By Fred Kroner Emmitt Holt produced the fastest pin for the St. Joseph-Ogden wrestling team on successive nights to start the week. In a 42-35 dual-meet decision at home over South Vermillion (Ind.) on Tuesday (Jan. 9), his pin at 106 pounds was secured in 39 seconds. In a 60-17 […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Just three players reached the scoring column for the St. Joseph-Ogden girls’ basketball team on Monday (Jan. 8), but that was more than enough as the Spartans tripped visiting Prairie Central, 52-22. SJ-O was led by Addy Martinie, who made a career-high 27 points, including seven […]
By Fred Kroner Joao Vega registered a season-high 19 points and Kylan Walker matched his season’s best with 10 points on Monday (Jan. 8) as the Heritage junior high boys’ basketball team topped Next Generation, 36-20, in Champaign. The seventh-graders (3-12) took a 44-13 setback against Tri-County on Thursday (Jan. […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The St. Joseph seventh-grade boys’ basketball team finished the 2023 portion of its schedule with back-to-back wins. The Panthers upended Paris, 37-32, on Thursday (Dec. 14). Kyler Smith led the way with 11 points and St. Joseph teammate Landyn Thome chipped in with 10 points. On […]
By Fred Kroner Fisher High School drilled four three-point shots in the first quarter on Saturday (Jan. 6), building a 26-6 lead in a game it won over visiting Heritage, 59-26. The Hawks were led in scoring by Addi Hopper (eight points), Brooklyn Powell (seven points) and Gracie Tate (six […]
By Fred Kroner Rylan White netted a team-high 15 points on Friday (Jan. 5), but the Heritage boys’ basketball team couldn’t overcome a 33-12 first-quarter deficit at home against Okaw Valley and dropped a 74-37 decision. Jacob Bensyl added eight points for the Hawks. James Dillon and Brennan Struck each […]
By Fred Kroner Oakwood/Salt Fork’s wrestling team won eight of nine dual meets during the two-day, 60-school Abe’s Rumble event in Springfield, which concluded on Saturday (Dec. 30). The Comets finished ninth in the top division (Gold Division). Five Oakwood/Salt Fork wrestlers were unbeaten during the tournament. The Comets’ top […]
By Fred Kroner Jaydah Arrowsmith scored 16 points on Thursday (Jan. 4) as Oakwood snapped a four-game losing streak with a 36-25 victory at home over Chrisman. Bella Bradford scored eight points and Nikita Taylor totaled seven points. Also reaching the scoring column for the Comets were Gracie Hanner (two […]
By Fred Kroner For the first time, both of the Dudley brothers reached the 20-point mark in the same game on Friday (Jan. 5) as Oakwood throttled visiting Chrisman, 74-23, in a Vermilion Valley Conference boys’ basketball game. Jackson Dudley poured in a season-high 22 points and Carsen Dudley tallied […]
By Fred Kroner Three St. Joseph-Ogden wrestlers won all five of their matches on Saturday (Jan. 6), helping the Spartans to a 4-1 record in the Robinson Duals. Emmett Holt (106 pounds), Holden Brazelton (132 pounds) and Landen Butts (138 pounds) finished the day with unbeaten records. Coy Hayes (150 […]
