Senior Crayton Burnett pitched his fourth consecutive complete-game shutout for St. Joseph-Ogden on Thursday (May 13), stopping Central Catholic 2-0 in an Illini Prairie Conference baseball game in Bloomington. Burnett and Ty Pence drove in the SJ-O runs. Burnett (6-0) is working on a streak of 29 1/3 consecutive scoreless […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com St. Joseph-Ogden dominated the weight events on Friday (May 14) in the nine-school Unity boys’ track and field invitational. The Spartans swept the top two spots in the varsity shot put, the junior varsity shot put and also in the discus. Senior Hayden Knott continued his […]
By Fred Kroner Emma Bratten-Noice hit her first home run of the season and finished Villa Grove’s first no-hitter of the softball season on Monday (May 10), a 15-0 triumph at home over Cerro Gordo/Bement. Alexandria Brown pitched the first two innings of the gem, walking one and striking out […]
By Fred Kroner The Hawks earned runner-up honors in the 12-school Clinton Bass Fishing Sectional Tournament on Thursday (May 6). Heritage competitors Andrew Williams and Fletcher Williams weighed in bass that totaled 12 pounds and 8 ounces. Sectional champion Clinton had bass that tipped the scales at 13 pounds, 15 […]
By Fred Kroner Five Hawks produced hits on Tuesday (May 11) in a 13-4 softball loss at Neoga. Paige George swatted a double. Teammates with singles were Anna Sanders, Torie Rothermel, Malani Smithenry and Destanee Morgan. Heritage (1-8) returns to action on Thursday (May 13) at Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin.
By Fred Kroner The Hawks were held to seven hits in a home game where they fell behind 7-0 on Tuesday (May 11) before dropping a 7-3 decision to Neoga. Carson Howard drove in two runs for VG/Heritage. Noah Davison pitched 4 1/3 scoreless innings of relief after being summoned […]
By Fred Kroner The Comets placed third in a 12-school sectional tournament held on Thursday (May 6) at Clinton Lake. Oakwood’s competitors, Dylan Bensyl and Reed Sperry weighed in bass that totaled 9 pounds and 8 ounces. This is the 12th year for the IHSA Bass Fishing postseason series.
By Fred Kroner Senior Eli Ronk was the lone Oakwood athlete to place among the top five individuals in the Vermilion County track and field meet on Friday (May 7) at Hoopeston Area High School. Ronk was the runner-up in the 800 meters, stopping the clock in 2 minutes, 18.19 […]
By Fred Kroner Oakwood had two individual winners in the Vermilion County girls’ track and field meet on Friday (May 7) at Hoopeston Area High School. Senior Aaliyah Denius was the 400-meter champion. Her time of 1 minutes, 7.31 seconds gave her a one-second margin of victory. In the 1,600 […]
By Fred Kroner Junior Savannah Nevitt had two of Oakwood’s four hits on Monday (May 10) in a 14-2 softball loss at Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin. On Tuesday (May 11), seniors Tiffany Paris and Alaina Rothwell socked home runs for the Comets, who fell short in a 15-14 loss at home to Champaign […]
