By FRED KRONERfred@sjodaily.com Sophomore Crayton Burnett registered his seventh win on Saturday as SJ-O defeated Monticello 3-1 in the championship game of the Tolono Class 2A baseball regional. Burnett, who had a no-hitter through four innings, scattered three hits, walked one and struck out 11. “He’s doing a nice job,” […]
By FRED KRONERfred@sjodaily.com For two years, Katelyn Young has been on the fast track to success as a shot-putter. Now a junior at Oakwood High School, the three-sport athlete participated in softball as a freshman. A year later, she decided to switch her spring sport to track and field. She […]
By FRED KRONERfred@sjodaily.com Villa Grove/Heritage sophomore Meike Herbrandt placed 19th out of 40 qualifiers in the long jump in the Class 1A girls’ state track and field meet at Eastern Illinois University, in Charleston. Herbrandt had a best mark of 16 feet, 7 ½ inches on Thursday. Boys’ track and […]
By FRED KRONERfred@sjodaily.com Junior Katelyn Young was the girls’ shot put winner in Monday’s 38th News-Gazette Honor Roll Track and Field meet at Urbana High School. Her winning toss was a season-best 43 feet, 5 inches. The Comets had two other girls who placed individually. Aaliyah Denius was fifth in […]
By FRED KRONERfred@sjodaily.com Villa Grove/Heritage was knocked out of the baseball postseason on Wednesday, losing a 3-2 decision to St. Joseph-Ogden in a semifinal game of the Tolono Class 2A Regional. Evan Wilson pitched a complete game for VG/H, allowing six hits and only one earned run. Wilson struck out […]
By FRED KRONERfred@sjodaily.com St. Joseph-Ogden’s girls’ 3,200-meter relay placed third in Monday’s 38th News-Gazette Honor Roll Track and Field meet at Urbana High School. The relay runners were Hannah Rajlich, Rylee Sjuts, Kailyn Ingram and Addie Allen. The foursome was timed in 10 minutes, 41.99 seconds. That relay is one […]
By FRED KRONERfred@sjodaily.com Sectional shot put champion Katelyn Young was the lone Oakwood athlete to qualify for state based on performances in Friday’s Class 1A sectional meet at St. Joseph-Ogden High School. Young’s winning toss was 42 feet, 10 inches. The Comets placed 12th in the 17-school field with 21 […]
By FRED KRONERfred@sjodaily.com St. Joseph-Ogden cruised to team honors on Friday in its own 17-school Class 1A girls’ sectional track and field meet. The Spartans qualified individuals for state in seven events, along with all four relays. The state meet, for Class 1A, starts on Thursday at Eastern Illinois University, […]
By FRED KRONERfred@sjodaily.com Villa Grove/Heritage’s Meike Herbrandt qualified for state in the Class 1A long jump on Friday after placing third in the St. Joseph-Ogden Girls’ Track and Field Sectional. She had a leap of 16 feet, 11 inches. Herbrandt also placed seventh in the 400 meters (1:05.06), but did […]
By FRED KRONERfred@sjodaily.com St. Joseph-Ogden recovered from a five-run third-inning deficit on Monday to reach the 20-win mark in baseball for the eighth consecutive season. The Spartans needed eight innings to subdue Danvillle 11-7 in Danville. Joseph Acton – who pitched three innings of one-hit ball – picked up the […]
