By Fred Kroner The Hawks dropped an 18-2 softball decision at home on Monday (May 24) to Toledo Cumberland. Malani Smithenry hit a double and Adena Paul had a single for Heritage. The Hawks (1-12) return to action on Tuesday (June 1) at home against Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond.
By Fred Kroner Carson Howard pounded four hits, including a home run, and knocked in seven runs on Monday (May 24), but the Hawks couldn’t hold onto a 10-7 lead after four innings and suffered an 18-12 baseball loss at home to Cumberland. Ryan Cheatham and Nick Coffin each ended […]
By Fred Kroner Eli Ronk accounted for all 14 of Oakwood’s points on Tuesday (May 25) in the Vermilion Valley Conference meet at Salt Fork. Ronk was the runner-up in the 800 meters (2 minutes, 14.98 seconds) and placed third in the 1,600-meter race (5:14.81). Meet champion Salt Fork had […]
By Fred Kroner Sophomore Allie Morris was the lone individual winner for Oakwood on Tuesday (May 25) in the girls’ Vermilion Valley Conference track and field meet at Salt Fork. Morris prevailed in the 1,600-meter race with a time of 5 minutes, 43.72 seconds. She also ran a leg on […]
By Fred Kroner The Comets dropped a 6-1 softball decision at Villa Grove on Tuesday (May 25) in a non-conference game. Karsen Rupp collected three of Oakwood’s four hits. Savannah Nevitt had the team’s other single and scored the lone Comet run. Nevitt and Rupp each had one stolen base. […]
By Fred Kroner The Oakwood/Salt Fork wrestling program improved its dual meet record to 14-3 by winning three of its last four meets. The team decisioned Charleston 70-6, Rantoul 52-17 and Clinton 48-16 before losing to Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley 39-26. The first two meets took place in Charleston on Wednesday (May […]
By Fred Kroner Senior Isaiah Ruch went 4-for-4 – including a triple and two home runs – and drove in eight runs on Monday (May 24) as Oakwood rallied to defeat Salt Fork 18-13 in a Vermilion Valley Conference baseball game at home. Ruch has posted two consecutive two-home run […]
By Fred Kroner The Spartans rallied from deficits of 18-0 and 24-12 to edge Stanford Olympia 30-24 in a wrestling dual meet at home on Tuesday (May 25). A pin at 220 pounds by Owen Birt essentially clinched the win for SJ-O. Birt’s fall in 3:13 created a 24-24 tie, […]
By Fred Kroner The Spartans staked Tyler Altenbaumer to a six-run lead before he took the mound on Monday at Pontiac and he fired a two-hit shutout as SJ-O prevailed, 10-0, in a five-inning baseball game. Altenbaumer struck out 10 and walked no one. Isaiah Immke and Coby Miller each […]
By Fred Kroner The Spartans’ 12-game softball winning streak came to an end on Monday (May 24) with a 5-2 loss at Pontiac. Five players had hits for SJ-O, but no one had more than one. Alyssa Acton drove in one run for the Spartans and the other run crossed […]
