The Champaign County fall Residential Electronics Collection Event will take place on Friday, October 9, 2020 from 1pm to 3pm and Saturday, October 10, 2020 from 8am to noon at Parkland College, 2400 W. Bradley Ave, Champaign. Parkland is only the host site, and will not be able to answer […]
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St. Joseph sees uptick in COVID-19 cases
The Village of St. Joseph is currently experiencing a spike in COVID-19 cases, according to the Champaign-Urbana Public Health Department’s website. On Aug. 18, CUPHD reported that one active case (29 total) of COVID-19 was in the zip code 61873. On Aug. 31 CUPHD reports 12 COVID-19 cases (41 total) […]
Montgomery leads VGH runners in Saber Corn Classic
By Fred Kroner fred@mahometnews.com The Blue Devils took ninth in their season-opening meet on Saturday, the Saber Corn Classic at St. Thomas More. Lilli Montgomery led all VG/H runners, finishing the 3-mile course in 22 minutes, 3.9 seconds. She placed 22nd. The team’s other participants were Hailey Stutz (51st in […]
Freshmen Zach Ruwe finishes strong at Saber Corn Classic
By Fred Kroner fred@mahometnews.com Ninth-grader Zach Ruwe paced the Blue Devils in Saturday’s first race of the season, the Saber Corn Classic at St. Thomas More. Ruwe covered the 3-mile course in 17 minutes, 39.3 seconds and ended 18th. “A great start for a freshman in his first high school […]
Block and Clodfelder lead Villa Grove/Heritage in first two meets of 2020
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Blue Devils had different scoring leaders in each of its first two meets. Kyleigh Block’s 59 led VG/H in its opener, a 251-256 loss to Okaw Valley at Eagle Creek. Other team leaders were Maci Clodfelder (62), Alison Pangburn (67), Logan Lillard (68), Ava Vollmer […]
Heritage’s Zach Buesing scores in 30’s in first three golf meets
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Zach Buesing has shot in the 30s in each of his first three meets of the season. He totaled a 39 in the opener at Eagle Creek against Okaw Valley on Thursday, Aug. 20. Other team leaders in the meet were Liam Barr (55), Noah Davison […]
Morris, Tilson and Fugate represent the Comets at Saber Corn Classic
By Fred Kroner fred@mahometnews.com Three sophomores competed for the Comets in the opening meet on Saturday (Aug. 29), the Saber Corn Classic at St. Thomas More, but Oakwood did not have enough runners to be scored as a team. Allie Morris was the team leader, handling the 3-mile course in […]
Ronk and Harrison lead Oakwood runners at Saber Corn Classic
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Comets opened their season on Saturday (Aug. 29) by placing seventh in the 11-school Saber Corn Classic at St. Thomas More. Senior Eli Ronk and freshman Alec Harrison were the top Oakwood runners. Ronk finished the 3-mile course in 18 minutes, 28.2 seconds and placed […]
Reed Sperry earns honors at Danville’s Harrison Park
By Fred Kroner fred@mahometnews.com Reed Sperry was Oakwood’s medalist in the Comets’ first meet on Tuesday (Aug. 25) at Danville’s Harrison Park. Sperry carded a 47, two shots better than teammate Travis Goodner. Watseka (196) was the meet winner followed by Milford (205), Oakwood (207) and Westville (208).
Myren and Pence help St. Joseph-Ogden golf to dual meet victory
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Medalist Riley Myren and runner-up Ty Pence helped the St. Joseph-Ogden boys’ golf team to a dual-meet victory over Fisher on Thursday (Aug. 27) at Willow Pond, in Rantoul. Myren fired a 44 to beat Pence by three shots. SJ-O topped Fisher, 188-199. Other Spartan participants […]