The Champaign County Forest Preserve’s Yes to Forests Committee will host a virtual presentation about the Forest Preserves tax referendum on Oct. 14 at 7 p.m. on Facebook. The group will explain more about the Nov. ballot question, the district’s finances and hy a tax referendum is needed for the […]
Oakwood High School celebrated homecoming in a socially-distanced way Wednesday afternoon. The Comets donated $2,000 to four local organizations and homecoming court was announced. Photos can be purchased here.
Heritage High School recently honored Samuel Gilbert, Brodie Meneely, Konnor Pearman, Lillian Ploense, Torie Rothermel, Brianne Struck and Cole White as inductees into the National Honor Society. Since its inception in 1921, the National Honor Society has recognized students for scholarship, service, leadership, and character.
St. Joseph-Ogden Tennis faced off against St. Thomas More on Oct. 5. Photos can be purchased by visiting Smugmug.
St. Joseph Middle School cross country faced off against Mount Zion and Mahomet-Seymour on Oct. 5. Photos can be purchased by visiting Smugmug.
By Fred Kroner The Blue Devils had two top-10 placers in the Friday (Oct. 2) Lincoln Prairie Conference girls’ cross-country meet at Bethany. Three squad members registered their best times. The VG/Heritage leaders were freshman Lilli Montgomery and sophomore Emma Buesing. Montgomery captured all-conference laurels after finishing in fifth place […]
By Fred Kroner Freshman Zach Ruwe placed seventh and earned all-conference honors on Friday (Oct. 2) in the Lincoln Prairie Conference boys’ cross-country meet at Bethany. Ruwe’s 3-mile time was 17 minutes and 38 seconds. Two of his teammates recorded their top times. Sophomore Rowan Denmark-Collins ran 19th in a […]
By Fred Kroner Two Comets received all-conference honors for their performance on Thursday (Oct. 1) in the Vermilion Valley meet at Harrison Park, in Danville. Senior Travis Goodner was fifth with an 89. Sophomore Case Kopacz tied for sixth with a 90. Other Oakwood scores were: Kyle McFarland (101), Reed […]
The Comets had three top-10 individual placers in the Saturday (Oct. 3) Oakwood Invitational at Kickapoo State Park. Macie Russell was the program’s top runner, finishing in third place with a 3-mile time of 20 minutes, 38.06 seconds. Other team leaders were Allie Morris (ninth in 22:13.32) and Mackenzie Russell […]
By Fred Kroner The Comets’ top five runners finished within 61 seconds of one another on Saturday (Oct. 3) in the annual Oakwood Invitational at Kickapoo State Park. Eli Ronk led Oakwood, taking 21st in the 3-mile race with a clocking of 19 minutes, 24.43 seconds. Following him were Aidan […]
