By Fred Kroner Liam Barr and Luke Zimmerman drove in two runs apiece on Friday (May 6) as Villa Grove topped Heritage, 11-8, in a baseball game on the Blue Devils’ field. Sam Bender, Peyton Smith and Tyler Wilson all scored two runs for Villa Grove. Smith and Wilson swatted […]
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Okaw Valley outlasts Villa Grove baseball
By Fred Kroner Peyton Smith and Luke Zimmerman each registered a double and a triple among their three hits on Monday (May 2), but Villa Grove dropped a baseball slugfest at Okaw Valley, 15-11. Brady Clodfelder contributed two hits to the Blue Devils’ total. He also stole three bases. Smith […]
Clodfelder hits 10th home run in win over Argenta-Oreana
By Fred Kroner Maci Clodfelder hammered her team-leading 10th home run and Villa Grove used a seven-run seventh inning to rally for a 9-6 softball win on Monday (May 2) at Argenta-Oreana. Entering their final inning, VG trailed the Bombers 6-2. Emma Bratten-Noice, who captured the win with two innings […]
Hawks score two runs against Okaw Valley
By Fred Kroner Heritage scored twice in the top of the first inning, but went scoreless thereafter and lost a 17-2 softball decision at Okaw Valley on Monday (May 2). The Hawks (0-14) return to action on Thursday (May 5) at Marshall.
Meneely scores two runs for Heritage baseball
By Fred Kroner Brodie Meneely’s two-run double accounted for all of the Heritage runs on Monday (May 2) in a 17-2 baseball loss at home to Toledo Cumberland. Meneely’s hit drove in Sam Gilbert and Robert Holloman, each of whom collected one stolen base. The Hawks’ other hit was a […]
Four Comets drive in runs against Armstrong-Potomac
By Fred Kroner Bella Bradford and Karsen Rupp each knocked two hits on Monday (May 2), but Oakwood fell short in a 9-7 softball loss at Armstrong-Potomac. Bradford, Rupp, Gracie Enos and Samantha Dunavan all drove in runs for the Comets. Enos pitched five innings in relief of Rupp. Oakwood […]
Oakwood baseball improves in VCC play
By Fred Kroner Grant Powell and Matthew Miller each stroked three hits on Monday (May 2) as Oakwood improved to 7-2 in Vermilion Valley Conference baseball games with an 11-2 win at Armstrong-Potomac. Powell collected three RBI. Dalton Hobick pitched the first 4 1/3 innings, permitting just one hit while […]
Spartans pick up Illini Prairie Conference win
By Fred Kroner Tyler Altenbaumer scattered three hits over six innings while earning his eighth baseball win of the spring as St. Joseph-Ogden rallied to defeat visiting Monticello 8-2 in an Illini Prairie Conference game on Monday (May 2). Altenbaumer and SJ-O fell behind when the third batter of the […]
Immke, Martinie help propel Spartan softball past Monticello
By Fred Kroner Shayne Immke returned from a 16-day layoff due to an injury on Monday (May 2) and picked up where she left off, belting a double, a triple and a home run as St. Joseph-Ogden dispatched Monticello, 16-9, in an Illini Prairie Conference softball game at home. Immke […]
Spartan track and field wins Illini Prairie Conference boys’ track and field meet
By Fred Kroner St. Joseph-Ogden’s Aidan McCorkle, Spencer Wilson and Brock Trimble were all individual champions on Tuesday (May 3) in the Illini Prairie Conference boys’ track and field meet at Chillicothe IVC. The performance of the Spartans’ stalwarts helped SJ-O claim team honors in the 11-school meet with 113 […]