By Fred Kroner After Heritage lost two games on Friday (Nov. 26) in the Cerro Gordo Tournament, dropping a 69-23 decision to Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg and a 55-22 decision to Shelbyville, the Hawks concluded the week with a 46-28 victory over Blue Ridge on Saturday (Nov. 27). Against Blue Ridge, Drew Williams […]
By Fred Kroner Behind the performance of all-tournament picks Ashlynn Pinnick and Addie Wright, Oakwood placed fourth in its own eight-school Comet Classic. Oakwood lost its final two games, 56-22, to Tuscola on Wednesday (Nov. 24) and 49-36 to Urbana Uni High on Friday (Nov. 26) in the third-place game. […]
By Fred Kroner The Oakwood boys’ basketball team made a clean sweep of opponents in the Tri-County Tournament, finishing the event with a 5-0 record after winning twice on Friday (Nov 26). With three players scoring in double figures, the Comets dispatched Judah Christian, 70-35, and then overpowered Tri-County 64-28. […]
By Fred Kroner Josh Young put up 22 points on Monday (Nov. 22) as Oakwood opened the boys’ basketball season with a 72-31 thrashing of Chrisman in the Tri-County Turkey Tourney. Dalton Hobick drained four three-point shots and finished with 14 points. Josh Ruch and Grant Powell each made nine […]
By Fred Kroner The Oakwood Comets pulled away in the final quarter on Monday (Nov. 22) to defeat Casey-Westfield, 52-27, in second-round action of the Comet Classic. Oakwood’s lead was 34-31 entering the final eight points, but Addie Wright hit nine of her game-high 25 points down the stretch and […]
By Fred Kroner The Villa Grove girls’ basketball team dropped a 43-18 decision to Iroquois West on Monday (Nov. 15) in the Fisher/Gibson City Tournament, but has been idle since due to COVID-19 protocol. Kaylee Arbuckle, Emma Buesing and Ava Vollmer all totaled four points against Iroquois West. The Blue […]
By Fred Kroner The Villa Grove Blue Devils dropped back-to-back games to open the boys’ basketball season in the Tri-County Tournament. Villa Grove suffered a 63-57 loss to Tri-County on Monday (Nov. 22) in a game it led 41-29 at halftime. Layne Rund tallied 14 points and Parker Stevens added […]
By Fred Kroner Drew Williams recorded 14 points on Tuesday (Nov. 23), but Heritage lost its first game in the Cerro Gordo Tournament, 75-23, against Tri-Valley. Timmy Wilson added seven points for the Hawks (0-1).
By Fred Kroner Ty Pence poured in 36 points in the first game of his junior year on Tuesday (Nov. 23) as St. Joseph-Ogden powered its way past Denmark (Wis.) 63-52 in the Washington Boys’ Basketball Shootout. Pence swished four three-point shots and connected on 10 of 12 free throws. […]
The Oakwood Knights dropped a season-ending 35-10 decision to Tolono Unity in the first round of the IESA Class 3A regional tournament.
