By Fred Kroner Pedro Rangel (132 pounds), Bryson Capansky (157 pounds) and Dalton Brown (175 pounds) all won their weight classes for the state-ranked Oakwood/Salt Fork wrestling program on Saturday (Jan. 20) at the LeRoy Wrestling Invitational. Rangel and Capansky both had three matches. Brown went 4-0 for the day. […]
Author: Fred Kroner
Comets pick up Vermilion Valley Conference win over Georgetown-Ridge Farm
By Fred Kroner Three players scored in double figures on Tuesday (Jan. 23) as the Oakwood boys’ basketball team pulled away for a 58-20 Vermilion Valley Conference victory at Georgetown-Ridge Farm. Carsen Dudley hit a game-high 17 points. Alec Harrison scored 14 points and Jackson Dudley made 13 points. Alex […]
Spartans roll past St. Thomas More
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Tanner Jacob and Tanner Siems each scored 15 points on Tuesday (Jan. 23) as the St. Joseph-Ogden boys’ basketball team rolled past visiting St. Thomas More, 64-30. Collin Thomey netted a season-high 12 points and pulled down a team-best five rebounds. Luke Landrus totaled seven points […]
Heritage JH basketball heads into postseason play
By Fred Kroner The Heritage seventh-graders lost their regular-season finale on Thursday (Jan. 18) at Prairieview Ogden, 44-16, and then dropped a first-round decision in the IESA Class 1A regional tournament at Martinsville on Saturday (Jan. 20) to the host school, 37-13. Against PVO, Bryson Warren scored eight points and […]
Oakwood Knights basketball heads into postseason play
By Fred Kroner Oakwood’s eighth-grade boys’ basketball team split its first four games after the calendar flipped to 2024. In the Vermilion County Tournament, at Salt Fork, Oakwood opened with a 34-27 victory over Hoopeston Area on Thursday (Jan. 4) before dropping decisions to Bismarck-Henning (36-22) on Saturday (Jan. 6) […]
Spartans play strong heading into postseason
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The St. Joseph seventh-grade boys’ basketball team has won five of its first six games since the calendar turned to 2024. The Panthers topped Prairieview Ogden, 50-18, on Monday (Jan. 8), then followed up with wins over Mount Zion at home on Wednesday (Jan. 10), 39-31, […]
Heritage drops first-round game of Lincoln Prairie Conference Tournament
By Fred Kroner Heritage couldn’t hold onto a first-quarter lead on Friday (Jan. 19) and dropped a first-round decision in the Lincoln Prairie Conference Tournament at Villa Grove, 71-34. The Hawks held a 12-11 lead after one quarter. Rylan White led Heritage with 17 points, including two baskets from three-point […]
Oakwood girls’ basketball places fifth at Vermilion County Tournament
By Fred Kroner Jaydah Arrowsmith and Nikita Taylor each scored 19 points on Friday (Jan. 19) as Oakwood earned a win in the fifth-place game of the Vermilion County Tournament at Salt Fork with a 46-35 victory over Armstrong-Potomac. Arrowsmith knocked down the Comets’ lone three-pointer. Rylee Wright scored four […]
Comets place second at Vermilion County basketball tournament
By Fred Kroner Top-seeded Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin upended second-seeded Oakwood, 62-50, on Saturday (Jan. 20) in the championship game of the boys’ Vermilion County basketball tournament at Danville Area Community College. Alec Harrison led the Comets with 16 points. Carsen Dudley tallied 13 points and Cort Vermillion netted 11 points. Jackson Dudley […]
Spartan wrestling wins duals at home
By Fred Kroner Capping a week where it competed in 10 dual meets in a five-day period at four different sites, the St. Joseph-Ogden wrestling team swept meets at home from four opponents on Saturday (Jan. 20). The Spartans whipped St. Thomas More (66-18), Decatur MacArthur (60-21), Decatur Unity Christian […]