By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com They were a group of 17 teen-aged girls, brought together during nine weeks of summer vacation 2019 for a series of softball games and practices. They played in France. They played in Ireland. They played throughout the United States. Five of them had just finished with […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com St. Joseph-Ogden couldn’t do anything about the location of Wednesday’s sectional championship volleyball match, but the Spartans had a say in the location of the seating arrangements. Prior to the final set at Watseka High School, SJ-O coach Abby McDonald instructed setter Emily Bigger to switch […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Villa Grove/Heritage Football The Blue Devils were limited to 104 total yards and went scoreless in a first-round Class 2A playoff game at 10th-ranked Nashville (9-1) and dropped a 35-0 decision on Saturday. Nashville, which registered 453 total yards (including 291 via passing), built a 28-0 […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Oakwood football There has not been a change in offensive philosophy within the Oakwood football program. The Comets are a run-first team which boasts two players with more than 800 yards rushing for the season. And yet, on Friday when the school ended a 31-year streak […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The tradition continues with the St. Joseph-Ogden girls’ cross-country program. By placing third in Saturday’s Effingham St. Anthony Class 1A Sectional, SJ-O advanced its entire girls’ team to state for the 13th consecutive year and for the 25th time in school history. They did it by […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com St. Joseph-Ogden’s volleyball team capped a perfect October on Thursday with a regional championship match victory. If the Spartans match that performance in November, they will wind up as the top team in Class 2A. For the second time in a week, SJ-O topped Monticello (20-15). […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Bill Billman is well aware of the irony of the situation he found himself in earlier in the high school football season. He was on the football sidelines at his alma mater on a night when the opposing team was the school where he has been […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Heritage Volleyball The Hawks’ school-record season ended on Wednesday with a regional semifinal loss to Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg at Cerro Gordo High School. Windsor posted a 25-12, 25-22 decision. Bri Struck led Heritage with six kills. Bree Buck added three kills. Olivia Sorensen ended with a team-high 11 […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Oakwood started postseason play on Monday at home, whipping Westville 25-10, 25-14. Aaliyah Denius (eight kills) and Alyssa Romito (seven kills) sparked the offense. Madison Doan served three aces and Karsen Rupp added two aces to go with seven assists. Addie Wright contributed two blocks and […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com St. Joseph-Ogden Football St. Joseph-Ogden moved a step closer to the playoffs on Friday with a 41-21 victory over visiting Olympia. SJ-O is playoff-eligible after reaching the five-win mark. Olympia (3-5) was officially eliminated from playoff consideration. Head coach Shawn Skinner considers the Week 8 performance […]
