By Fred Kroner Parker Fitch turned in a dominating performance for the Prairieview Ogden baseball team on Saturday (Sept. 25) as the Mustangs advanced to the Class 1A IESA baseball state tournament for the second time in four years. PVO also qualified in 2018. Fitch pitched 6 2/3 innings in […]
By Fred Kroner St. Joseph’s seventh-grade girls’ basketball team couldn’t climb out of a 17-0 hole to start the game and dropped a 41-9 decision in the season-opener at home on Tuesday (Sept. 28) to Champaign Edison. Kiah Riesel had four points for the Panthers. Contributing two points apiece were […]
Tamara Blackburn-Kelly netted a game-high 18 points on Tuesday (Sept. 28) as the St. Joseph eighth-grade girls’ basketball team opened its season at home with a 30-22 triumph over Champaign Edison. The Panthers’ defense kicked into high gear in the second half, limiting Edison to just two baskets during the […]
By Fred Kroner Hannah Mock and Sydney Steinbach were the St. Joseph leaders on Friday (Sept. 24) in the junior high girls’ Spartan Classic cross-country meet. Mock placed eighth with a 2-mile time of 14 minutes, 23.6 seconds. Steinbach was 12th in 14:36.5. The Panthers’ other runners in the race […]
By Fred Kroner Lance Retz was the individual winner on Friday (Sept. 24) in the junior high school boys’ Spartan Classic. His 2-mile time was 11 minutes, 18.5 seconds and Retz finished 36.4 seconds ahead of his closest pursuer in the race for seventh- and eighth-graders. Other St. Joseph runners […]
By Fred Kroner For the fourth time in the past seven years, the St. Joseph Junior High baseball team has qualified for the IESA Class 2A state tournament. The Panthers secured their berth on Saturday (Sept. 25) with a 7-0 win at home over Hoopeston Area in the sectional championship […]
By Fred Kroner State-ranked Toledo Cumberland took a 40-0 lead into halftime of a Friday (Sept. 24) homecoming game at Villa Grove and went on to a 47-8 triumph. The Blue Devils got on the board with 7 minutes to play when Liam Barr hooked up with Brady Clodfelder on […]
By Fred Kroner Logan Lillard pounded 13 kills on Thursday (Sept. 23) as Villa Grove registered a two-set volleyball sweep at Arcola, 25-22, 25-22. Kayln Cordes handed out 22 assists. Vanessa Wright contributed six kills and five service aces. The Blue Devils (4-8) return to action on Monday (Sept. 27) […]
By Fred Kroner Kiley Knoll registered a double-double on Thursday (Sept. 23), but two teammates broke school records as the Heritage volleyball team topped Okaw Valley in Broadlands. The new single-match record-holders are Mary Roland, with 44 assists, and Bri Struck, with 22 kills. Struck matched the 2012 record for […]
By Fred Kroner Oakwood junior Lily Harden fired a 139 on Thursday (Sept. 23) and finished in a tie for 19th place individually in the Vermilion Valley Conference girls’ golf tournament at Harrison Park, in Danville. She was the Comets’ lone competitor. Oakwood returns to action on Monday (Sept. 27) […]
