By Fred Kroner St. Joseph-Ogden’s girls’ basketball team won its final two games in the small-school division of the State Farm Classic at various Bloomington and Normal sites. The Spartans placed 13th. In its final game, SJ-O recovered from a 17-14 halftime deficit against El Paso/Gridley and posted a 49-29 […]
By Fred Kroner After raising their winning streak to 11 games, the St. Joseph-Ogden boys’ basketball team took back-to-back losses and placed fourth in the small-school division of the State Farm Classic at various Bloomington and Normal sites. On Thursday (Dec. 30), the second-seeded Spartans were bested by fifth-seeded Rockford […]
By Fred Kroner Six Comets went 2-0 for the night on Tuesday (Dec. 21) as Oakwood/Salt Fork secured two dual-meet wins at Canton. O/SF decisioned the host school, 45-34, and overpowered Knoxville, 52-27. Winning twice on the mat for the Comets were Pedro Rangel (two pins at 126 pounds) and […]
By Fred Kroner Four players scored at least eight points on Monday (Dec. 20) as Oakwood built a lead early and added on at home in a 49-21 girls’ basketball victory over Westville. The Comets led 10-2 after one quarter and 29-8 at halftime. Ashlynn Pinnick netted a game-high 13 […]
By Fred Kroner Junior Dalton Hobick poured in a game-high 32 points on Tuesday (Dec. 21), leading Oakwood past visiting Armstrong-Potomac 72-35 in a Vermilion Valley Conference boys’ basketball game in Fithian. Hobick drained four three-point shots and was 2-for-2 from the free throw line. In his last two games, […]
By Fred Kroner Ashlyn Lannert scored five fourth-quarter points and Addison Frick drained 4-of-4 free throws down the stretch on Monday (Dec. 20) as the St. Joseph-Ogden girls’ basketball team rallied for a 58-53 non-conference win over visiting Champaign Central. Central carried a 43-39 lead into the final eight minutes. […]
By Fred Kroner St. Joseph-Ogden scored the first 11 points of the second quarter on Tuesday (Dec. 21) at home and recovered from an 11-5 deficit against Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin and rolled to a 53-37 boys’ basketball triumph. Ty Pence led the way for the unbeaten Spartans, scoring 22 points. He also […]
By Fred Kroner Salt Fork swept a junior high boys’ basketball doubleheader at Heritage on Tuesday (Dec. 14). The Heritage eighth-graders lost a 45-36 decision. Rylan White poured in a game-high 25 points, 20 in the second half. Destin Nickle added seven points. Adding a basket apiece were Anthony Happ […]
By Fred Kroner The St. Joseph Middle School boys’ eighth-grade boys’ basketball team extended its winning streak to seven games, winning two narrow decisions before doubling up the score at home against Paris Mayo. The Panthers topped Champaign Edison, 36-33, and edged Mahomet-Seymour at home on Tuesday (Dec. 14), 41-37, […]
*Editor’s Note: Fred Kroner first covered Brandon Divan’s story on May 20, 2012. That article can be found here. By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com A horrific act. An unimaginable loss. A half-brother in name only. A pre-teen mind to navigate an experience which cannot adequately be put into words. Oakwood High […]
