By Fred Kroner fred@mahometnews.com The Knights continued their winning ways on Thursday (Aug. 27), edging Schlarman Academy 7-6 in Danville. Jake Garrison and Loudyn Hughes each delivered two hits for Oakwood. Hughes and Brandt Hobick had two runs batted in apiece. Winning pitcher Jackson Dudley also had an RBI. Dudley […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com St. Joseph produced the individual winners on Monday in girls’ and boys’ junior high school cross-country races at Mahomet’s 13 Acres Park. The girls’ meet champion was Savanna Franzen. She ran the 2-mile course in 12 minutes, 46 seconds and held a 63-second margin over the […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Kiara Jones, from Heritage, was the individual winner on Tuesday (Aug. 18) in the team’s opening junior high cross-country meet at the Edgar County Fairgrounds. Her 2-mile time was 16 minutes, 42.1 seconds. Jones prevailed by 15 seconds. Chrisman was the team winner in the girls’ […]
Kamble Pearman and Rylan White had hits in each of Heritage’s last two games. In Monday’s 25-1 loss against Oakwood at Homer, Pearman and White were the lone Heritage players with hits. Teammates Lukas Miller and Kaden White each drew walks. Brennan Struck pitched one inning in relief and struck […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Knights have outscored their first three opponents by a collective 52-7 score with three different pitchers earning victories. The latest win was a 25-1 three-inning triumph over Heritage in Homer on Monday. Loudyn Hughes pitched all three innings for Oakwood, allowing two hits while striking […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Comets opened their season on Thursday (Aug. 20) with a 12-2 victory at home over Schlarman Academy. Bella Bradford pitched all six innings and held the Hilltoppers scoreless until the fifth inning. She yielded five hits and walked two while striking out seven. Her teammates […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The high-scoring Prairieview Ogden junior high baseball team – which is averaging more than 10 runs per game – needed some seventh-inning heroics on Monday to capture its fourth consecutive victory. The PVO Mustangs received a walk-off hit from Parker Fitch in the bottom of the […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com High school sports face a picture of uncertainty as the fall season draws nearer. At Heritage High School, the uncertainty extends beyond the short-term and is due to more than the COVID-19 pandemic, which brought an abrupt and premature end to sports last spring. For nearly […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Danie Kelso’s story is not all that much different than thousands of other athletes. She has had coaches who coached her, coaches who inspired her, coaches who pushed her, coaches who motivated her, coaches who encouraged her and coaches who helped put her on the path […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Good news came in small doses for Dick Duval during much of the past 76 days. The month of May, however, has seen a significant upswing for the former St. Joseph-Ogden High School teacher and coach. He was surprised by a drive-by parade at his home […]
