By Fred Kroner St. Joseph-Ogden golfers Ashten Cafarelli and Jacob Kern secured top-10 finishes on Friday (Aug. 12) at the Ron Schaede Memorial Invitational tournament held at the UI Blue Golf Course, in Savoy. Cafarelli was the runner-up with a 75. Kern fired a 79 and placed eighth individually. The […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Oakwood’s Case Kopacz won medalist honors by two shots on Friday (Aug. 12) in a four-school meet at Danville’s Turtle Run Golf Course. Kopacz fired a 39. Other leaders for the Comets were Kyle McFarland (53), Mason Goodner (54), Nate Stewart (58), Lily Hardin (70) and […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com In the junior high school baseball opener for both schools on Wednesday (Aug. 10), visiting St. Joseph defeated Prairieview Ogden, 4-2. Each school finished with five hits. For St. Joseph, Eli Garrett cracked two hits, both doubles. Willis Canamore and Nolan Franzen delivered two RBI apiece […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The courtship started 21 months ago. Before Ty Pence had played in a single basketball game as a high school sophomore at St. Joseph-Ogden, he had a Division I scholarship offer. Western Illinois University was the first of more than a dozen suitors who would follow […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The courtship started 21 months ago. Before Ty Pence had played in a single basketball game as a high school sophomore at St. Joseph-Ogden, he had a Division I scholarship offer. Western Illinois University was the first of more than a dozen suitors who would follow […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com In China, 2022 is the Year of the Water Tiger. In the United States, it is the year to remember and celebrate the 50th anniversary of the signing of Title IX legislation, which created almost immediate opportunities for the implementation of girls’ and women’s sports at […]
By Fred Kroner Two St. Joseph-Ogden senior baseball players were named to the Illinois Coaches Association Class 2A all-state first team. Tyler Altenbaumer and Hayden Brazelton were the Spartans who were honored. Altenbaumer, a right-hander, and Brazelton, a left-hander, were the top pitchers for SJ-O’s 35-3 team. Altenbaumer was 11-0 […]
By Fred Kroner St. Joseph-Ogden junior infielder Shayne Immke was one of 27 athletes chosen for the Illinois Coaches Association Class 2A softball all-state first team. Immke batted .651 as a junior with an on-base average of .708. As a sophomore – when she led the state in home runs […]
By Fred Kroner Oakwood’s Austin McDaniel was a near-miss for a berth in the 110-meter hurdles state finals at the IHSA boys’ Class 1A track and field state meet. In the Thursday (May 26) preliminary round, McDaniel was timed in 15.97 seconds. He ended in 11th place at state, but […]
By Fred Kroner St. Joseph-Ogden’s 27-game baseball winning streak was halted on Saturday (May 28) with a 7-1 loss to Monticello in the championship game of the Decatur Class 2A Sectional. The Spartans scored their lone run in the second inning when Adam Price raced home after Andrew Beyers’ sacrifice […]
