By Fred Kroner St. Joseph-Ogden’s girls’ track and field team had placers in eight of 15 events on Friday (March 25) in the unofficial Class 1A state track and field indoor meet, The Top Times Invitational, at Illinois Wesleyan University’s Shirk Center. The Spartans had top-five finishers in three events, […]
By Fred Kroner St. Joseph-Ogden’s 3,200-meter relay placed second on Friday (March 25) in the unofficial Class 1A boys’ state track and field indoor meet, The Top Times Invitational, at Illinois Wesleyan University’s Shirk Center. The Spartans’ time was 8 minutes, 35.28 seconds. Sharing the baton were Spencer Wilson, Charlie […]
By Fred Kroner Griffin Roesch pounded three hits and Connor Hale added two hits on Friday (March 25) as St. Joseph-Ogden’s baseball team returned to action for the first time in a week and decisioned Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin at home, 9-2. Roesch drove in three runs. Hale and Luke Landrus each had […]
By Fred Kroner Villa Grove’s biggest inning of the year came on Wednesday (March 23) and led to the school’s first baseball victory of the season. The Blue Devils plated 10 runs in the fourth inning and used that outburst to knock off visiting Tuscola, 11-5. Gavin Kiser and Peyton […]
By Fred Kroner Villa Grove’s softball team started the week with back-to-back one-run losses. On Monday (March 21), the Blue Devils dropped a 9-8 decision at home to Tuscola. VG scored five runs in the bottom of the seventh to narrow the gap. Alex Brown and Kayln Cordes each socked […]
By Fred Kroner Salt Fork scored two late runs to decision Oakwood, 7-6, in a Vermilion Valley Conference softball game on Monday (March 21). The Comets tallied three runs in the top of the fifth inning to build a 6-5 lead. Bella Bradford, Samantha Dunavan and Gracie Enos all drove […]
By Fred Kroner Oakwood was held hitless on Monday (March 21) and suffered a 12-1 baseball loss at Tolono Unity. Grant Powell, who stole two bases, walked and scored the Comets’ lone run in the top of the first inning. Lucas Huchel took the loss. He pitched 2 2/3 innings […]
By Fred Kroner St. Joseph-Ogden needed just four innings on Wednesday (March 23) to handle Champaign Central, 14-1, in a season-opening softball game played on Rantoul’s turf field. The first two batters in the SJ-O lineup – Shayne Immke and Peyton Jones – were each 3-for-3 to spearhead the Spartans’ […]
By Fred Kroner Oakwood’s softball team was limited to three hits on Thursday (March 17) and dropped a 14-2 decision at LeRoy. The Comets had hits from Alaina Rothwell, Savannah Nevitt and Samantha Dunavan. Karsen Rupp pitched four innings and recorded two strikeouts. She also stole two bases. Oakwood (0-2) […]
By Fred Kroner Travis Tiernan pitched a seven-inning, complete-game shutout, allowing only one hit, as Oakwood blanked Casey-Westfield, 3-0, on Thursday (March 17) in a non-conference baseball game. Tiernan walked one and struck out 12. He was backed by a defense which didn’t commit an error. The Comets were held […]
