By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com St. Joseph-Ogden’s Atleigh Hamilton continued her domination of the long jump and 200-meter dash events on Tuesday (May 25) in the Illini Prairie Conference girls’ track and field meet at Hicks Field, in Tolono. The senior has been the long jump victor in all seven of […]
By Fred Kroner Kyleigh Block delivered four hits and pitched four innings of four-hit ball on Friday (May 21) as the Blue Devils earned a 14-2 softball win at Armstrong-Potomac. Maci Clodfelder contributed three hits and three RBI. Alexandria Brown and Kaylee Arbuckle ended with two hits apiece. Emma Bratten-Noice […]
By Fred Kroner Visiting Decatur Lutheran broke an 8-8 tie with a four-run seventh inning and posted a 12-8 baseball triumph on Saturday (May 22) on the road against Villa Grove/Heritage. All of the seventh-inning runs were unearned. Mason Wyant, Ryan Cheatham and Noah Davison totaled two hits each for […]
By Fred Kroner Andrew Williams and Fletcher Williams led Heritage to a 19th-place finish in the 74-school IHSA Bass Fishing state tournament, which was held on Friday (May 21) and Saturday (May 22). Their two-day catch total weighed in at 8 pounds. The Williams duo moved up significantly on Saturday, […]
By Fred Kroner The Comets finished in a tie for 64th in the IHSA Bass Fishing state tournament, which was held on Friday (May 21) and Saturday (May 22) at Carlyle Lake. The Comets’ fishermen were Dylan Bensyl and Reed Sperry. They didn’t have any catches to weigh in either […]
By Fred Kroner Eight players drove in runs on Thursday (May 27) as the Comets built an 8-1 lead in the fifth inning before holding on at home for an 8-7 victory over Hoopeston Area. Isaiah Ruch (4-0) pitched five innings of one-hit ball, allowing no earned runs, walking two […]
By Fred Kroner Senior Eli Ronk was the lone placer for Oakwood in a six-school boys’ track and field meet on Tuesday (May 18) at Salt Fork. Ronk was the runner-up in the 800 meters (2 minutes, 16.49 seconds). He also finished fourth in the 1,600 meters (5:26.65). Oakwood returns […]
By Fred Kroner Senior Aaliyah Denius and sophomore Allie Morris won individual events for the Oakwood girls’ track and field team in a six-school meet on Tuesday (May 18) at Salt Fork. Denius was dominant in the 400 meters. She registered a winning time of 1 minute, 7.10 seconds. Morris […]
By Fred Kroner Karsen Rupp recorded 11 strikeouts and went 4-for-4 at the plate on Thursday (May 20) as Oakwood tallied a 12-4 Vermilion Valley Conference softball victory at Hoopeston Area. Rupp rapped two doubles and two singles. She held the Cornjerkers scoreless the first five innings and issued just […]
By Fred Kroner Five St. Joseph-Ogden athletes were individual winners on Friday (May 21) in the Spartan Classic boys’ track and field invitational. The Spartans’ leaders included double-winner Hayden Knott, who swept to victory in the shot put (53 feet, 2 inches) and the discus (167 feet, 3 inches). Knott […]
