By Brett McMahon Growing up in Vermilion County, Roxy Reed never imagined she would own and operate a therapy ranch. After high school and earning both a bachelor’s and master’s degree from Northern Illinois University, Reed moved to Nashville to work at Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital in the traumatic brain injury […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Julliyan Gray was “That Kid.” The Heritage High School senior is a throwback to an era that existed before laptops, before cell phones and before color television sets. There was a time when youngsters played ball outside, starting early in the morning and continuing until late […]
By Fred Kroner The Heritage duo of seniors Drew Williams and Joel Bear finished 10th in the IHSA bass fishing state tournament, which ended on Saturday (May 20) at Lake Carlyle. They caught four fish that were weighed in at 8 pounds, 15 ounces. All of their catches occurred during […]
By Fred Kroner Two Heritage athletes, who placed in the top 15 individually, recorded their personal-bests on Friday (May 19) in the Westville Class 1A boys’ track and field sectional. Eli Denmark-Collins placed sixth in the 3,200 meters (11:46.47) and Aidan Ashbrook finished 15th in the 400 meters (58.20 seconds). […]
By Fred Kroner Two Oakwood athletes secured berths in the IHSA boys’ track and field state meet based on their performances on Friday (May 19) at the Westville Class 1A Sectional. Sprinter Connor Smith ran a personal-best 51.44 seconds and placed second in the 200 meters. Triple-jumper Bryson McDaniel was […]
By Fred Kroner Joshua Ruch’s one-out single in the bottom of the seventh inning on Saturday (May 20) lifted Oakwood to a 5-4 win in a Class 2A regional championship baseball game over Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin at Meier Field, in St. Joseph. Hobick had two hits in the game and Ruch delivered […]
By Fred Kroner Team sectional champion St. Joseph-Ogden secured 14 state berths on Friday (May 19) in the Class 1A boys’ track and field sectional meet at Westville. All four SJ-O relays moved on to state as did individuals in six running events and four field events. Earning sectional championships […]
By Fred Kroner St. Joseph-Ogden pole vaulter Payton Carter was the lone Spartan to qualify for the Class 1A state finals in the IHSA girls’ track and field state meet. The junior cleared 10 feet in the preliminary round on Thursday (May 18), which was the height needed to continue […]
By Fred Kroner In her final at-bat in her final high school softball game, St. Joseph-Ogden’s Shayne Immke broke the all-time IHSA season record for home runs in one softball season. Immke slammed her 25th on Friday (May 19) at Sullivan, but the Spartans were outscored by Marshall, 12-8, in […]
By Fred Kroner Faith Latham had the lone hit for Heritage, which lost a 15-0 decision at Villa Grove to the host school in a Class 2A regional softball semifinal game on Tuesday (May 16). Adena Paul pitched the first three innings and was relieved by Courtney Sanford, who struck […]
