By Fred Kroner Two players scored in double figures on Thursday (Feb. 4) as the Spartans opened the season at home with a 47-33 victory over Villa Grove/Heritage. Ella Armstrong scored 15 points and Payton Jacob added 10 for SJ-O. Collectively, they made 7 of 10 free throws for a […]
By Fred Kroner Ashlynn Pinnick scored four points for the Comets on Thursday (Feb. 4) in a 44-5 Vermilion Valley Conference loss at Armstrong-Potomac. Jaydah Arrowsmith added a free throw for Oakwood, which was held scoreless in the second half. The game was Oakwood’s opener and replaced the originally scheduled […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Balanced scoring helped Oakwood on Friday (Feb. 5) to a come-from-behind 67-42 non-conference boys’ basketball win against Cissna Park in its season-opener. “We got off to a slow start, but played well after that,” coach Jeff Mandrell said. “We had good balance with four players in […]
By Fred Kronerfred@mahometnews.com The Spartans’ first two games – both at home – were postponed due to COVID-19 protocol. SJ-O was scheduled to play its opener on Friday (Feb. 5) against Cissna Park before opening Illini Prairie Conference play at home on Tuesday (Feb. 9) against St. Thomas More. The […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Kyleigh Block and Vanessa Wright led Villa Grove/Heritage to its first girls’ basketball win of the season on Wednesday in the team’s home-opener. Block and Wright each nailed 10 first-half points to send the Blue Devils to a lead they never lost en route to a […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Even before the girls’ basketball game started on Saturday (Jan. 30), players from Tuscola and Villa Grove/Heritage knew they were participating in a victory. They were playing in an IHSA-sponsored game, wearing their uniforms and representing their respective high school programs. It was the first time […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The clock was restarted on Wednesday. It’s go-time for high school athletes in the state. Late in the afternoon on a snowy Wednesday, the Illinois High School Association issued guidelines for a return to competition for the 25 sports which have officially been on hold. “It […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com I’m not naturally a skeptic. There are things though that, occasionally, cause me to pause. One is taking shots. Until almost a decade ago, I was a true believer. When flu shots were available, I was about the first in line. Next year will mark a […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The St. Joseph-Ogden High School students who are members of the We the People Constitution Team do not receive extra credit or even a grade for their participation. The teen-agers receive something more, a thorough understanding of the government and the United States Constitution as well […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com In a move as shockingly swift as the shutdown which took place in March when the coronavirus pandemic began to grip the nation, school sports in Illinois returned on Friday. The rapid turnabout took many people by surprise. Mahomet-Seymour athletic director Matt Hensley put the announcement […]
