Fall Sport Letter-winners and Awards
The following St. Joseph-Ogden Athletes received their Varsity Letters for their 2019-2020 fall sport contributions. St. Joseph-Ogden Football Ross Booker, Sr. Payton Cain, Sr. Trevon Carr, Sr. Max Chatterton, Sr. Brendan Cooperider, Sr. Drew Coursey, Sr. Blake Dable, Sr. Tristan Fuqua, Sr. Conner Hodge, Sr. Chance Izard, Sr. Jordan Kelly, […]











