By Fred Kroner Top-seeded St. Joseph rallied from a halftime deficit on Thursday (Dec. 2) to overcome Tolono Unity 34-28 in the championship game of the IESA Class 3A regional at Tuscola. Unity led, 15-9, at intermission. Addie Brooks and Katie Ericksen each netted nine points for the Panthers. Ericksen […]
By Fred Kroner Emma Buesing supplied 10 points for the Villa Grove girls’ basketball, which suffered a 52-17 loss at home on Thursday (Dec. 2) to Tolono Unity. Buesing nailed two three-point shots. Ava Vollmer notched four points and Jada Chandler added three points for the Blue Devils, who are […]
By Fred Kroner Heritage had four players score at least nine points on Saturday (Dec. 4) at Chrisman, but was unable to hold onto a halftime lead and dropped a 53-48 non-conference decision. Brodie Meneely posted a season-high 11 points to lead the Hawks. Julliyan Gray hit 10 points as […]
By Fred Kroner The Oakwood/Salt Fork wrestling team opened its season on Tuesday (Nov. 30) with a 38-31 dual-meet victory at Centennial. The Comets had four grapplers win by pin: Bryson Capansky (138 pounds), Reid Dazey (145 pounds), Joe Lashuay (160 pounds) and Doug Myers (195 pounds). Other teammates who […]
By Fred Kroner Kalie Tison scored nine points and Addie Wright tallied seven points on Saturday (Dec. 4), but Oakwood fell at home, 65-25, to St. Joseph-Ogden in a non-conference girls’ basketball game. Tison hit 5 of 7 free throws. She is the fourth squad member to lead the team […]
By Fred Kroner Balanced scoring and a tough first-half defense helped Oakwood to a win in the third-place game of the Toyota of Danville Classic boys’ basketball tournament on Saturday (Dec. 4) at St. Joseph. Oakwood topped Georgetown-Ridge Farm, 45-35, holding the Buffaloes to four first-half field goals. Dalton Hobick […]
By Fred Kroner St. Joseph-Ogden dropped two dual meets at Urbana on Saturday (Dec. 4) despite winning more non-forfeited matches against both opponents. Urbana downed SJ-O, 33-24, though the Spartans won three of five contested matches. LeRoy conquered SJ-O, 60-16, with SJ-O again winning three of five contested matches. Holden […]
By Fred Kroner Ashlyn Lannert and Peyton Jones each hit their season’s high for points scored on Thursday (Dec. 2), leading St. Joseph-Ogden to a 52-41 girls’ basketball victory in Danville. Lannert dropped 17 points and Jones ended with 16 points. Lannert also nailed a season-high four three-pointers. Ella Armstrong […]
By Fred Kroner Tournament Most Valuable Player Ty Pence registered 14 points, nine rebounds and five assists on Saturday (Dec. 4) to spark unbeaten St. Joseph-Ogden past Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond, 76-43, in the championship game in the Toyota of Danville Classic boys’ basketball tournament in the Spartans’ gym. SJ-O had major contributions […]
By Fred Kroner Kaylee Arbuckle and Emma Buesing each drained three three-point shots on Monday (Nov. 29), but Villa Grove’s girls’ basketball team fell just short of Westville in its home opener, 48-46. Buesing registered 14 points and Arbuckle collected 13 points. Hailey Stutz scored seven points and Ava Vollmer […]
