By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com St. Joseph-Ogden Football Shawn Skinner understands that one game doesn’t make a season and that no matter the outcome, improvement must be at the top of a team’s to-do list. Skinner maintained that belief in the wake of St. Joseph-Ogden’s season-opening 40-14 football triumph over Monticello […]
Author: Fred Kroner
Spartans win Doc Acklin Invite
By Fred Kroner Senior Carson Maroon was the individual champion on Saturday (Aug. 26), leading the St. Joseph-Ogden boys’ cross-country team to the title of the 13-school Doc Acklin Memorial Invitational in Paris. Maroon ran the 3-mile layout in 16 minutes, 46.7 seconds. He was victorious by 32.5 seconds. Three […]
Mary Roland leads Heritage volleyball in season opener
By Fred Kroner Mary Roland recorded a double-double for Heritage on Monday (Aug. 21) in the Hawks’ first volleyball match of the season. The senior setter handed out 18 assists and had 10 digs, but Heritage dropped a three-set match at home to Paris, 25-23, 15-25, 25-21. Lilli Montgomery posted […]
LeRoy outlasts Oakwood Volleyball
By Fred Kroner Oakwood’s volleyball team dropped a three-set decision on Monday (Aug. 21) at LeRoy, falling 25-8. 22-25, 25-21. Luci Morris and Nikita Taylor each landed four kills for the Comets. They also served four aces apiece. Oakwood (0-1) returns to action on Tuesday (Aug. 29) in its home-opener […]
Merritt and Smoot lead Oakwood over Schlarman Academy
By Fred Kroner Ethan Merritt scored a hat trick and teammate Ty Smoot assisted on three goals on Tuesday night (Aug. 22) as the Oakwood/Salt Fork soccer team opened its season at home with a 9-0 victory over Schlarman Academy. The Comets led, 7-0, at intermission. Oakwood produced 43 shots […]
SJO Tennis competes in Centennial Invitational
By Fred Kroner On Saturday (Aug. 19), St. Joseph-Ogden participated in the Centennial Invitational, which featured two players in singles and two entries in doubles. SJ-O players were winless in the event, but three of the four entries fared better in their second matches than in their first matches. The […]
SJO Volleyball rallies to defeat Maroa-Forsyth
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com In its volleyball season-opener on Monday (Aug. 21), St. Joseph-Ogden rallied from a one-set deficit to post a win at Maroa-Forsyth, 24-26, 25-17, 25-19. Peyton Williams and Addie Roesch reached double figures in kills with 16 and 10, respectively. Setter Halle Brazelton handed out 24 assists. […]
DelRossi and Stierwalt start cross country season strong
By Fred Kroner Eighth-graders Leah DelRossi and Reaghan Stierwalt finished within eight seconds of one another for Heritage in the school’s first junior high girls’ cross-country meet of the season on Tuesday (Aug. 15) at Paris Mayo. DelRossi’s 2-mile time was 16:23. Stierwalt finished in 16:31. The other Heritage runners […]
Christian Paul wins at Paris Mayo Meet
By Fred Kroner Eighth-grader Christian Paul was the individual winner for Heritage Junior High in the school’s season-opening boys’ cross-country meet at Paris Mayo on Tuesday (Aug. 15). Paul’s 2-mile time was 12 minutes and 5 seconds. There were 22 runners in the race. Teammate Owen Elmore was timed in […]
Colby Schrock leads Hawks in game against Mary Miller
By Fred Kroner Colby Schrock had a double and drove in two runs on Thursday (Aug. 17), but Heritage dropped a 12-2 decision to Mary Miller in a junior high baseball game. Nathaniel Ely and Landin McComas scored the team’s runs. Christian Paul and Ely had the team’s other hits. […]