By Fred Kroner Cameron Lee would like to see an offensive attack from his Oakwood High School football team that has close to a 50-50 balance. “We want to run for 200 yards and pass for 200 yards (per game),” Lee said. During the season’s first four games, the rushing […]
By Fred Kroner Alex Acosta made the lone goal for the St. Joseph-Ogden soccer team on Saturday (Sept. 23) in a 5-1 loss at Oakwood/Salt Fork. Acosta’s 20th goal of the year came on a penalty kick. The teams played a scoreless first half. Jackson Colvin and Logan Patton each […]
By Fred Kroner Savanna Franzen placed 16th and Chloe Burkhalter ended in 20th on Saturday (Sept. 23) in the 51st Spartan Classic girls’ cross-country invitational. Franzen’s 3-mile time was 19 minutes, 03.08 seconds. Burkhalter was timed in 19:19.39. In the 22-school team race, host SJ-O placed ninth with 309 points. […]
By Fred Kroner St. Joseph-Ogden’s boys’ cross-country team ran second on Saturday (Sept. 23) in the 51st annual Spartan Classic cross-country invitational. Tuscola totaled 20 points and captured team honors. Host SJ-O was the runner-up with 86 points in the 23-school field. In a race with 167 competitors, SJ-O senior […]
By Fred Kroner St. Joseph-Ogden extended its volleyball winning streak to eight matches on Thursday (Sept. 21) with a two-set sweep at Pontiac, 25-17, 25-17. The senior trio of Katie Ericksen, Peyton Williams and Halle Brazelton combined for 27 digs. Ericksen recorded 10 digs, Williams had nine and Brazelton eight. […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com St. Joseph-Ogden’s football team had enough things go their way on Friday (Sept. 22) at state-ranked Carterville that they were in position to win the non-conference game. SJ-O just needed one more thing to go its way to gain a victory in a game it lost […]
By Fred Kroner Mary Roland dished out 25 assists on Tuesday (Sept. 19) and Heritage volleyball teammate Lilli Montgomery collected 13 digs as the Hawks dropped Tri-County, 25-14, 25-20, in Broadlands. Roland also produced six digs, four service aces and one block. Montgomery served one ace. Loran Tate (nine kills) […]
By Fred Kroner Alex Silha recorded the best score for Oakwood, with a 75 on Monday (Sept. 18) in a boys’ golf meet at Danville’s Harrison Park. The Comets did not have enough players to be scored as a team. Oakwood returns to action on Thursday in the Vermilion Valley […]
By Fred Kroner Oakwood’s Comets scored a two-set win over Hoopeston Area on Tuesday (Sept. 19) in a Vermilion Valley Conference volleyball match, 25-20, 27-25. The Comets have won four of their last eight matches and each win has been in a two-set sweep. Oakwood (4-6) returns to action on […]
By Fred Kroner The Oakwood/Sat Fork soccer team posted its sixth shutout of the season – and second in a row – on Monday (Sept. 16) in a 7-0 win over St. Thomas More, in Champaign. Ethan Merritt hit two goals and Brody Taflinger contributed three assists in the non-conference […]
