By Fred Kroner fred@mahometnews.com Five of six VG/Heritage squad members who played on Thursday at their home Tri-County Country Club course recorded season-best scores. The Blue Devils’ team tally was 243, one shot above its best score of the season. Tri-County didn’t have enough players to be scored as a […]
Author: Fred Kroner
Buesing holding onto 9-hole average in 30’s
By Fred Kroner fred@mahometnews.com For the fourth consecutive meet, Zach Buesing was the meet medalist and for the fourth meet in a row, the Villa Grove/Heritage standout fired a round in the 30s. On his home course Thursday (Sept. 3) at Tri-County Country Club, Buesing carded a 37 for VG/H, […]
Oakwood girls’ cross country places 14th at Cowchip Classic
By Fred Kroner fred@mahometnews.com Three sophomores and a freshman were the top placers for the Comets, who placed 14th in the 15-school Chrisman Cowchip Classic on Saturday (Sept. 5). Sophomore Allie Morris ran 17th overall, completing the 3-mile course in 21 minutes, 12.4 seconds. Freshman Yelka Layden was the team’s […]
Comets place 12th at Chrisman Cowchip Classic
By Fred Kroner fred@mahometnews.com The Comets placed 12th in the 18-school Chrisman Cowchip Classic on Saturday (Sept. 5.) Senior Eli Ronk set the pace for Oakwood/SF, finishing the 3-mile course in 18 minutes, 44.8 seconds He placed 37th overall. Teammates pursuing him were: Alex Harrison (45th in 19:06.4); Dalton Hobick […]
Spartans defeat Bismark-Henning on tiebreaker
By Fred Kroner fred@mahometnews.com The Spartans needed a tiebreaker on Friday (Sept. 4) to improve to 3-1 for the season in dual meets. Both SJ-O and Bismarck-Henning ended with composite scores of 202 at Danville’s Harrison Park when their four-player totals were compiled. SJ-O was declared the winner based on […]
Ava Knap leads Spartans at Charleston Invitational
By Fred Kroner fred@mahometnews.com Junior Ava Knap was the leading runner for the Spartans’ in the Saturday (Sept. 5) Charleston Invitational. She covered the 3-mile course in 20 minutes, 38.70 seconds and placed 10th in a field of 87 competitors. SJ-O took fifth place in a meet where 11 schools […]
Mattsey, Maroon and Mock finish in top 10 at Charleston Invitational
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com In a tight three-way team chase on Saturday (Sept. 5) at the Charleston Invitational, SJ-O produced three top-10 individuals and ended third among 13 schools that fielded full teams. The Spartans were led by senior Brandon Mattsey (fifth in 16 minutes, 45.94 seconds), freshman Carson Maroon […]
Heritage’s Robert Holloman gets two hits in loss to Salt Fork
By Fred Kroner fred@mahometnews.com Robert Holloman swatted two hits on Thursday (Aug. 27) in a 16-3 loss to Salt Fork at Homer. He had half of the team’s hits. The other safeties were by Anthony Happ and Brennan Struck. Happ drilled a run-scoring triple, and stole two bases. Kamble Pearman […]
Prairieview’s James Huisinga and Coy Taylor pickup school’s first shutout of the season
By Fred Kroner fred@mahometnews.com The undefeated Mustangs improved to 5-0 on Thursday (Aug. 27) with a memorable performance. Pitchers Parker Fitch, James Huisinga and Coy Taylor combined to throw a no-hitter and produce the school’s first shutout of the season with a 10-0 victory over Westville at Royal. Fitch struck […]
Oakwood junior high softball off to great start
By Fred Kroner fred@mahometnews.com The return of junior high softball at Oakwood, after it was dropped more than a quarter of a century ago, is off to a successful start. The Knights have a 2-2 season record following a victory on Monday (Aug. 31) at home against Bismarck-Henning 4-2. Taylor […]