By Fred Kroner St. Joseph-Ogden captured 10 IHSA state-meet berths on Wednesday (May 15) in the 17-school Rantoul Class 2A Sectional. The Spartans had two qualifiers in the 1,600 meters, two in the discus and two in the pole vault. Distance runners Carson Maroon (second in 4:31.41) and Lance Retz […]
By Fred Kroner Timera Blackburn-Kelly pitched St. Joseph-Ogden’s third consecutive softball shutout on Tuesday (May 14) as the Spartans blanked visiting Toledo Cumberland, 4-0, in a Class 2A regional semifinal contest. Blackburn-Kelly (13-1) allowed five hits. She issued one walk and struck out 13 hitters. Hayden Dahl stroked two hits […]
By FRED KRONER Fred@mahometnews.com Braxton Waller clubbed a two-run homer on Wednesday (May 15) as St. Joseph-Ogden started its postseason baseball journey with a 4-1 Class 2A regional semifinal victory at Bismarck-Henning over Oakwood. Jared Altenbaumer had two hits for the Spartans. Teammates with one hit, besides Waller, were Tanner […]
By Fred Kroner Heritage eighth-grader Christian Paul was a two-event placer in the IESA Class 1A boys’ state track and field meet. Paul achieved personal-best times in both of his races, placing seventh in each one. In the 800 meters, he was timed in 2:16.18. In the 1,600 meters, his […]
By Fred Kroner Heritage eighth-grader Kalyn Miller placed 11th in the IESA Class 1A girls’ state track and field meet in the shot put. Her top effort was 27 feet, 9 inches. Miller was the lone Heritage girl to qualify for state.
By Fred Kroner Prairieview Ogden seventh-grader Dorian Davenport placed fourth in the IESA boys’ Class 1A state track and field meet in the 400 meters. Davenport ran the race in a personal-best 59.89 seconds. He also ran a leg on the 10th-place 1,600-meter relay. He was joined in that event […]
By Fred Kroner In the IESA Class 1A seventh-grade girls’ state track and field meet, Prairieview Ogden finished 20th with 10 ½ points. The team state crown went to Washington St. Patrick with 34 points. Seventh-grader Ella Mohr was victorious in the shot put with a state winning effort of […]
By Fred Kroner Franklin was second in the 1,600-meter run in a personal-best 4:58.11. He also ran third in the 800 meters with a personal-best, but non-qualifying, time of 2:17.66. Also in the 800 meters, teammate Nathan Hinkel took eighth in a personal-best 2:31.78. Dalton Trotter finished fifth in the […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com St. Joseph Middle School eighth-graders Olivia Edington, Vivian Smith and Tessa Walker all earned championships on Saturday (May 11) in the IESA Class 3A sectional track and field meet at Tuscola. Edington cleared 8 feet, 5 inches to win the pole vault. Walker won the 1,600 […]
By Fred Kroner Heritage came up on the short end of a 16-14 baseball slugfest at home on Thursday (May 9) against Toledo Cumberland. Brennan Struck and Rylan White both knocked in three runs. Lukas Miller had two RBI. Anthony Happ, Robert Holloman and Zaien Smith all drove in one […]
