By Fred Kroner Taylor Wells registered her first double-double of the season on Thursday (Feb. 18) and two teammates scored in double figures as St. Joseph-Ogden rallied at home to defeat Tolono Unity, 44-29, in an Illini Prairie Conference game. Unity led 16-9 after one quarter, but managed just five […]
By Fred Kroner Sophomore Ty Pence recorded his third consecutive double-double to open the season and the St. Joseph-Ogden boys’ basketball team improved to 3-0 with an Illini Prairie Conference win on Friday (Feb. 19) at Tolono Unity, 58-51. Pence had team-high totals of 20 points and 17 rebounds. Evan […]
By Fred Kroner Addie Wright scored eight of her game-high 14 points in the first quarter on Thursday (Feb. 18), leading Oakwood to its first win of the season, 42-18 at Georgetown-Ridge Farm. Ashlynn Pinnick scored 11 points for the Comets. Aaliyah Denius netted eight points and Karsen Rupp totaled […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Oakwood boys’ basketball Senior Brevin Wells drained eight three-point shots – four in the third quarter – helping Oakwood more than double the score on visiting Georgetown-Ridge Farm on Friday (Feb. 19), 67-33, in a boys’ Vermilion Valley Conference basketball game. Wells scored a game-high 30 […]
By Fred Kroner Coach Corey White didn’t have to wait long on Wednesday (Feb. 17) to get an idea of whether he would record his 100th career victory in his first attempt at that milestone. His Villa Grove/Heritage boys’ basketball team jumped into a 20-2 lead after one quarter at […]
By Fred Kroner Despite three players scoring in double figures, the Comets dropped a 66-52 boys’ basketball decision on Wednesday (Feb. 17) at St. Joseph-Ogden. Entering the fourth quarter, SJ-O held a slender 44-40 lead. Spartan head coach Kiel Duval was impressed by Oakwood. “They are good and have guys […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com It’s OK to raise your hand if you thought St. Joseph-Ogden sophomore Ty Pence would have difficulty following up on a 24-point, 20-rebound first-game performance. On Wednesday (Feb. 17), in his second game of the boys’ basketball season, Pence showed such outbursts aren’t anomalies. The 6-foot-6 […]
By Fred Kroner The PVO seventh- and eighth-grade teams each improved their season record to 3-0 with two-set sweeps at Armstrong-Potomac. Emerson Williams landed 11 aces out of her 14 serves in a 25-11, 25-14 triumph for the seventh-graders. In the eighth-grade match, Emma McKinney registered nine aces and six […]
By Fred Kroner The PVO seventh-and eighth-grade boys’ basketball teams have each won two of their first three games of the season. The seventh-graders opened with resounding wins over Armstrong-Potomac at home on Wednesday (Feb. 3) 43-3, and at Champaign St. Matthew on Monday (Feb 8) 49-9 before being edged […]
By Fred Kroner The seventh-graders opened the season with back-to-back wins. In the opener on Thursday (Feb. 4), St. Joseph topped Champaign St. Matthew 54-10. Will Haley and Tim Blackburn-Kelly each scored 10 points for the winners. On Saturday (Feb. 6), St. Joseph overpowered Tuscola, 32-6. Blackburn-Kelly scored a team-high […]
