By Fred Kroner Addy Martinie hit the 20-point mark for the third time in her last four games on Thursday (Jan. 18) as St. Joseph-Ogden stayed unbeaten in the Illini Prairie Conference with a 46-33 win at home over Monticello. Martinie bagged four three-point shots en route to a game-high […]
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Spartans pick up win over Chillicothe
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Seven different squad members made a three-point shot for the St. Joseph-Ogden boys’ basketball team on Friday (Jan. 19) in a 79-43 win at home over Chillicothe IVC. Tanner Jacob dropped in five three-point shots, matching his season’s high. Jacob scored 19 points, Tanner Siems totaled […]
Hawks defeated in Lincoln Prairie Conference Tournament
By Fred Kroner Addi Hopper hit nine points and Loran Tate totaled six points on Monday (Jan. 15) for the Heritage girls’ basketball team, which was defeated in Lincoln Prairie Conference Tournament action by Argenta-Oreana, 47-24. The game was played at Decatur Lutheran. Teammates Brooklyn Powell (five points) and Bri […]
Cumberland defeats Heritage boys’ basketball
By Fred Kroner Rylan White scored a team-high 13 points for the Heritage boys’ basketball team, which suffered a 62-32 loss at home to Cumberland on Tuesday (Jan. 16). Anthony Happ netted seven points and Clark Roland tossed in six points. Brennan Struck tallied three points, James Dillon hit two […]
Oakwood girls’ basketball defeats Westville in VCC tournament
By Fred Kroner Led by Nikita Taylor’s 21 points, the Oakwood girls’ basketball team overpowered Westville, 44-24, on Wednesday (Jan. 17) in the Vermilion County Tournament at Danville Area Community College. The Comets led, 22-12, at halftime and then held the Tigers scoreless in the third quarter. Jaydah Arrowsmith tallied […]
Comets continue to win in Vermilion County boys’ basketball tournament
By Fred Kroner Three Oakwood players scored in double figures on Tuesday (Jan. 16) as the Comets dispatched Armstrong-Potomac, 54-49, in a Vermilion County boys’ basketball tournament game at Danville Area Community College’s Mary Miller Gymnasium Alec Harrison led the way, popping in 16 points. Brody Taflinger notched 13 points […]
Spartans place second at Illini Prairie Conference Tournament
By Fred Kroner St. Joseph-Ogden’s wrestling team placed second on Wednesday (Jan. 17) at Tolono Unity in the eight-school Illini Prairie Conference Tournament. The Spartans defeated Prairie Central, 71-9, and Monticello, 46-30, before falling to top-seeded Tolono Unity, 57-18, in the championship dual meet. Finishing 3-0 for SJ-O individually were […]
SJ-O girls’ basketball on five-game win streak
By Fred Kroner Addy Martinie drilled six first-half three-pointers on Monday (Jan. 15) as the St. Joseph-Ogden girls’ basketball team won its fifth consecutive game, 44-19, in Champaign against St. Thomas More. For the game, Martinie nailed seven three-point shots and finished with a game-high total of 25 points. She […]
SJ-O boys’ basketball defeats Prairie Central
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Tanner Jacob scored 17 points and Tanner Siems added 16 points on Tuesday (Jan. 16) as the St. Joseph-Ogden boys’ basketball team topped Prairie Central, 64-39, in Fairbury. Coy Taylor hit nine points and Logan Smith bucketed eight points to go with a game-high 10 assists. […]
Paul scores 16 against Urbana University High
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Christian Paul made a season-high 16 points on Wednesday (Jan. 10), but the Heritage eighth-grade boys’ basketball team dropped a narrow decision at home, 35-28, to Urbana University High. Teammate DaKarai Hill finished with six points. On Tuesday (Jan. 16), Heritage suffered a 49-40 loss at […]