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 […]
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Three Comets finish in top 10 at Oakwood Invitational
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 […]
Comets finish in pack at Kickapoo State Park
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 […]
SJO Tennis drops dual-meet to Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley
By Fred Kroner Three SJ-O entries dropped narrow 8-6 losses in a Friday (Oct. 2) girls’ tennis dual-meet loss to Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley. The Falcons defeated the Spartans 5-0. Both singles matches ended with 8-6 scores in favor of GCMS. At No. 1, SJ-O’s Hope Rajlich lost to Katie Steidinger. At […]
Knap, Jones and Burkhalter finish in top ten against two state-ranked teams
By Fred Kroner St. Joseph-Ogden placed third, behind two state-ranked girls’ cross-country teams, on Saturday (Oct. 3) in a four-school meet at the St. Joseph Community Park. Mount Zion, ranked 19th in Class 2A in the latest milesplit.com state poll, was the meet winner with 25 points. Shelbyville, ranked 12th […]
State-ranked Spartans victorious in home meet
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The state-ranked Spartans’ boys’ cross-country team emerged victorious on Saturday (Oct. 3) in a four-school meet at home. SJ-O, ranked ninth in Class 1A in the latest milesplit.com state poll, totaled 32 points. Following the Spartans were Mount Zion (47), Decatur St. Teresa (73) and Shelbyville […]
Oakwood ready to host homecoming activities as they face a new opponent, COVID-19
School administration and staff have been searching for a sense of normalcy for their students since March 2020. Almost all have conceded that “normal” has to be redefined. Oakwood High School’s Principal Tim Lee and Student Council Advisor Teresa Cooper knew a lot would be lost, though, without Oakwood’s long-standing […]
Museum of the Grand Prairie’s Lincoln Speaker Series to feature women
The Museum of the Grand Prairie announces its fourteenth annual and its first virtual Lincoln Speaker series. This year speakers will highlight the influential and complicated role of women in the fight for the abolition of slavery as well as their own struggle for the vote. All of the speakers […]
Village of St. Joseph to allow Trick-or-Treating, offers contest for best delivery system
Trick-or-treating hours in the Village of St. Joseph will be from 6-8 p.m. on Saturday, October 31. The use of face coverings, hand sanitizer, and social distancing (at least 6 feet) from others will always be required (per IDPH Guidelines), when outdoors while participating or chaperoning. Trick-or-treating will be challenging […]
DuPage County judge denies Temporary Restraining Order Against IHSA
DuPage County’s 18th Judicial Circuit Court ruled in favor of the defendant, the Illinois High School Association, Thursday, not granting a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO). Three parents in the west Chicago suburbs filed a class-action lawsuit against the Illinois High School Association, citing that it broke its own rules when […]