By Fred Kroner The Heritage girls’ basketball team had four different scoring leaders in its first four games of the season. The fourth-game leader, in a 68-11 loss on Monday (Nov. 20) at Central A&M, was Bri Ploense with seven points. She dropped in one three-pointer. Brooklyn Powell had two […]
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Oakwood drops second game in Comet Classic
By Fred Kroner Jaydah Arrowsmith tallied 10 points on Monday (Nov. 20) for Oakwood, which suffered a 51-27 loss to Covington, Ind., in second-round action of the Comet Classic girls’ basketball tournament in Fithian. Mady Nicoson made seven points. Nikita Taylor hit six points. Finishing with two points apiece were […]
Oakwood opens season with back-to-back victories
By Fred Kroner The Oakwood Comets opened the boys’ basketball season with back-to-back victories in the Tri-County Turkey Tournament in Oakland. Oakwood overpowered Martinsville, 72-25, on Monday (Nov. 20) and then blitzed Villa Grove, 68-35, on Tuesday (Nov. 21). Against Martinsville, Alec Harrison and Carsen Dudley both made 18 points. […]
Paris defeats St. Joseph-Ogden in overtime
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.co Katie Ericksen scored 11 of her team-high 12 points in the third quarter on Tuesday (Nov. 21), but the St. Joseph-Ogden girls’ basketball team lost an overtime thriller to visiting Paris, 44-38.Addison Frick made 11 points and Addy Martinie scored 11 points for the Spartans. Addison Seggebruch […]
Heritage basketball defeats Arcola
By Fred Kroner Cameron Johnson poured in 27 points on Saturday (Nov. 18) as the Heritage eighth-grade boys’ basketball team won at Arcola, 43-39. Landin McComas contributed eight points and DaKarai Hill chipped in with six points. Colby Schrock scored two points. On Thursday (Nov. 16), Gifford snapped a two-game […]
Mustangs to face St. Malachy in IESA Regional Championship
By Fred Kroner Prairieview Ogden’s eighth-grade girls’ basketball team moved into the championship game of the IESA Class 1A Rantoul St. Malachy Regional with a 30-20 semifinal win on Monday (Nov. 20) against Schlarman Academy. Atleigh Miller totaled 14 points. Bella Frerichs counted six points. Top-seeded PVO (18-3) faces third-seeded […]
St. Joseph heads to championship game of IESA Regional
By Fred Kroner Morgan Kearney scored nine points on Monday (Nov. 20) as the second-seeded St. Joseph Middle School eighth-grade girls’ basketball team dispatched sixth-seeded Paxton-Buckley-Loda, 31-12, in an IESA Class 3A regional semifinal game at Hoopeston. The Panthers (12-9) will return to the court on Wednesday (Nov. 22) to […]
Panthers remain unbeaten headed into Thanksgiving break
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The St. Joseph seventh-grade boys’ basketball team recorded its seventh consecutive win on Thursday (Nov. 16) by topping Schlarman Academy, 38-26, in Danville. Brock Franzen tallied a team-high 14 points. Jasper Snyder netted 10 points. St. Joseph (7-0) returns to action on Monday (Nov. 27) at […]
Powell leads Hawks against Georgetown-Ridge Farm
By Fred Kroner Brooklyn Powell posted her second consecutive double-digit scoring game on Thursday (Nov. 16), but the Heritage girls’ basketball team fell at home to Georgetown-Ridge Farm, 54-19. Powell netted a team-high 12 points. Bri Ploense contributed four points and Addi Hopper added three points. Both Ploense and Hopper […]
Comets suffer first-round loss in Comet Classic
By Fred Kroner Jaydah Arrowsmith hit 10 points on Saturday (Nov. 18), but Oakwood suffered a first-round loss in its own Comet Classic to Casey-Westfield, 47-20. Oakwood trailed, 12-9, after one quarter. Also reaching the scoring column for the Comets were Nikita Taylor (10 points) and Mady Nicoson (two points). […]