By Fred Kroner The Streak continues. The last four years that the IHSA has conducted a postseason series in girls’ basketball, St. Joseph-Ogden has emerged as Class 2A regional champions. The Streak hit four on Friday (Feb. 18) when the Spartans dismantled Bishop McNamara 51-17 in Kankakee. SJ-O started strong, […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Life lessons Kelsey Martlage has learned since playing softball: — Don’t burn any bridges; — Take time to think out decisions and don’t make them prematurely. The St. Joseph-Ogden High School senior signed a letter of intent on Friday (Feb. 11) to continue her career at […]
By Fred Kroner In its home finale on Monday (Feb. 14), the Heritage boys’ basketball team dropped a 46-31 decision to Schlarman Academy. Drew Williams led the Hawks in scoring with 14 points. Julliyan Gray and Robert Holloman each ended with five points. On Wednesday (Feb. 16), Heritage dropped its […]
By Fred Kroner Ashlynn Pinnick scored all seven of her points in the fourth quarter on Monday (Feb. 14) to spark the Oakwood Comets in a semifinal-round Class 2A regional girls’ basketball victory over Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin, 30-27, at Paxton. B-H/R-A zoomed into a 10-4 lead after one quarter. The teams were […]
By Fred Kroner With all four seniors in the starting lineup for Oakwood’s regular-season home finale on Tuesday (Feb. 15), the Comets turned back La Salette, 61-38. Seniors Josh Young and Gaven Clouse notched 19 and 18 points, respectively. Dalton Hobick, the lone junior, to join seniors Griffin Trees and […]
By Fred Kroner Balanced scoring was the formula used by the St. Joseph-Ogden girls’ basketball team on Monday (Feb. 14) as it cruised to a Class 2A regional semifinal victory over Clifton Central, 53-22, at Bishop McNamara High School. Ella Armstrong and Taylor Wells each scored 12 points. Payton Jacob […]
By Fred Kroner Ty Pence poured in a season-high 38 points, but St. Joseph-Ogden’s boys’ basketball team fell short at Paxton-Buckley-Loda, 62-60, on Tuesday (Feb. 15). Pence also secured 12 rebounds to complete his seventh double-double of the season. Coy Taylor added 11 points for the Spartans. Andrew Beyers pulled […]
By Fred Kroner The Heritage seventh-grade volleyball team recovered from a one-set deficit on Thursday (Feb. 10) and topped Schlarman Academy in Homer, 19-25, 25-21, 25-19. Makenna Roedl landed 10 kills to go with five aces and one dig. Bre Ploense had eight aces and eight assists. Addi Hopper finished […]
By Fred Kroner In an eight-day span, ending on Monday (Feb. 14), the unbeaten seventh-grade volleyball team from St. Joseph played matches in four counties and won all seven in two-set sweeps. None of the matches were played at home. The road trip started on Monday (Feb. 7) when the […]
By Fred Kroner Georgetown-Ridge Farm rallied in the final quarter on Saturday to eliminate Villa Grove in a first-round Class 1A regional tournament girls’ basketball game in Georgetown. Villa Grove took a 26-25 lead into the final stanza, but fell short, 40-35. Kaylee Arbuckle led the Blue Devils with 13 […]
