By Fred Kroner fred@mahometnews.com The Knights were held to four hits on Thursday (Sept. 17) and dropped a 16-5 decision at St. Joseph. Bella Bradford, Mikayla Whaling and Erin Ware were each 1-for-1 and reached bases three times. Bradford and Ware walked twice and Whaling was hit by a pitch […]
By Fred Kroner fred@mahometnews.com Oakwood needed a late-game rally to salvage a win in the Tuesday (Sept. 22) Class 2A regional opener at home against Iroquois West. The Knights took the lead with a two-run first inning, but fell behind, 3-2, in the next inning and trailed 4-2 before erupting […]
By Fred Kroner fred@mahometnews.com The Mustangs opened postseason play on Tuesday (Sept. 22) with a 5-2 Class 1A IESA regional semifinal victory over Rossville-Alvin in Royal. PVO ended with five hits, but three were sent for extra bases. Coy Hayes slammed a home run and knocked in two runs. Parker […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Top-seeded St. Joseph Middle School (11-3) carries a five-game winning streak into Saturday’s IESA Class 2A regional championship game at home against Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley. The Panthers topped Fisher 12-3 on Tuesday (Sept. 22) in a regional semifinal game while second-seeded GCMS advanced with a shutout victory. […]
Villa Grove’s Kyleigh Block only knows one way to handle uncertainty. “You have to make the best of what we have,” she said. This is what her mom told her when she realized that her senior year of volleyball would be postponed to the early spring months of 2021. “When […]
Many nine-year-old boys ask for basketballs, baseballs, and footballs for their birthday. That’s what Kavin Hambleton asked his family and friends for this year. But Kavin isn’t planning on keeping the 30 balls he collected during the hour-and-a-half drive-by birthday party on Saturday. Instead, he will give them to the […]
Early voting for the Nov. 3 election will begin in Champaign County on Sept. 24. Voters who have not been previously registered or have changed their address, name or signature can register to vote in person until Oct. 6, after which may register during the early voting period through Election […]
By Fred Kroner fred@mahometnews.com Medalist Case Kopacz fired a 48 on Thursday (Sept. 17) at Turtle Run in Danville and was a 3-stroke winner. Teammate Reed Sperry tied for second, with a 51, as the Comets outlasted Danville 203-213. Oakwood’s other scorers were Travis Goodner and Kyle McFarland, each of […]
By Fred Kroner fred@mahometnews.com Runner-up Zach Ruwe helped the Blue Devils to a third-place team finish on Saturday (Sept. 19) at the Moultrie-Douglas County cross-country meet at Tuscola’s Wimple Park. Ruwe ran a 3-mile season-best time of 17 minutes and 25 seconds. He was one of six runners on the […]
By Fred Kroner fred@mahometnews.com The Blue Devils didn’t have enough runners to be scored as a team, but two squad members earned medals for their top-10 performances on Saturday (Sept. 19) at the combined Moultrie-Douglas County meet at Tuscola’s Wimple Park. Emma Buesing was fourth overall, covering the 3-mile course […]
