By Fred Kroner Heritage’s Zach Ruwe ran his personal-best on Saturday (Sept. 11) and finished ninth in the 92-runner Paxton-Buckley-Loda Cross-Country Invitational. Ruwe completed the 3-mile course in 17 minutes and 18 seconds. Two other Hawks finished the race in less than 19 minutes. Hunter Montgomery was 26th in 18:37 […]
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Heritage volleyball picks up fifth sweep
By Fred Kroner The Heritage Hawks posted their fifth two-set volleyball sweep at home on Thursday (Sept. 9), dispatching Arcola, 25-9, 25-11. Bri Struck led the attack with seven kills. Torie Rothermel and Bryn Wyant each delivered four kills. Struck contributed four digs and a block. Rothermel served an ace. […]
Brewer competes at PBL
By Fred Kroner The Comets’ lone competitor in the Saturday (Sept. 14) Paxton-Buckley-Loda Cross-Country Invitational was Ethan Brewer. He finished the 3-mile course in a season-best 25 minutes and 3 seconds and placed 89th. Oakwood returns to action on Tuesday (Sept. 14) in the Vermilion County Meet at Oakwood.
Oakwood cross country takes 3rd at PBL
By Fred Kroner The Oakwood Comets’ girls’ cross-country team ended third in the Saturday (Sept. 11) Paxton-Buckley-Loda Invitational. Twelve schools entered full teams. PBL was the team champion with 61 points. Runner-up Herscher had 65 points and was followed by Oakwood with 91 points. The Comets had three top-10 performers […]
Kopacz finishes second at Harrison Park
By Fred Kroner Oakwood’s Case Kopacz finished second, one stroke behind the medalist, on Thursday (Sept. 9) in a golf dual meet at Danville’s Harrison Park against Judah Christian. Kopacz fired a team-best 43. Judah won the meet 187-201. The Comets’ team score was its lowest of the season. Other […]
Diaz leads Oakwood over Rantoul
By Fred Kroner Dylan Diaz scored a season-high four goals on Thursday (Sept. 9) as Oakwood/Salt Fork ran its soccer winning streak to four matches with a 7-2 triumph at home over Rantoul. Diaz notched two goals in each half. Oakwood/Salt Fork led 3-1 at intermission. Macen Phillips and Joe […]
Oakwood volleyball defeats Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin
By Fred Kroner Oakwood broke into the win column on Thursday (Sept 9) with a home volleyball sweep over Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin. The Comets prevailed 25-18, 25-23. Karsen Rupp had 11 assists to lead the Comets. Luci Morris had four blocks. Madison Doan ended with four kills and two service aces. Oakwood […]
Comet football remains enthusiastic
By Fred Kroner Oakwood’s Comets were within a touchdown of Clifton Central entering the fourth quarter on Friday (Sept. 10), but the visitors added two more TDs and claimed a 26-8 win. Josh Young hauled in a 20-yard scoring strike from Dalton Hobick in the first quarter. The same two […]
SJO-Soccer defeats Iroquois West at Cornjerker Classic
By Fred Kroner The Spartans’ soccer team won one of three matches in the two-day Cornjerker Classic, in Hoopeston, which ended on Saturday (Sept. 11). SJ-O was shut out by Grant Park, 2-0, and Monticello, 1-0. The Spartans edged Iroquois West, 1-0, on a Collin Thomey goal which was assisted […]
SJO golf wins meet at Indian Springs
By Fred Kroner Medalist Jacob Kern led the St. Joseph-Ogden boys’ golf team past two opponents on Thursday (Sept. 9) in a triangular meet at Indian Springs. Kern fired a 4-over-par 40 and was three shots ahead of the runner-up teammate Maddux Carter. SJ-O’s McGwire Atwood tied for third with […]