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 […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Seniors played a key role on Tuesday as the Spartans completed their home schedule with a win, 25-17, 25-14 over Stanford Olympia. Seniors led – or shared the team-lead – in five categories. Lindsey Aden had the most service aces (three). Emily Bigger led in assists […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Oakwood bounced back from a three-set loss in Monday’s championship match of the Vermilion County Volleyball Tournament to post a three-set triumph in Tuesday’s Senior Match at Fithian. The Comets fended off the Georgetown-Ridge Farm Buffaloes 27-25, 23-25, 25-18 thanks to a double-double from Katelyn Young […]
Residential home sales in the Champaign County area were lower in August from a year ago, while the median home prices showed positive gains, according to the Champaign County Association of REALTORS®. The total number of residential homes sold in the Champaign County area decreased 12.75 percent in August with […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The St. Joseph Junior High boys’ cross-country team hit its stride for Saturday’s 237-runner Class 2A IESA state meet at Normal’s Maxwell Park. In a competition that featured the state’s top 27 teams, St. Joseph earned a third-place finish with 166 points. Meet champion Tolono Unity […]
