By Fred Kroner Tessa Walker was triumphant on Friday (Sept. 22) for St. Joseph in the St. Joseph girls’ cross-country invitational for seventh- and eighth-graders. She ran the 2-mile course in 13 minutes, 13.08 seconds and was victorious by 2.72 seconds. The Panthers had seven other runners place among the […]
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Eli Franklin wins St. Joseph Invitational
By Fred Kroner Runners from St. Joseph were the individual winners in the St. Joseph Junior High both of the boys’ cross-country races in the school’s invitational on Friday (Sept. 22). In the 93-runner race for seventh- and eighth-graders, Eli Franklin captured top honors with a 2-mile time of 11 […]
St. Joseph opens basketball season with win
By Fred Kroner The St. Joseph Panthers eighth-grade team opened the junior high girls’ basketball season on Thursday (Sept. 21) at home with a 23-7 triumph over Tuscola. Ainsley Dirksmeyer led the way, scoring 10 points. Megan Kearney contributed five points and Brooklyn Stevens chipped in with four points. St. […]
Panther baseball headed to IESA State Tournament
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com For the third consecutive year and the sixth time in the past nine years, the St. Joseph Middle School baseball team has qualified for the IESA Class 2A state tournament. The Panthers secured their berth in the Elite Eight on Saturday (Sept. 23), recovering from a […]
Roland wins Heritage Invitational
By Fred Kroner Heritage freshman Clark Roland was the individual winner in the Heritage Boys’ Cross-Country Invitational at Homer Lake on Tuesday (Sept. 19). Roland’s 5-kilometer time was 18 minutes, 17.2 seconds. He had a 2.6-second margin over the second-place runner. Paris captured team honors in the five-school field with […]
Hawks defeat Blue Ridge in two sets
By Fred Kroner Addi Hopper recorded nine digs and Bailee Lubben added six digs on Thursday (Sept. 21) as the Heritage volleyball team scored a 25-22, 25-23 win over Blue Ridge in Farmer City. Totaling three digs apiece were Destanee Morgan, Mary Roland and Gracie Tate. Roland distributed 11 assists […]
Oakwood volleyball makes it to championship match in Hutsonville Tournament
By Fred Kroner Oakwood’s volleyball team avenged a Thursday (Sept. 21) loss at home to Chrisman by beating the Cardinals in three sets on Saturday (Sept. 23) to start play in the Hutsonville Tournament. The Comets won two more matches at the tourney before falling to Lawrenceville, 25-23, 25-17, in […]
Oakwood Soccer powers past SJ-O
By Fred Kroner After a scoreless first half on Saturday (Sept.23), the Oakwood/Salt Fork soccer team erupted for five second-half goals and turned back visiting St. Joseph-Ogden 5-1. Macen Phillips and Ethan Merritt played the starring roles offensively. Phillips posted three assists and scored one goal. Merritt netted two goals […]
Russell finishes in Top 10 at Spartan Classic
By Fred Kroner Senior Macie Russell placed ninth for Oakwood/Salt Fork on Saturday (Sept. 23) in the 51st Spartan Classic girls’ cross-country invitational in St. Joseph. Russell ran the 3-mile course in 18 minutes, 39.09 seconds. The Comets’ other competitors were Callie Richardson (37th in 20:23.47), Zoe Moudy (126th in […]
Wells and Edwards lead Comets at Spartan Classic
By Fred Kroner Thomas Wells and Brayden Edwards were the top runners on Saturday (Sept. 23) for Oakwood/Salt Fork in the 51st Spartan Classic boys’ cross-country meet in St. Joseph. Wells placed 79th and completed the 3-mile course in 17 minutes, 52.22 seconds and Edwards ran 94th in 18:22.70. The […]