By Fred Kroner fred@mahometnews.com Meet medalist Zach Buesing fired a 34 on Thursday (Sept. 10) and earned a two-stroke victory in a three-school boys’ golf meet at Ironwood, in Tuscola. The Villa Grove/Heritage athlete has shot in the 30s for each of his five rounds this season. Other scores for […]
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Montgomery leads way for VGH Cross Country at PBL Invitational
By Fred Kroner fred@mahometnews.com Lilli Montgomery led the way for the Blue Devils in the Saturday (Sept. 12) Paxton-Buckley-Loda Invitational. She finished in 30th place, completing the 3-mile course in 22 minutes, 17.94 seconds. Montgomery placed second in her heat. Athletes from VG/Heritage, Dwight and Rantoul ran together as five […]
VG/H Senior Daniel Olson breaks his personal record for third-straight meet
By Fred Kroner fred@mahometnews.com Zach Ruwe won his heat, but finished 33rd overall in the Saturday (Sept. 12) Paxton-Buckley-Loda Invitational. Ruwe’s 3-mile time was 18 minutes, 23.24 seconds. Three schools ran at a time. VG/Heritage was in a flight with Dwight and Rantoul. The team’s other competitors were: Daniel Olson […]
Comet golf defeats Judah Christian and Hoopeston Area
By Fred Kroner fred@mahometnews.com Seniors Travis Goodner and Reed Sperry led the Comets to victory on Thursday (Sept. 10) in a three-team boys’ golf meet at Danville’s Harrison Park. Goodner was the runner-up, firing a 44. Sperry placed third with a 46. Oakwood also had the fourth-place finisher in sophomore […]
Morris and Russell lead Comets at PBL Invitational
By Fred Kroner fred@mahometnews.com Led by two top-25 placers, the Comets captured sixth in the 10-school Paxton-Buckley-Loda Invitational on Saturday (Sept. 12). Allie Morris (17th in 20 minutes, 59.68 seconds) and Macie Russell (21st in 21:38.99) were the Oakwood/SF leaders. The team’s other participants were: Mackenzie Russell (33rd in 22:36.89), […]
Comets place 10th at PBL Invitational
The Comets placed 10th in the Saturday (Sept. 12) Paxton-Buckley-Loda Invitational with 260 points. Fifteen schools had runners participate, but only 10 fielded full teams. Team honors were won by Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond, which edged St. Joseph-Ogden, 57-61. The Comets were led by Eli Ronk (44th in 19 minutes, 00.21 seconds) and […]
Close Spartan pack helps SJ-O place fourth at PBL Invitational
By Fred Kroner fred@mahometnews.com All seven SJ-O competitors finished the Paxton-Buckley-Loda Invitational on Saturday (Sept. 12) within 95 seconds of one another, helping the school to a fourth-place showing in the 10-school field. Ava Knap led the Spartans, running the 3-mile course in 20 minutes, 58.09 seconds. She ended in […]
Spartans place second at PBL Invitational
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Spartans had six runners finish within 54 seconds of one another on Saturday (Sept. 12) in the Paxton-Buckley-Loda Invitational. SJ-O ran a strong second to meet champion Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond, which held a slender 57-61 edge in the team race. In the 86-runner field, six SJ-O runners […]
Allie Morris places third in St. Joseph
By Fred Kroner fred@mahometnews.com Sophomore Allie Morris finished three seconds behind the individual winner on Tuesday (Sept. 8) in a three-school meet at St. Joseph. Morris was timed in 9 minutes and 50 seconds for a 1.5-mile course and placed third. The individual meet champion was timed in 9:47. Other […]
Comets finish course at St. Joseph-Ogden in pack
By Fred Kroner fred@mahometnews.com Five Comets finished within 39 seconds of one another on Tuesday in a four-school meet at St. Joseph. The athletes ran a 1.5-mile course. Senior Eli Ronk was the Oakwood leader, covering the layout in 9 minutes and placing 17th. Freshman Alec Harrison was 18th in […]