By Fred Kroner St. Joseph-Ogden had two athletes chosen to the all-Illini Prairie Conference first team in soccer. Junior goalkeeper Hunter Ketchum was one of the 14 all-league picks along with senior midfielder Jared Emmert. SJ-O had no players selected to the 12-player second team. Emmert totaled seven goals and […]
By Fred Kroner St. Joseph-Ogden’s 14-match winning streak came to an end on Monday (Nov. 1) with a three-set loss to Pleasant Plains in a Class 2A sectional volleyball semifinal match. The Spartans won the first set, 25-17, before dropping the next two sets, 25-20, 25-21, to an opponent that […]
By Fred Kroner The Heritage seventh-grade girls’ basketball team earned its third consecutive win on Tuesday (Oct. 19) when it posted an 18-11 victory at Arcola. The Heritage eighth-graders dropped a 26-12 decision at Arcola. On Thursday (Oct. 28), both squads lost at home to Bismarck-Henning. The seventh-graders were on […]
By Fred Kroner Both Prairieview Ogden junior high girls’ basketball teams secured victories on Thursday (Oct. 28) at Rossville. The PVO eighth-graders, led by Caroline Aden’s 10 points, defeated Rossville, 26-15. Emma McKinney added six points. The Mustangs’ seventh-graders were triumphant, 19-14. Scoring four points apiece were Emerson Williams, Korinne […]
By Fred Kroner Timera Blackburn-Kelley scored in double figures in three consecutive road games during a four-day span to lead the St. Joseph eighth-grade girls’ basketball to a sweep of the games. The Panthers topped Urbana, 37-21, on Monday (Oct. 25), Danville North Ridge, 33-11, on Tuesday (Oct. 26) and […]
By Fred Kroner Freshman Kurt Zimmerman was the lone Villa Grove runner on Saturday (Oct. 30) in the Decatur Class 1A IHSA Sectional at Hickory Point Golf Course. He ran the 3-mile course in 17 minutes, 46.10 seconds and finished in 48th place. There were 154 runners in Zimmerman’s race. […]
By Fred Kroner Villa Grove stayed with third-rated Camp Point Central for much of the first quarter in the Saturday (Oct. 30) IHSA Class 1A football playoff game. The teams were tied, 8-8, until the final 2 minutes of the opening frame, when Camp Point went on a five-touchdown spree […]
By Fred Kroner Heritage sophomore Zach Ruwe was a near-miss in his bid to qualify for the Class 1A boys’ cross-country state meet. His 3-mile time at the Saturday (Oct. 30) IHSA sectional at Decatur’s Hickory Point Golf Course was 17 minutes, 9.78 seconds. Runners who were not on teams […]
By Fred Kroner Kiley Knoll posted a double-double and the Heritage Hawks won an IHSA Class 1A volleyball regional championship on Thursday (Oct. 28) at Martinsville High School. Playing the last team that had beaten them, the Hawks secured a thrilling three-set triumph over Decatur Lutheran in the finals, 25-22, […]
By Fred Kroner Oakwood/Salt Fork started Saturday (Oct. 30) with six active runners on the girls’ cross-country team and finished the day with one remaining competitor. Sophomore Macie Russell was the lone squad member to qualify for state after competition in the Decatur Class 1A IHSA Sectional at Decatur’s Hickory […]
