By Fred Kroner Halle Brazelton posted 20 assists and six digs on Thursday (Sept. 28), leading the St. Joseph-Ogden volleyball team to a win at home, 25-17, 25-16, against Rantoul. Peyton Williams collected 10 kills, five digs and one service ace. Addie Roesch totaled six kills, two digs, one block […]
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Spartan runners compete at Nike XC Town Twilight cross-country meet
By Fred Kroner St. Joseph-Ogden teammates Carson Maroon and Aden Armstrong placed among the top 75 on Saturday (Sept. 30) in the 44-school Nike XC Town Twilight boys’ cross-country meet at Terre Haute, Ind. In a field with 536 participants, Maroon was 29th with a 5,000-meter time of 16 minutes, […]
SJ-O soccer defeats St. Anne
By Fred Kroner Zach Harper and Logan Mills each scored two goals for the St. Joseph-Ogden soccer team on Friday (Sept 29) to highlight a 6-2 win at St. Anne. Alex Acosta and Spencer Wilson each netted one goal. Wilson registered three assists and Mills assisted on one score. Jacek […]
Lily Rice leads Spartans at Decatur St. Teresa
By Fred Kroner Lily Rice, at No. 4 singles, produced the lone win for the St. Joseph-Ogden girls’ tennis team on Thursday (Sept. 28) at home in a 5-1 loss to Decatur St. Teresa. Rice upended Sheileona Singleton, 6-0, 6-0. SJ-O (2-7) returns to action on Tuesday (Oct. 3), also […]
Oakwood football edges past Hoopeston Area
By Fred Kroner Oakwood’s football team, which has the highest-scoring offense in the 10-team Vermilion Valley Conference (averaging 40.8 points per game), rolled up 34 consecutive points on Friday (Sept.29) and outscored Hoopeston Area 34-30, on the Cornjerkers’ field. Hoopeston Area scored the game’s first touchdown as well as the […]
Oakwood/Salt Fork Soccer records ninth shut out
By Fred Kroner For the second year in a row, the Oakwood/Salt Fork soccer team clinched no worse than a tie for first place in the Vermilion Valley Conference on Thursday (Sept. 28) with a 2-1 decision at home over Georgetown-Ridge Farm. The win improves the Comets’ league mark to […]
Georgetown-Ridge Farm defeats Oakwood Volleyball
By Fred Kroner Oakwood suffered a two-set volleyball loss at Georgetown-Ridge Farm, 25-14, 25-18 on Thursday (Sept. 28). The Comets (7-11) return to action on Monday (Oct. 2) at home against Judah Christian.
Heritage Volleyball sweeps Okaw Valley
By Fred Kroner Lilli Montgomery recorded 16 digs and Mary Roland totaled 15 assists on Thursday (Sept. 28) as the Heritage volleyball team continued its winning ways with a sweep at home over Okaw Valley, 25-17, 25-17. Gracie Tate had five kills, Riley Miller had four kills and Loran Tate […]
Hawks finish second in Lincoln Prairie Conference meet
By Fred Kroner The Heritage boys’ cross-country team captured second place on Saturday (Sept. 30) in the Lincoln Prairie Conference meet at Toledo Cumberland. Clark Roland (third place on the 3-mile course in 16 minutes and 48 seconds) and Eli Denmark-Collins (eighth in 17:59) earned all-conference honors. The Hawks’ other […]
Heritage golf season comes to an end in regional tournament
By Fred Kroner Heritage’s first-year golf program placed 11th on Tuesday in the Tuscola Class 1A regional tournament at Tuscola’s Ironhorse Golf Course. The Hawks’ regional participants were all sophomores: Anthony Happ (108) Rylan White (120), Brenley Sands (130) and Joshua Stierwalt (140). St. Thomas More (308) won team honors […]