By Fred Kroner Oakwood’s football program produced six All-Vermilion County players this season, four from its offensive unit and two from its defensive brigade. Chase Harrison was recognized as an All-County first-team honoree at two positions, wide receiver and defensive back. Other Comets named to the first-team offensive unit were […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Three Oakwood/Salt Fork athletes earned first-team recognition on the All-Vermilion County boys’ soccer team. The Comets’ representatives were senior Brody Taflinger, junior Ethan Merritt and junior Jacob Pricer. One teammate was selected to the All-County honorable mention squad: junior Macen Phillips. — In separate voting, Oakwood/Salt […]
By Fred Kroner Brock Franzen led the seventh-grade St. Joseph Junior High boys’ basketball team to the championship in the season-opening Monticello Tournament. In a 42-4 win over Prairieview Ogden on Tuesday (Oct. 31), Franzen hit 19 points and Landyn Thome made six points. In a 53-25 triumph over Tuscola […]
By FRED KRONER fred@Mahometnews.com Ainsley Dirksmeyer scored a season-high 16 points on Monday (Nov. 6) as the St. Joseph Junior High eighth-grade girls’ basketball team won its fifth consecutive game. The Panthers handed Villa Grove a 31-19 loss. Avery Lappin tallied six points and Addison Knight finished with four points […]
By Fred Kroner Freshman Clark Roland finished 66th on Saturday (Nov. 4) in the 256-runner Class 1A IHSA boys’ cross-country state meet at Detweiller Park, in Peoria. Roland’s 3-mile time was 16 minutes, 1.60 seconds. Among freshmen at state, Roland was the sixth finisher. The team champion was Tuscola (97 […]
By Fred Kroner Senior Macie Russell placed 47th on Saturday (Nov. 4) in the IHSA Class 1A girls’ cross-country state meet at Detweiller Park, in Peoria. Russell’s 3-mile time was 18 minutes, 49.51 seconds. There were 258 competitors at state. The team champion for the third year in a row […]
By Fred Kroner St. Joseph-Ogden junior Savanna Franzen finished 42nd in the girls’ Class 1A IHSA cross-country state meet on Saturday (Nov. 4) at Detweiller Park, in Peoria. Franzen covered the 3-mile course in 18 minutes, 40.79 seconds. There were 258 finishers in the race. One Spartan teammate joined her […]
By Fred Kroner Seniors Carson Maroon and Aden Armstrong both earned All-State accolades for the St. Joseph-Ogden boys’ cross-country team on Saturday (Nov. 4). The IHSA designates the top 25 placers at the state meet with All-State status. Maroon ran the 3-mile course in 15 minutes, 6.55 seconds and was […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com St. Joseph-Ogden’s football team fell one point short in a second-round game of the IHSA Class 3A football playoffs on Saturday (Nov. 4). Playing at unbeaten Roxana (11-0), the Spartans dropped a 48-47 decision. In the final Associated Press state poll, Roxana was ranked third and […]
By Fred Kroner The Heritage Junior High girls’ basketball teams suffered setbacks against Prairieview Ogden (on Monday, Oct. 23), Bismarck-Henning (on Thursday, Oct. 26) and Salt Fork (on Monday, Oct. 30). The eighth-grade team lost to PVO 38-7, to B-H 34-6 and to Salt Fork 33-13. Against PVO, Peyton Curry-Varner […]
