By Fred Kroner St. Joseph-Ogden won eight events on Tuesday (April 27) and finished second in a four-school boys’ track and field meet that the Spartans hosted. Double winners in individual events for SJ-O were Aidan McCorkle (400 meters, 53.69 seconds and long jump, 19 feet, 5 ½ inches) along […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Spartans won 12 events and captured team honors on Tuesday (April 27) in a four-school girls’ track and field meet at home. SJ-O amassed 118 points. Runner-up Shelbyville had 80 points and was followed by Judah Christian (33 points) and Decatur St. Teresa (15 points). […]
By Fred Kroner Eighth-grader Hunter Montgomery was a two-event winner for Heritage in the junior high boys’ track and field conference meet. Montgomery captured top honors in the mile and the 800-meter dash. In the 800, he beat teammate Robert Holloman, the runner-up, to the finish line. Holloman placed third […]
By Fred Kroner The Heritage eighth-grade girls’ track and field team emerged as conference champions in the 12-team VCES and Three Rivers Conference meet on Saturday (April 17) at Salt Fork. Seven squad members either won at individual event or helped a relay to victory and another athlete was the […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com St. Joseph won its first five games of the seventh-grade girls’ basketball season before suffering a loss. Following a layoff for COVID-19 protocol after a first-game win, St. Joseph won at Tolono Unity, 26-16, on Tuesday (April 6). Timera Blackburn-Kelly scored 14 points and Katie Erickson […]
By Fred Kroner Two Villa Grove/Heritage quarterbacks passed for more than 100 yards and each threw a touchdown pass, but the Blue Devils couldn’t recover from a 14-0 deficit in the game’s first 7 ½ minutes and lost their football finale at home, 26-21, to Arcola on Friday (April 23). […]
By Fred Kroner In their final volleyball match of the season, Villa Grove seniors Kyleigh Block and Madie Burwell each swatted eight kills in a 26-24, 20-25, 25-18 loss to Salt Fork on Thursday (April 22). Villa Grove ended the season with a 3-12 record, including losses in its last […]
By Fred Kroner Ryan Cheatham collected two hits and unbeaten Heritage snapped a 2-2 tie by scoring twice in the top of the seventh inning on Thursday (April 22) at Georgetown-Ridge Farm. Mason Wyant pitched the first four innings and struck out seven batters. He was relieved by Dylan Ploense, […]
By Fred Kroner Bri Struck and Malani Smithenry belted extra-base hits on Thursday (April 22), but Heritage dropped a 23-6 softball decision at home to Oakwood. Smithenry, who also pitched two innings, finished with two hits. Anna Sanders and Paige George also had hits. Destanee Morgan also pitched two innings. […]
By Fred Kroner Oakwood scored a run in four different innings on Thursday (April 22) and held on to edge Centennial, 4-3, in Champaign. Isaiah Ruch pitched a complete game to earn his second win of the season. Ruch allowed four hits, walked one and struck out six. Centennial scored […]
