By Fred Kroner The Spartans started postseason play on Thursday (June 3) by thumping Georgetown-Ridge Farm, 16-1, in a Class 2A regional semifinal game in St. Joseph. Leading the offense were Kaylee Ward (six RBI) and Alyssa Acton (four RBI). Ward and Acton each slugged home runs. Ward ended the […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Crayton Burnett and Ty Pence combined on a one-hitter – with no walks – on Friday (June 4) as St. Joseph-Ogden opened postseason play at home with a 9-1 Class 2A regional baseball semifinal triumph over Marshall. Burnett (9-0) pitched the first four innings and struck […]
By Fred Kroner Maci Clodfelder swatted three hits on Tuesday (June 1) for Villa Grove, which battled back from a 9-3 deficit, but fell short to visiting Blue Ridge 11-9 in a Lincoln Prairie Conference softball game. Allison Pangburn knocked two hits and drove in three runs. Clodfelder and Addison […]
By Fred Kroner Heritage dropped a 15-0 loss on Tuesday (June 1) in its regular-season finale at home to Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond. Sharing the pitching duties for the Hawks were Destanee Morgan, Adena Paul and Malani Smithenry. On Wednesday (June 2), ninth-seeded St. Thomas More took out eighth-seeded Heritage 15-5 in a […]
By Fred Kroner Noah Davison delivered two hits and two runs batted in on Tuesday (June 1), but the Hawks gave up the tying and tie-breaking runs in the bottom of the sixth inning and suffered a 5-4 baseball loss at Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond. Nick Coffin reached base twice by walks. VG/Heritage […]
By Fred Kroner The Comets were held hitless by Mackenzie Russell on Monday (May 31) and dropped a 10-0 Vermilion Valley Conference loss at Salt Fork. Russell walked one and stuck out 10 in the five-inning game. Oakwood pitcher Karsen Rupp walked one and fanned three in four innings. On […]
By Fred Kroner Isaiah Ruch and Josh Young teamed up on Tuesday (June 1) to pitch Oakwood to a 4-2 win at Mount Pulaski, handing the Hilltoppers their first loss of the baseball season in their 17th game. The Comets scored two first-inning runs and never trailed. Ruch (six inning) […]
By Fred Kroner Oakwood’s Allie Morris was a near-miss on Wednesday in her effort to qualify for the Class 1A girls’ track and field state meet. She placed third individually in the 1,600 meters at the St. Joseph-Ogden Sectional. Her time of 5 minutes, 37.86 seconds was less than a […]
By Fred Kroner Sophomore Owen Birt won both of his matches on Tuesday (June 1) with first-period pins for St. Joseph-Ogden, which lost two wrestling dual meets at Chillicothe IVC. The host school dropped the Spartans 30-12 and Monticello captured a 66-6 win over the Spartans. Birt’s pins were in […]
By Fred Kroner Shayne Immke continued her slugging exploits on Monday (May 31), but the St. Joseph-Ogden softball team was edged by Chillicothe IVC 5-4 in a game at St. Joseph. Immke belted two home runs and a triple for the Spartans and is the third SJ-O player besides Bailey […]
