BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com The 2019 Heritage High School Marching band season provided students with a “suitcase of memories.” The show titled “Time After Time” landed the Hawks first place at the Danville Viking Invitational and the Effingham Invitational. The group also captured Outstanding Percussion and Outstanding Visual honors in […]
Students at Prairieview-Ogden Junior High are being recognized with honors for their work during the first quarter. The following students have received Highest Honors after completing first quarter with a 4.7 to 5.0 GPA. 7th Grade Grace Osterbur Tayton Gerdes Makennah Hamilton Logan Lackey Audra Marschke Samantha Uden Landon Brown […]
The following students recieved honors for their work doing the first quarter at Heritage High School. High Honors: Freshmen: Owen Ashbrook, Katelyn Bensyl, Paige George, Heidi Likeric, Emma Luth, Adena Paul, Hannah Segroves, Benjamin Shanks, Brynna Wyant, Emma Young Sophomores: Samuel Gilbert, Syerra Jones, Kolton Junglas, Brodie Meneely, Konner Pearman, […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Villa Grove/Heritage Football Despite an edge in total yards (270 to 231), the Blue Devils ended the regular season on Friday with a 23-0 loss at Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond. The game was 0-0 at halftime. VG/H was undone by four turnovers. Finishing the regular season with a 5-4 […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com St. Joseph-Ogden Volleyball SJ-O is heading into the postseason with a 16-match winning streak and a school-record-tying 31 victories this season. The Spartans won all five matches on Saturday to emerge triumphant in the Mount Pulaski Tournament. SJ-O lost its opening game to Mount Zion, then […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Oakwood football is continuing to make gains. The school capped a seven-win regular season on Friday, overpowering playoff-bound Salt Fork 33-14 in Catlin. The win total matches the best for the Comets during the past 31 years. The 2010 and the 1993 teams each finished 7-3. […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com During the last 18 months, The Nightcaps, a vocal-centric rock, pop, blues, and jazz group in Champaign-Urbana, has come a long way. Continuing through their long C-U music careers, Dody Cosmedy, Joni Dreyer, and Michele Osterbur-Smith were asked to perform with a dozen other C-U female […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com They may call themselves Counterfeit, but the Champaign-Urbana-based band has traveled around East Central Illinois to show that they are the real deal. “Our name Counterfeit seemed appropriate because we play mostly music by other musicians that people like to hear,” Ernie Chilton said. Counterfeit plans […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily It’s not enough for four Champaign County seniors to stand outside the fire. These young men aren’t just waiting with senior fever for graduation day. They aren’t hoping that there is something to do after school. They aren’t just waiting for the right opportunity. Heritage’s Keegan […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Hawks capped their record-setting regular season with back-to-back road wins to start the week. On Monday, Heritage rallied to beat Judah Christian in Champaign, 13-25, 25-15, 25-7. Bree Buck pounded 11 kills and had two blocks. Torie Rothermel ended with seven kills to go with […]
