By Fred Kroner St. Joseph-Ogden put up six runs in the final three innings on Monday (March 27) and topped Salt Fork, 6-3, in a baseball game away from home. Luke Landrus, Adam Price and Charles Voorhees all swatted two hits. Maddux Carter drove in two runs. Nolan Earley retired […]
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SJ-O softball shuts out BH/RA
By Fred Kroner St. Joseph-Ogden’s softball team clubbed four more home runs on Wednesday (March 29) in a 12-0 triumph at Randy Wolken Field over visiting Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin. The pitching win went to freshman Timera Blackburn-Kelley, who fired her first high school shutout and pitched her first complete game. In five […]
Monticello defeats Oakwood baseball 8-3
By Fred Kroner Dalton Hobick and Matthew Miller extended their hitting streaks to four games on Thursday (March 23), but Oakwood’s baseball team suffered an 8-3 loss at Monticello. The Comets were limited to three hits. Joshua Ruch also connected for an Oakwood hit. Ruch had one run batted in. […]
Morton defeats St. Joseph-Ogden baseball on the road
By Fred Kroner Playing its fifth straight road game, the St. Joseph-Ogden baseball team dropped a 4-2 decision on Friday (March 24) at Morton. SJ-O (2-3) had the tying runs in scoring position when the game ended. Adam Price pitched the first three innings and took the loss. Connor Hale […]
SJ-O softball shuts-out Clinton
By Fred Kroner Senior Alyssa Acton and freshmen Timera Blackburn-Kelley and Amelia Huckstadt teamed up to shut out Clinton 24-0 in a high school softball game on Thursday (March 23) in Rantoul. Acton worked the first two innings. Blackburn-Kelley and Huckstadt each threw one inning. All three pitchers yielded one […]
SJ-O relay places fifth at unofficial state indoor track and field meet at Illinois Wesleyan University’s Shirk Center
By Fred Kroner St. Joseph-Ogden’s 800-meter relay team placed fifth on Friday (March 24) in the Class 1A division of the Illinois Top Times unofficial state indoor track and field meet at Illinois Wesleyan University’s Shirk Center. The foursome of Tyler Burch, Logan Smith, Colin Wayland and Tim Blackburn-Kelley was […]
Payton Carter places second at the Illinois Top Times unofficial state indoor track and field meet
By Fred Kroner Junior Payton Carter placed second in the girls’ Class 1A pole vault on Friday (March 24) in the Illinois Top Times unofficial state indoor track and field meet at Illinois Wesleyan University’s Shirk Center. Carter cleared 11 feet, 11 ¾ inches, a foot higher than she made […]
Dalton Hobick to play baseball at Kankakee Community College
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Throughout high school – and even before – Dalton Hobick has always been a hit when it came to sports. He earned two varsity letters as a freshman (football and basketball) and would have had a third (baseball), but COVID-19 canceled the entire spring season. Hobick […]
Westville defeats Heritage softball in season opener
By Fred Kroner Heritage dropped its softball season opener on Monday (March 20) to visiting Westville, 16-0. The Hawks return to action on Thursday (March 23) at Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin.
Adena Paul wins shot put at meet in Hoopeston
By Fred Kroner Adena Paul won the shot put and Heritage teammate Loran Tate placed among the top six in four events on Monday (March 20) as the Heritage girls’ track and field team opened the outdoor season in a five-school meet at Hoopeston Area. Paul’s winning toss in the […]