By Fred Kroner fred@mahometnews.com Juniors Malorie Sarnecki and Ava Knap were the top runners on Tuesday (Sept. 8) in a three-school meet on the Spartans’ home course. Sarnecki was timed in 9 minutes and 47 seconds for the 1.5-mile layout. Knap, the meet runner-up, was a step behind at 9:48. […]
By Fred Kroner fred@mahometnews.com Senior Brandon Mattsey and freshman Carson Maroon ran first and second, respectively, for the Spartans on Tuesday (Sept. 8) in a four-school meet at St. Joseph. Competing at a 1.5-mile distance, Mattsey was timed in 8 minutes and 9 seconds, Maroon finished in 8:12. Five other […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Riley Myren carded a 45 on Wednesday, leading St. Joseph-Ogden’s boys’ golf team to its fourth consecutive dual-meet victory. Myren tied for second individually at the UI Blue Course. SJ-O topped Urbana, 187-193. Jacob Kern and Logan Smith finished with matching scores of 47 for the […]
By Fred Kroner fred@mahometnews.com Destin Nickle and Robert Holloman led the offensive attack on Thursday (Sept. 3) as Heritage snapped a six-game losing streak and edged Rossville-Alvin 9-8 at Homer. Nickle and Holloman each belted three hits. Nickle’s hits were two doubles and a triple. He drove in two runs, […]
By Fred Kroner fred@mahometnews.com The undefeated Knights posted their second consecutive win by shutout on Thursday (Sept. 3), blanking visiting Gifford 10-0. Loudyn Hughes pitched a complete-game six-inning four-hitter. He struck out five. The Knights’ 13-hit attack was sparked by Jackson Dudley and Bryson Marcinko, each of whom had three […]
By Fred Kroner fred@mahometnews.com The Knights reached a season’s high for runs on Saturday, winning a 23-8 non-conference decision at Urbana. Rylee Wright pitched all seven innings, yielding 11 hits. She walked four and struck out five, picking up her first win of the season. She was backed by a […]
By Fred Kroner fred@mahometnews.com On Saturday (Sept. 5), St Joseph hosted a junior varsity dual meet with Mahomet-Seymour. There were four 2-mile races, with each one being a co-ed event. In the first heat, the St. Joseph leaders were Colton Overstreet (third in 13:33.6), Carson Sharp (eighth in 14:15.0) and […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Mustangs returned to their winning ways on Thursday (Sept. 3), upending Georgetown Mary Miller 4-2 in Royal. Pitchers Parker Fitch and Kodey McKinney combined on a five-hitter. Fitch struck out 14 in 5 2/3 innings. McKinney worked the last 1 1/3 innings, allowing no runs […]
By Fred Kroner fred@mahometnews.com The youthful Blue Devils – with four freshmen among the top six runners – finished 14th out of the 19 schools which entered complete teams in the Chrisman Cowchip Classic on Saturday (Sept. 5). “They looked stronger this week, and I see bright futures ahead,” coach […]
By Fred Kroner fred@mahometnews.com Four of the team’s top five runners recorded season-best times on Saturday in the Chrisman Cowchip Classic. The time drops were not expected by coach Jim Kestner. “Times typically aren’t as fast, as this course is a LOT tougher than most we face during the year,” […]
