By Fred Kroner The Oakwood/Salt Fork wrestling team produced four individual weight class champions on Saturday (Feb. 5) in the 11-school Heyworth Class 1A Regional. Pedro Rangel (126 pounds), Reef Pacot (132 pounds), Grant Brewer (145 pounds) and Joe Lashuay (160 pounds) were all unbeaten at the regional. Brewer (32-10 […]
By Fred Kroner Oakwood dropped a 47-40 Vermilion Valley Conference decision at home to Salt Fork on Saturday (Feb. 5) in a girls’ basketball game where free throws were instrumental in the outcome. The teams were tied, 29-29, after three quarters. They were deadlocked at halftime, 14-14. Salt Fork drained […]
By Fred Kroner Oakwood staged a second-half comeback on Saturday (Feb. 5) and rallied for a 63-57 win at home over Iroquois West. Oakwood trailed, 16-14, after one quarter and 27-24 at halftime. Josh Young nailed nine of his team-high 22 points in the third quarter to spark the Comets […]
By Fred Kroner Three St. Joseph-Ogden wrestlers qualified for the Class 1A sectional tournament based on their performance on Saturday in the Heyworth Regional. At each of 14 weight classes, the top three finishers secured advancement. Representing SJ-O at the sectional will be Emmitt Holt (113 pounds), Holden Brazelton (120 […]
By Fred Kroner St. Joseph-Ogden jumped into a 13-7 lead after one quarter at home on Saturday (Feb. 5) and never trailed thereafter, topping Tolono Unity, 49-27, in a girls’ Illini Prairie Conference basketball game. Ella Armstrong led the Spartans with 10 points. She was followed closely by Alyssa Hamilton […]
By Fred Kroner Emma Buesing scored 11 points on Monday (Jan. 31), but the Villa Grove girls’ basketball team had its two-game winning streak snapped at home by Decatur Lutheran, 48-35. Kaylee Arbuckle netted 10 points and Hailey Stutz made five points. On Tuesday (Feb. 1), Villa Grove suffered a […]
By Fred Kroner The Villa Grove boys’ basketball team won its second consecutive game on Tuesday (Feb. 1), dispatching visiting Heritage 64-49. The two schools combined to make 21 of their 40 field goals from three-point range. The game’s top scorer was Villa Grove sophomore Layne Rund, who threw down […]
By Fred Kroner The Heritage Hawks matched their season’s high for points scored in a game, but dropped a 64-49 decision on Tuesday (Feb. 1) at Villa Grove. The two teams combined to sink 21 of their 40 field goals from three-point range. Timmy Wilson notched 14 points and hit […]
By Fred Kroner Oakwood recovered from a first-quarter deficit to post a 54-25 victory at home over Iroquois West on Monday (Jan. 31) in a girls’ Vermilion Valley Conference game. Ashlyn Pinnick drained 7-of-8 fourth-quarter free throws and made a game-high 19 points. Jaydah Arrowsmith and Addie Wright each had […]
By Fred Kroner Oakwood avenged a recent loss to Westville in the Vermilion Valley Tournament and stayed unbeaten in the Vermilion Valley Conference with a 60-49 conquest on Tuesday (Feb. 1) on the Tigers’ court. Josh Young hit a game-high 22 points, including seven in the fourth period when the […]
