By Fred Kroner Oakwood dropped a 25-20, 25-23 volleyball loss at home to Heritage on Tuesday (Aug. 29). Nikita Taylor led the Comets with eight digs and seven kills. Luci Morris totaled six kills and four blocks. Sophia Hart served two aces. The Comets (0-2) return to action on Thursday […]
Author: Fred Kroner
Heritage volleyball defeats Oakwood in two sets
By Fred Kroner Loran Tate slammed seven kills and Riley Miller added six hits on .750 hitting efficiency on Tuesday (Aug. 29) as the Heritage volleyball team won 25-20, 25-23 at Oakwood. Mary Roland handed out 22 assists to go with three service aces. Destanee Morgan and Gracie Tate each […]
New golf program at Heritage completes first meet
By Fred Kroner Heritage’s first-year golf program opened its season on Wednesday (Aug. 30) against Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley at Indian Hills, in Saybrook. Sophomores Anthony Happ and Rylan White led the Hawks. Each posted a 59. No team scores were tallied. Heritage returns to action on Tuesday (Sept. 5) at Oblong.
Rossville-Alvin defeats Heritage baseball
By Fred Kroner The Heritage junior high baseball team suffered a tough-luck 8-7 loss on Monday (Aug. 28) at Rossville-Alvin. Heritage took a 7-5 lead into the bottom of the seventh inning before the Bobcats rallied to grab the win. All three of the late R-A runs were unearned. Christian […]
Christian Paul wins Doc Acklin Meet
By Fred Kroner Heritage’s Christian Paul was the individual winner on Saturday (Aug. 26) in the Doc Acklin junior high boys’ cross-country meet at Paris. Paul’s 2-mile time was 11 minutes. Teammate Owen Elmore finished the course in 17:49. Both runners recorded their season-best times. In the girls’ division, the […]
Oakwood softball loses to Gifford
By Fred Kroner Oakwood reached a season’s high for runs scored, but needed 10 innings on Tuesday (Aug. 29) to secure an 18-16 junior high softball victory at Gifford. The 10th inning rally started with two outs when Chloe Vinson, Amy Trimmel and Ashtyn Dailey all delivered back-to-back-to-back hits. Trimmel […]
Wilson leads Knights in game against PVO
By Fred Kroner Xander Wilson socked a double and a home run on Saturday (Aug. 26), but Oakwood dropped a 9-6 decision in a junior high baseball game at Prairieview Ogden. His two-run blast to center field put Oakwood into a 4-3 lead in the third inning. PVO took the […]
St. Joseph softball outlasts Mattoon
By Fred Kroner Raegan Wheatley delivered two hits on Saturday (Aug 26), helping St. Joseph to a 6-5 junior high softball win at home over Mattoon. Brooklyn Stevens pitched all seven innings and earned the win. She allowed four hits and one earned run. Stevens walked seven hitters and struck […]
Panther baseball defeats Gifford
By Fred Kroner Coming off an 11-day layoff, St. Joseph registered a 9-4 win at Gifford on Monday (Aug. 28). Lucas Barton, Hunter Cler and Ike Shelato all recorded two hits for the Panthers. One of Shelato’s hits was a double. Shelato, Owen Wall and Ryder Van Meenen all scored […]
Mustang baseball defeats Comets
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Jameson Ehler drilled a three-run double in the bottom of the fourth inning on Saturday (Aug. 26) as Prairieview Ogden overcame a deficit and surged into the lead for good against Oakwood. The Mustangs went on to claim a 9-6 victory in the junior high baseball […]