By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com As far back as he can remember, Crayton Burnett had a penchant for one particular endeavor. “I liked to throw things,” said Burnett, a senior at St. Joseph-Ogden High School, “any ball or rock I could get my hands on.” For his athletic pursuits, that meant […]
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Danzl’s dream comes true as Environmental Educator Supervisor at Vermilion County Conservation District
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Lara Danzl’s life has gone full circle. One of her favorite childhood memories was spending a week at Kennekuk County Park as part of a children’s outdoor school program. At the time, Lara Kazakaitis was a fifth-grader at Diamond Middle School. Her class participated in the […]
Savanna Franzen competes at ShaZam Racing meet to finish season
By Fred Kroner Eighth-grader Savanna Franzen was the lone student from St. Joseph Middle School to compete in Sunday’s unofficial girls’ junior high cross-country state meet, sponsored by ShaZam Racing, at Chillicothe. In the invitation-only meet, Franzen traversed the 2-mile course in 13 minutes, 15.11 seconds. She placed 56th in […]
Brazelton leads Panthers at unofficial state meet
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Five athletes from St. Joseph Middle School participated in an unofficial boys’ cross-country state meet, sponsored by ShaZam Racing, on Sunday at Chillicothe. Since the IESA season had officially ended, they went under the moniker of SJPXC and were not under the direction of any of […]
Oakwood’s Russell finishes Sectional race in under 20 minutes
By Fred Kroner Comet freshman Macie Russell cut nine seconds off of her regional time on Saturday (Oct. 31) at the Decatur Class 1A Sectional at Hickory Point Golf Course. Russell’s 3-mile time was 19 minutes, 57.2 seconds. She placed 25th in a field of 117 performers. She was joined […]
Spartans finish fifth at Class 1A Decatur Sectional
By Fred Kroner The final girls’ cross-country state rankings (according to milepslit.com) accurately reflected the order of finish in the Saturday (Oct. 31) 15-school Class 1A Decatur Sectional meet at Hickory Point Golf Course. Second-ranked Monticello was the team titlist (51 points), followed by fourth-ranked Tolono Unity (69 points), 10th-ranked […]
SJ-O boys cross country finishes second at Class 1A IHSA Sectional
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com One week after St. Joseph-Ogden participated in a Class 1A boys’ cross-country regional that was regarded as one of the state’s best, the Spartans learned that the toughness of the field was warranted. In the Saturday (Oct. 31) Decatur Sectional at Hickory Point Golf Course, the […]
Duval: “Don’t get too up, don’t get too down”
By FRED KRONER Fred@mahometnews.com New day. Same story. Different chapter. The ongoing saga featuring the sport of basketball, the Illinois High School Association, the Illinois Department of Public Health and Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker added more fodder to a confusing week on Thursday. A quick review: –On Tuesday, Pritzker announced […]
Eli Ronk finishes ninth at Vermilion County boys’ cross-country
By Fred Kroner The Comets had one top-10 placer on Tuesday (Oct. 27) in the rescheduled Vermilion County boys’ cross-country meet at Kickapoo State Park. Eli Ronk finished ninth, registering a time of 19 minutes and 34 seconds in the 3-mile race. In the team race, Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin captured first place, […]
Three Comets earn All-County recognition
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Comets were edged by Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin for team honors in the Tuesday (Oct. 27) rescheduled Vermilion County girls’ cross-country meet at Kickapoo State Park. B-H/R-A had a team composite of 27 points. Runner-up Oakwood had a final score of 28 points. They were the only two […]
