By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The state-ranked (Class 1A) Spartans’ boys’ cross-country team placed third on Saturday (Sept 2) in the condensed version of the Spartan Classic, a race which began in 1972. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, a meet that annually has attracted nearly two dozen schools that participate was limited […]
By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois jnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Expiration dates on Illinois driver’s licenses and state ID cards will be extended another three months, Secretary of State Jesse White announce Wednesday. White announced expirations for licenses and IDs will be extended until Feb. 1, 2021, so the cards will […]
By Fred Kroner Lilli Montgomery was the team-leader for Villa Grove/Heritage on Tuesday (Sept. 22) in a four-school girls’ cross-country race at Dodds Park, in Champaign. She finished in 17th overall with a 3-mile time of 22 minutes and 40 seconds. Meet champion Urbana Uni High had a team score […]
By Fred Kroner Zach Ruwe placed third individually on Tuesday (Sept. 22) in a three-school boys’ cross-country meet for Villa Grove/Heritage at Dodds Park, in Champaign. Ruwe’s 3-mile time was 18 minutes and 15 seconds. The race was the third for the team in a four-day span. “We used these […]
By Fred Kroner Kyleigh Block fired a team-best 58 on Tuesday (Sept. 22) against Arcola at Kaskaskia Country Club. Other VG/Heritage scores were: Maci Clodfelder (61), Alison Pangburn (65), Ava Vollmer (68), Logan Lillard (69) and Addisyn Wilson (69). The Blue Devils return to action on Monday (Sept. 28) in […]
By Fred Kroner Zach Buesing shot a 40 and tied for second individually on Tuesday (Sept 22) against Arcola at Kaskaskia Country Club. Arcola won the dual meet 161-207. Other scores for the Blue Devils were: Liam Barr (54), Jake Gilles (56), Noah Davison (57), Jalen Southard (57) and Nicolas […]
By Fred Kroner Medalist Travis Goodner and runner-up Case Kopacz sparked Oakwood to a second-place team finish on Monday (Sept. 21) in a three-school meet at Danville’s Harrison Park. Goodner, a senior, carded a 40 and Kopacz, a sophomore, put up a 41. Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin was the meet winner (181), followed […]
By Fred Kroner Taylor Hug shot a 108 on Monday at the UI Blue Course, in Savoy, and placed 30th in the Illini Prairie Conference Tournament. Hug was the lone St. Joseph-Ogden competitor. The meet’s team champion was Bloomington Central Catholic (317). SJ-O did not have enough competitors to be […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com With a lineup of five sophomores and one freshman, SJ-O placed eighth on Tuesday (Sept. 22) in the nine-school Illini Prairie Conference Boys’ Golf Tournament at the University of Illinois Blue Course in Savoy. The team leader was sophomore Maddux Carter (93), who tied for 15th. […]
The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Board of Directors announced on September 23, 2020, that they have voted to expand the IHSA State Series in two fall sports, adding a second round of postseason play in boys & girls golf and boys & girls cross country. There will be no […]
