By Fred Kroner Heritage junior Loran Tate placed 25th in the triple jump on Thursday (May 16) in the IHSA girls’ Class 1A state track and field meet at Eastern Illinois University, in Charleston. There were 35 entries in the event. Tate’s top jump was 32 feet, 8 inches. She […]
By Fred Kroner Oakwood junior Connor Smith qualified for state in four events – two as an individual and two as part of relays – and the Comets produced qualifiers in nine events on Friday (May 17) in the IHSA Class 1A boys’ track and field sectional at Salt Fork. […]
By Fred Kroner Oakwood senior Nikita Taylor finished among the top half of all competitors in the IHSA girls’ Class 1A state track and field meet in the long jump. Her best mark was 16 feet, 1 inch. Taylor placed 16th out of 38 competitors on Thursday (May 16) at […]
By Fred Kroner Timera Backburn-Kelly fired a two-hitter on Saturday (May 18) as the St. Joseph-Ogden softball team topped visiting Tolono Unity, 5-1, in a Class 2A regional championship softball game at Randy Wolken Field. Unity scored its run against Blackburn-Kelly in the opening inning, but left the bases loaded […]
By Fred Kroner The move up from Class 1A to Class 2A didn’t slow St. Joseph-Ogden senior pole-vaulter Payton Carter. After placing twice in previous years in her specialty (eighth as a sophomore and third as a junior), Carter logged her top state finish on Saturday (May 18) when she […]
By FRED KRONER Fred@mahometnews.com Nolan Earley drove in Kodey McKinney with the walk-off winning run on Saturday (May 18) as St. Joseph-Ogden edged Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin, 4-3, in an IHSA Class 2A regional baseball championship game at Bismarck. With one out in the bottom of the seventh inning, and the bases loaded, […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Recruiting is often viewed as a numbers’ game. There are only a certain number of scholarships available for colleges to offer. There are only a certain number of positions to be filled on a team. There is also another part of the equation. No matter how […]
By Fred Kroner Salt Fork shut out visiting Heritage, 5-0, on Monday (May 13) in a first-round Class 1A regional baseball game. The Hawks were limited to singles by Brennan Struck, Anthony Happ and Robert Holloman. Happ pitched six innings, striking out eight and permitting four hits. Heritage ends the […]
By Fred Kroner Caydence Vermillion’s single was the only Oakwood hit on Tuesday (May 14) in a 15-0 Class 2A regional softball loss to Westville. The Comets end the season with an overall record of 8-20. The team’s leading hitters for the season were Gracie Hanner (.453), Samantha Dunavan (.425) […]
By Fred Kroner Cort Vermillion, Chase Harrison and Carsen Dudley managed hits for Oakwood on Wednesday (May 15) in a 4-1 loss to St. Joseph-Ogden in a semifinal game of the Bismarck-Henning Class 2A Regional. Bryson Marcinko scored the lone Oakwood run. Harrison pitched 4 2/3 innings and suffered the […]
