By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Stories like Frankie Izard’s come along about once a century. Maybe twice. They are the heart-warming tales that give credence to the theory that anything can happen and it’s never too late to get a start in a sport. Izard played one year of high school […]
Editor’s Note: The term developing story has taken on a new meaning since November 2019. At that time, many Americans read news stories about COVID-19, not thinking it would impact their lives, but come March 2020, nearly every American’s lives were turned upside down. As scientists learn about coronavirus, as […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Two juniors were recognized on the postseason Lincoln Prairie Conference all-league team. Jake Eversole was a member of the six-player first team and Logan Nohren was chosen for the six-player second team. Of the 12 total players selected to the first or second teams, five were […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Five Comets earned postseason recognition on either the Vermilion Valley all-conference team or the Vermilion all-county team. Senior Katelyn Young was a member of the 10-player first team on both honor squads. Senior Aubrey Wells and junior Aaliyah Denius were members of the seven-player special mention […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Senior Jayden Cox and junior Brevin Wells will represent Oakwood High School in the Class 2A division of the IHSA state three-point shooting contest. The event will take place on Thursday at the Peoria Civic Center. They qualified on Friday by placing among the top four […]
Senior Katelyn Young, a Murray State University recruit, was chosen to the 10-player Class 2A all-state first team as selected by the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association. Young will also be invited to play in the annual IBCA all-star game at the end of the school year. Young broke Oakwood’s all-time […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com St. Joseph-Ogden won the first half, but Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin captured the second half and the victory in Friday’s Class 2A boys’ basketball regional championship game at the Spartans’ sold-out gymnasium. B-H/R-A improved to 32-0 with a 38-28 triumph. The game attracted an estimated 1,500 spectators. Ty Pence […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Gage Reed truly earned a first for the Oakwood/Salt Fork program. Until Saturday, the Comets had a total of 12 individual state placers in wrestling, but no Oakwood athlete had ever earned more than one medal. Reed became the first while also becoming a state champion. […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The future is bright for the St. Joseph-Ogden High School boys’ basketball program. There is no other possibility when 100 percent of the junior high schools that feed into SJ-O have qualified for IESA seventh-grade boys’ basketball state championship games, scheduled for Thursday night. Royal Prairieview […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Against an opponent it had lost to 14 days earlier, the Hawks salvaged a 55-54 opening-round win on Friday in the Lincoln Prairie Conference Tournament at Arcola. Blake Smith matched his season’s high with 22 points. His total included hitting four three-point shots. Logan Nohren scored […]
