By Fred Kroner The St. Joseph seventh-grade volleyball team hit its stride late in the season and carries a four-match winning streak into an IESA Class 3A regional championship match. The Panthers won their final two regular-season matches, defeating Mahomet-Seymour on Tuesday (Feb. 20) 23-25, 25-20, 25-19, and Mary Miller […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Jaethan Perez and Drake Roberts were the top scorers for the Oakwood eighth-grade boys’ basketball team. For the team’s 22 games, they ended the year within one point of each other. Perez scored 225 points (10.2 per-game average) and Roberts tallied 224 points (also a 10.2 […]
By Fred Kroner Eight St. Joseph-Ogden wrestlers received attention on the postseason Illini Prairie Conference all-star teams. Three Spartans were chosen for the first team, four for the second team and one received an honorable mention designation. The first-teamers featured unanimous selections Holden Brazelton (junior at 132 pounds) and Emmitt […]
By Fred Kroner Fred@mahometnews.com St. Joseph-Ogden’s boys’ basketball team earned its third consecutive Class 2A regional championship on Friday (Feb. 23) with a 58-41 win at home over Shelbyville. In the last 12 years, SJ-O has won nine regional crowns in boys’ basketball. Tanner Jacob led the way with 20 […]
By Fred Kroner The Heritage boys’ basketball season came to an end on Monday (Feb. 19) in an IHSA regional quarterfinal game against state-ranked Tuscola. The Warriors overpowered the Hawks, 86-27, in a Class 1A postseason contest. Jacob Bensyl scored a team-high 10 points for Heritage. Other teammates to reach […]
By Fred Kroner Wrestlers from Oakwood/Salt Fork and Roxana each won seven matches on Tuesday (Feb. 20) in the IHSA Class 1A team-sectional dual meet match at Benton, but the difference turned out to be in bonus points. Roxana posted four pins, compared to two by the Comets, and ousted […]
By Fred Kroner Oakwood’s bid for a Class 2A regional championship in boys’ basketball was ended by Shelbyville on Wednesday (Feb. 21) with a semifinal loss at St. Joseph-Ogden to Shelbyville, 57-56. Shelbyville led, 18-16, after one period and 29-26 at intermission. The Rams sunk two late-game free throws to […]
By Fred Kroner Peotone ended the season for the St. Joseph-Ogden girls’ basketball team on Tuesday (Feb. 20) with a 35-21 victory over the Spartans in a Class 2A IHSA sectional semifinal game at Iroquois West. SJ-O trailed, 21-15, at halftime, but managed just two second-half field goals and suffered […]
By Fred Kroner Fred@mahometnews.com St. Joseph-Ogden’s boys’ basketball team took a 10-point lead after one quarter on Wednesday (Feb. 21) and went on to a 59-25 conquest over visiting Sullivan in a semifinal game of the SJ-O IHSA Class 2A regional tournament. The Spartans led, 17-7, after one quarter and […]
By Fred Kroner Jacob Bensyl, Clark Roland and Rylan White combined to score 50 points on Thursday (Feb. 15) as Heritage closed out the regular season with a 65-55 win at Decatur Unity Christian. The Hawks overcame a 17-10 deficit after one quarter by outscoring the home team, 21-3, to […]
