By Fred Kroner Taylor Hug’s double-double (21 assists and 13 digs) sparked St. Joseph-Ogden to an Illini Prairie Conference volleyball win on Tuesday (Oct. 11) in Fairbury against Prairie Central, 25-16, 25-18. SJ-O is 6-0 in league play and all six wins have been in straight sets. Peyton Williams posted […]
By Fred Kroner Three St. Joseph-Ogden football players rank among the state’s top 20 in various statistical categories. Junior quarterback Logan Smith is seventh in passing yards (1,608) and sophomore receiver Coy Taylor stands first in receiving yards (917) on 52 receptions. Senior Ty Pence stands 17th in receiving yards […]
By Fred Kroner St. Joseph-Ogden made a first-half goal by Logan Mills (assisted by Ryker Lockhart) stand up on Wednesday (Oct. 12) in a semifinal match of an IHSA Class 1A regional at Fisher and held on to upset the Bunnies, 1-0. The win was the eighth in a row […]
By Fred Kroner Heritage eighth-grader Clark Roland was the dominant runner on Saturday (Oct. 8) in the Class 1A IESA sectional boys’ cross-country meet at St. Thomas More. Sectional champion Roland ran the 2-mile course in 10 minutes, 44.9 seconds and created a winning margin of 41.9 seconds. Of the […]
By Fred Kroner The Prairieview Ogden seventh-grade girls’ basketball team has won each of its first six games this season. PVO opened with a 29-28 victory at home against Cissna Park on Sept. 20. Greta Goldenstein scored nine points and both Kellyn Irwin and Atleigh Miller chipped in with eight […]
By Fred Kroner St. Joseph Middle School ran away with team honors on Saturday (Oct. 8), capturing team honors in the 17-school Class 2A girls’ IESA sectional cross-country meet on the Panthers’ home course. St. Joseph ended with a composite score of 47 points. Runner-up El Paso/Gridley had 73 points […]
By Fred Kroner Heritage dropped a 25-11, 25-13 decision on Thursday (Oct. 6) to Decatur Lutheran in the third-place match of the Lincoln Prairie Conference Tournament at Arcola. The Hawks (12-13-1) return to action on Tuesday (Oct. 11) at home against Blue Ridge.
By Fred Kroner Oakwood dropped a volleyball match at home to Westville on Thursday (Oct. 6), 25-18, 25-20. Luci Morris was the team-leader in kills and Maria Adams led in assists. Oakwood (4-17) returns to action on Tuesday (Oct. 11) at Iroquois West.
By Fred Kroner Fifth-seeded Oakwood/Salt Fork topped 11th-seeded Judah Christian at Fithian on Saturday (Oct. 8) in a first-round Class 1A regional soccer tournament match at home, 6-0. The win was the Comets’ 20th of the season. Oakwood/SF led, 2-0, at halftime. Ethan Merritt and Jacob Pricer netted the Comets’ […]
By Fred Kroner Oakwood’s short-handed football team suffered a 42-0 loss at Hoopeston Area on Friday (Oct. 7) in a Vermilion Valley Conference contest. The loss officially eliminated the Comets (2-5) from playoff contention for this season. With starting quarterback Dalton Hobick already sidelined and backup Jackson Dudley exiting early […]
