By Fred Kroner Addy Martinie scored 10 points for St. Joseph-Ogden on Monday (Dec. 11), but the Spartans suffered a 68-26 non-conference girls’ basketball loss at Peoria Richwoods. Richwoods climbed into a 20-7 lead after one quarter and built a 44-15 halftime cushion. Addison Frick tallied five points for SJ-O. […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Tanner Jacob scored 15 points and Logan Smith added 14 points on Tuesday (Dec. 12) as the unbeaten and state-ranked St. Joseph-Ogden boys’ basketball team posted a 66-55 win at Danville. The Spartans have won each of their first seven games and are ranked No. 10 […]
By Fred Kroner Cameron Johnson hit a game-high 25 points on Monday (Dec. 11) as the Heritage Junior High eighth-grade boys’ basketball team earned a 41-22 win at home over Athur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond. Landin McComas chipped in with eight points. The eighth-graders have won three of their last four games. On Thursday […]
By Fred Kroner Brock Franzen scored 13 points and Kiptyn Rosenthal chipped in with 10 points on Monday (Dec. 4) as the seventh-grade St. Joseph boys’ basketball team topped Salt Fork, 42-18, in Catlin. The Panthers’ defense held Salt Fork to two points in the second quarter. St. Joseph (12-1) […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Prairieview Ogden’s eighth-grade girls’ basketball team will play for third place in the IESA Class 1A state tournament on Thursday (Dec. 14) against Carrollton St. John at Clinton Junior High School. PVO has a 21-4 season record. Carrollton is 23-3. Game time is 6 p.m. Regardless […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Some athletes have an internal push or an intense drive to succeed and achieve success at a high level. For others, there’s an external nudge, such as a quest for a college scholarship or simply the desire to play a sport beyond high school. For a […]
By Fred Kroner Brooklyn Powell scored a team-high nine points for the Heritage girls’ basketball team on Thursday (Dec. 7) in a home loss to Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond, 68-17. Addi Hopper made seven points and Gracie Tate hit a free throw. A-L/A-H jumped into a 15-8 lead after one quarter. Heritage (1-11) […]
By Fred Kroner Nine Oakwood/Salt Fork wrestlers won all three of their matches on Saturday (Dec. 9) as the Comets captured three dual-meet team wins at Vandalia. Four of the Comets finished off all three of their opponents by pins: Brayden Edwards (113 pounds), Thomas Wells (126 pounds), Dalton Brown […]
By Fred Kroner Oakwood’s girls’ basketball team hit 11 of 16 fourth-quarter free throws on Thursday (Dec. 7) and went on to defeat Armstrong-Potomac, 44-31, at Fithian. Jaydah Arrowsmith scored a game-high 19 points and converted 10 of 16 free throws in the game. Nikita Taylor contributed 14 points. Also […]
By Fred Kroner St. Joseph-Ogden’s Maddie Wells compiled a 3-1 tournament record on Friday (Dec. 8) and finished third in the 130-pound weight class of the Pontiac Girls’ Wrestling Tournament. All of her wins were by pin, with the fastest in 1:42 in the third-place bout. The Spartans ended 26th […]
