By Fred Kroner Addie Roesch smashed 13 kills to go with six digs on Tuesday (Oct. 10) as St. Joseph-Ogden upended Prairie Central, 25-22, 25-19, in an Illini Prairie Conference match at home. Halle Brazelton collected 20 assists along with four digs. Sadie Ericksen had 12 digs and Taylyn Lockhart […]
By Fred Kroner Eighth-grader Christian Paul was the IESA Class 1A sectional runner-up for Heritage on Friday (Oct. 6) in a meet held at Danville’s Winter Park. Paul qualified for state by covering the 2-mile course in 10 minutes, 59.6 seconds. The top seven runners not on teams that secured […]
By Fred Kroner Prairieview Ogden’s eighth-grade girls’ basketball team stayed unbeaten with a 42-10 triumph at home over Schlarman Academy on Tuesday (Oct. 3). Atleigh Miller collected a game-high 16 points. Greta Goldenstein added 12 points. On Thursday (Oct. 5), the Mustangs topped Oakwood, 31-20, in a road game. Miller […]
By Fred Kroner The eighth-grade St. Joseph Panthers Middle School girls’ basketball team received seven points from Ainsley Dirksmeyer on Tuesday (Oct. 3) and edged Oakwood, 17-15, at home. Other scorers for the team were Megan Kearney (three points), Addison Knight (three points), Avery Lappin (two points) and Vivian Smith […]
By Fred Kroner Sectional champion Eli Franklin led St. Joseph Middle School to a team title on Saturday (Oct. 7) in the IESA Class 2A sectional boys’ cross-country race that St. Joseph hosted. Franklin won the 2-mile race by 8.28 seconds. His 2-mile time was 11 minutes, 24.38 seconds. All […]
By FRED KRONER fred@Mahometnews.com St. Joseph Middle School had the top two individuals as well as the first-place team in the IESA Class 2A girls’ sectional cross-country meet it hosted on Saturday (Oct. 7). Eighth-grader Tessa Walker beat seventh-grade teammate Tabby Brown to the finish line by 9.12 seconds to […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Coach Shawn Skinner had plenty of justification for his postgame comments on the Friday (Oct. 6) performance of his football team at Pontiac. His St. Joseph-Ogden team went on the road and snapped a two-game losing streak with a 54-14 Illini Prairie Conference triumph. “We came […]
By Fred Kroner St. Joseph-Ogden’s volleyball team won four of five matches on Saturday (Oct. 7) at the Quincy Invitational. After falling to Hannibal (Mo.), 22-25, 26-24, 15-13, the Spartans won four straight-set matches. SJ-O handled West Prairie, 25-22, 25-21, the Quincy junior varsity, 25-15, 25-20, Jacksonville, 25-21, 25-22, and […]
By Fred Kroner Oakwood’s Comets were not able to hold onto a first-quarter lead on Friday (Oct. 6) and dropped a 37-20 Vermilion Valley Conference football decision at home to Iroquois West. Jackson Dudley connected with Chase Harrison on a 51-yard scoring pass to start the game’s scoring after 2 […]
By Fred Kroner Ethan Merritt’s sixth hat trick of the season enabled him to tie the all-time Oakwood/Salt Fork soccer record for goals in a season (31) on Thursday (Oct. 5) as the Comets blanked Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin at home, 9-0. The win allowed Oakwood/Salt Fork to capture undisputed possession of the […]
