By Fred Kroner Oakwood Junior High qualified seventh-graders for state in five events and eighth-graders in four events for the IESA boys’ Class 2A track and field meet. The state finals will be held on Friday (May 12) and Saturday (May 13). The qualifications took place on Saturday (May 6) […]
By Fred Kroner Zaien Smith, Anthony Happ and Lucas Miller had hits for Heritage on Thursday (May 4), but the Hawks dropped a 17-4 baseball decision at home to Villa Grove. Heritage carried a 3-2 lead into the fourth inning. Happ and Juliyan Gray drove in runs for the Hawks. […]
By Fred Kroner Sophomore Loran Tate was the top Heritage placer on Friday (May 5) in the Lincoln Prairie Conference girls’ track and field meet at Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond. Tate recorded a third-place finish in the triple jump at 29 feet, 10 inches. She also landed eighth in the long jump at […]
By Fred Kroner Heritage High School’s 3,200-meter relay team cruised to victory on Friday (May 5) in the Lincoln Prairie Conference boys’ track and field meet at Arthur-Lovington. The foursome consisted of junior Aidan Ashbrook, junior Cohen Sands, senior Rowan Denmark-Collins and junior Zach Ruwe. The covered the eight-lap event […]
By Fred Kroner Heritage teammates Drew Williams, a senior, and Joel Bear, also a senior, qualified for the one-Class IHSA bass fishing state tournament by placing second on Friday (May 5) in a sectional tournament at Lake Shelbyville. The teammates – who placed sixth at state together in 2022 – […]
By Fred Kroner Oakwood sophomore Aubri Elliott finished among the top eight in two individual events and with two relays on Thursday (May 4) in the Vermilion County girls’ track and field meet. Elliott posted personal-best times in both of her sprint races, coming in fifth in the 400 meters […]
By Fred Kroner Junior Bryson McDaniel and sophomore Thomas Wells posted the top finishes for the Oakwood boys’ track and field team on Thursday (May 4) in the Vermilion Valley Conference meet. McDaniel was second in the triple jump (39 feet, 8 inches) and Wells was the runner-up in the […]
By Fred Kroner Oakwood scored all of its runs in the top of the first inning on Thursday (May 4), but lost a 12-3 softball decision at Champaign Central. Olivia Fegett drove in two of the Comets’ runs. Teammates with hits were Bella Bradford, Matilyn Griffis and Karleigh Nelson. Gracie […]
By Fred Kroner Travis Tiernan hit a home run on Thursday (May 4) as the Oakwood baseball team registered a 9-7 non-conference win at St. Thomas More. Tiernan drove in four runs. Joshua Ruch finished with two hits and scored two runs. Bryson Marcinko also tallied two runs. Alec Harrison […]
By Fred Kroner Peyton Jones clubbed a grand slam home run and drove in five runs for the day as the St. Joseph-Ogden softball team won a showdown at home against Tolono Unity, 10-3, on Thursday (May 4). Each squad entered the game with 20 wins for the season. Jones […]
