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By Fred Kroner Junior Nikita Taylor tallied 11 points and Oakwood held Hoopeston Area to two points in the fourth-quarter as the Comets held on for a 36-28 triumph in the third-place game of the girls’ Comet Classic basketball tournament in Fithian on Friday (Nov. 25). Oakwood’s lead entering the […]

By Fred Kroner Senior Tanner Pichon was the top Oakwood scorer in two games on Friday (Nov. 25) as the Comets won team honors in the Tri-County boys’ basketball tournament. Pichon netted 12 points as the undefeated Comets upended Judah Christian, 48-30, and then he generated 16 points in the […]

By Fred Kroner Junior Addy Martinie scored six points for St. Joseph-Ogden, which lost a girls’ basketball game at Paris, 51-21, on Tuesday (Nov. 22). Addison Frick tallied five points and Addie Seggebruch finished with four points. SJ-O (2-2) returns to action on Monday (Nov. 28) at unbeaten Tuscola (7-0).

The next sports round-up will be on Nov. 28. By Fred Kroner Senior Adena Paul scored all of Heritage’s points on Thursday (Nov. 17), but the Hawks dropped a 46-12 loss at Georgetown-Ridge Farm. Paul hit 10 of her points in the first half. Heritage (0-2) will play its home-opener […]

The next sports round-up will be on Nov. 28. By Fred Kroner Junior Jaydah Arrowsmith recorded a 12-point performance on Saturday (Nov. 19) to lift Oakwood to a first-round victory over Westville, 41-27, in the McDonald’s Comet Classic. She had a supporting cast that included Addie Wright (nine points), Bella […]

The next sports round-up will be on Nov. 28. By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Junior Addy Martinie scored 11 points on Thursday (Nov. 17), but the St. Joseph-Ogden girls’ basketball team fell just short against Mahomet-Seymour in the final game of the Toyota of Danville Turkey Tournament in the Spartans’ gym. […]

The next junior high round-up will be on Nov. 30. By Fred Kroner Clark Roland scored 12 points, but Heritage suffered a 58-27 loss on Thursday (Nov. 17) in an eighth-grade boys’ basketball game at Gifford. Roland was backed by Kale McComas with eight points. Heritage (1-4) returns to action […]

The next junior high round-up will be on Nov. 30. By Fred Kroner For the fourth consecutive game, the Prairieview Ogden seventh-grade boys’ basketball team had a different scoring leader in a game it won. On Monday (Nov. 14),Lucas Waters notched 14 points as the Mustangs dispatched Hoopeston Area, 40-11, […]

The next junior high round-up will be on Nov. 30. By Fred Kroner Both Prairieview Ogden junior high girls’ basketball teams were victorious in their regular-season home finale on Tuesday (Nov. 15). The seventh-graders (14-2) zipped past Heritage, 32-8. Atleigh Miller hit a game-high 14 points. Greta Goldenstein  ended with […]

The next junior high round-up will be posted on Nov. 30. By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Ainsley Dirksmeyer scored six points for the St. Joseph seventh-grade girls’ basketball team on Saturday (Nov. 12), sparking the Panthers to an 18-0 win at Hoopeston Area. Avery Haley, Megan Kearney and Brooklyn Stevens all […]