By Fred Kroner Prairieview Ogden’s postseason run ended in the finals of a Class 1A IESA regional volleyball tournament that it hosted. PVO ran into a streaking Schlarman Academy team, which ousted the No. 2 seed in the semifinals before overpowering top-seeded PVO in the championship match, 25-20, 25-16, on […]
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Panthers defeat top-seeded Westville for IESA 3A Regional title
By Fred Kroner St. Joseph successfully handled the pressure of three-set matches against higher-ranked opponents in both the semifinals and the finals and captured an eighth-grade IESA Class 3A volleyball regional championship on Monday (March 15). The third-seeded Panthers annexed the crown by edging top-seeded Westville for the championship in […]
Panthers win Class 3A Regional
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Panthers picked the right time to hit their peak, winning twice in two-set sweeps to secure an IESA Class 3A regional volleyball championship. The second-seeded St. Joseph seventh-graders opened postseason play by handling Oakwood on Monday (March 8) in the semifinals, 25-16, 25-10, in a […]
Comets overpower Georgetown-Ridge Farm/Westville in home opener
By Fred Kroner Seniors Brady Tevebaugh and Sam Howie took turns assisting each other on first-half goals on Thursday (March 11) as the Oakwood/Salt Fork cooperative program opened its home schedule with a 6-0 shutout over Georgetown-Ridge Farm/Westville at Oakwood. Oakwood/Salt Fork led, 2-0, at intermission. Tevebaugh and Grant Powell […]
Eversole scores 31 in win over Chrisman
By Fred Kroner Senior Jake Eversole made the most of his final high school basketball game. Eversole scored a season-high 31 points on Friday (March 12) as the Hawks posted a 68-46 non-conference win at Chrisman. Eversole nailed three three-point shots, matching his best total of the year, which had […]
Balanced scoring leads to 7-2 conference record for Spartans
By Fred Kroner Bloomington Central Catholic sank 11 of 12 fourth-quarter free throws on Thursday (March 11) and decisioned St. Joseph-Ogden, 51-39, in a season-ending Illini Prairie Conference game in Bloomington. The free throws accounted for all of the Saints’ final-quarter points. Ashlynn Lannert led SJ-O with 10 points. Ella […]
Spartans end season with loss to Bismark-Henning/Rossville-Alvin
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Junior Evan Ingram hit a team season-high six three-point shots on Friday (March 12) for the St. Joseph-Ogden boys’ basketball team, but it wasn’t enough to lift the Spartans to a win in their final game of the year. Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin held off SJ-O, 55-52, in a […]
Block ends season with career-high 47 points
By Fred Kroner Two days after being held scoreless in the final road game of her high school basketball career, Villa Grove/Heritage senior Kyleigh Block erupted for a career-high 47 points in her final home game on Wednesday. Block’s performance featured nine three-point shots. She tallied 20 first-quarter points, leading […]
Hawks pick up win in final home game
By Fred Kroner The short-handed Hawks rode Logan Nohren’s seventh double-double of the season to post a win in their home-finale on Tuesday (March 9). Villa Grove/Heritage topped Armstrong-Potomac, 50-35. Nohren achieved a season-high 33 points and matched his season-high with 15 rebounds. Nohren and Carson Howard (13 points) combined […]
Olympia defeats Spartans in season opener
By Fred Kroner The Spartans opened their season at home on Wednesday (March 10) and dropped a 3-1 decision to Stanford Olympia. The visitors led 2-1 at intermission. The lone SJ-O goal was scored by Logan Ingram and created a 1-1 tie in the opening half. His goal was unassisted. […]