By Fred Kroner Audrey Schnaus drove in three runs on Monday (April 17), but the Oakwood softball team was edged at home by Hoopeston Area, 7-6. Lacey Harrison collected two of the Comets’ six hits. Gracie Hanner drew two walks. Reliever Gracie Enos worked the final four innings and recorded […]
Author: Fred Kroner
Oakwood baseball defeats Hoopeston Area 20-1
By Fred Kroner Travis Tiernan didn’t allow an earned run for his third consecutive outing and didn’t walk a batter for the second straight game on Monday (April 17) as he pitched Oakwood to a 20-1 win in a baseball game at home over Hoopeston Area. Tiernan (5-0) fired a […]
Brazelton and Immke hit home runs in win over Prairie Central
By Fred Kroner Halle Brazelton and Shayne Immke each cracked home runs on Monday (April 17) as the St. Joseph-Ogden softball team topped Prairie Central, 8-1, in an Illini Prairie Conference game at Randy Wolken Field. Brazelton and Immke both landed three hits for the day. Immke’s homer was a […]
Haley wins 400th victory with Oakwood shutout
By Fred Kroner Connor Hale pitched a two-hit shutout on Tuesday (April 18) as the St. Joseph-Ogden baseball team blanked visiting Oakwood, 10-0, to give coach Josh Haley his 400th career victory. Haley’s career record stands at 400-141-2 in 18 years as a head coach, the last 11 at SJ-O, […]
Kendrick Johnson picks up third no-hitter against PBL
By Fred Kroner Kendrick Johnson was the winning pitcher in his third baseball no-hitter of the season on Thursday (April 13) as St. Joseph-Ogden won at Paxton-Buckley-Loda, 14-0. After Johnson pitched four hitless innings, Nolan Earley preserved the no-hitter by throwing the final three innings. SJ-O led, 2-0, after five […]
Spartan softball shuts out PBL
By Fred Kroner Madison Stevens scattered two hits over four innings on Thursday (April 13) and Amelia Huckstadt completed the 14-0 softball shutout at Paxton-Buckley-Loda with a hitless final inning. Stevens walked no one and struck out two batters. Huckstadt fanned all three hitters that she faced. Halle Brazelton pounded […]
Swanson and Wayland place in two events at Monticello Invitational
By Fred Kroner Kyler Swanson and Colin Wayland were each two-event individual placers for the St. Joseph-Ogden boys’ track and field team on Friday (April 14) in the 18-school Monticello Invitational. Swanson was among the leaders in both hurdles races. He placed sixth in the 300-meter event (45.35 seconds) and […]
Elsbernd and Schmitz place in two events at Unity Invitational
By Fred Kroner Emily Elsbernd and Ally Schmitz were two-event placers for the St. Joseph-Ogden girls’ track and field team on Friday (April 14) in the 19-school Unity Invitational, in Tolono. Schmitz’s points came in the hurdles. She finished seventh in the 100-meter event (personal-best 18.41 seconds) and took ninth […]
Comets remain unbeaten in Vermilion Valley Conference
By Fred Kroner Dalton Hobick struck out 11 batters in six innings on Friday (April 14) and also stole four bases as Oakwood remained unbeaten in Vermilion Valley Conference baseball action with an 8-5 win at Milford. Hobick walked two batters and allowed one earned run in his pitching stint. […]
Milford defeats Oakwood softball
By Fred Kroner Oakwood was held to five hits in a Vermilion Valley Conference softball game on Friday (April 14) and lost a 14-1 decision at Milford. The Comets’ hits came from the bats of Samantha Dunavan, Gracie Enos, Olivia Fegett, Audrey Schnaus and Rylee Wright. Enos pitched four innings […]