By Fred Kroner Isaiah Ruch and Tom Tiernan teamed up on the first shutout pitched by Oakwood this season, a 3-0 triumph at home over Westville on Wednesday (May 5). Ruch pitched six innings of two-hit ball, walking three and striking out four. Tiernan finished it off by retiring all […]
By Fred Kroner Seniors all played a role in a 15-0 St. Joseph-Ogden softball victory on Monday (May 3) over St. Thomas More in a Senior Night game in St. Joseph. Seniors Sophia Martlage and Audrey Short teamed up to pitch a one-hitter and the team’s second shutout of the […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Crayton Burnett pitched a three-hit shutout on Monday (May 3) as St. Joseph-Ogden blanked St. Thomas More, 6-0, in an Illini Prairie Conference baseball game in St Joseph. The shutout was the second consecutive seven-inning shutout for the University of Illinois recruit, who has issued just […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com This was a state tournament, but with do-over potential. In the past 15 months, there seemingly is a new normal for all phases of life, from how we interact with friends to how classroom education is done and to how we can view sporting events. Add […]
By Fred Kroner Logan Lillard and Vanessa Wright each collected two hits on Thursday (April 29), but the Villa Grove softball team came up on the short end of a 5-3 score at Casey-Westfield. Lillard scored two of the VG runs. Wright, Alexandria Brown and Addison Fisher had the Blue […]
By Fred Kroner Six Oakwood/Salt Fork wrestlers went 2-0 on Thursday (April 29) in two dual-meet wins at Monticello. Included in the group of double winners were Reef Pacot (132 pounds) and Josh Miller (220 pounds), who posted two pins apiece. Also winning twice were Brady Taflinger (120 pounds and […]
By Fred Kroner The Comets split a baseball doubleheader on Saturday (May 1) at LeRoy, capturing an 11-7 first-game win in eight innings before suffering a 16-1 four-inning loss in the nightcap. Isaiah Ruch and Dalton Hobick smashed home runs in the first game. Ruch, Koby Fletcher and Dylan Bensyl […]
By Fred Kroner Senior Tiffany Paris had a five-hit performance for Oakwood, but the Comets dropped a 16-12 softball decision at Armstrong-Potomac on Thursday (April 29). Paris swatted three singles, a double and a triple. A-P broke a 12-12 deadlock in the bottom of the sixth inning, scoring its final […]
By Fred Kroner Conrad Miller and Owen Birt registered pins for St. Joseph-Ogden on Thursday (April 29), which opened the wrestling season with a 27-18 triumph at Hoopeston Area. Birt’s 29-second fall at 195 pounds was the meet’s quickest. Other Spartans with wins were Dakota Pinaire (126 pounds), Lincoln Eastin […]
By Fred Kroner Senior Atleigh Hamilton was a double winner and a double runner-up on Friday (April 30), helping the St. Joseph-Ogden girls’ track and field team to a fifth-place finish in the 12-school Lady Sage Invitational, in Monticello. Meet champion Mount Zion accumulated 125 points and was followed by […]
