By Fred Kroner The Oakwood/Salt Fork wrestling team made history on Saturday (Feb. 25) in the IHSA Class 1A team-dual state meet at Bloomington’s Grossinger Arena. In the program’s first-ever appearance on the state’s biggest stage, they took home a fourth-place trophy. Oakwood/Salt Fork assured itself of some hardware on […]
By Fred Kroner Ty Pence found himself in a location on Friday (Feb. 24) that many basketball players seek to find. “He was in a zone,” SJ-O boys’ basketball coach Kiel Duval said. Pence poured in a career-high 45 points – six away from the school’s single-game scoring record – […]
By Fred Kroner The Oakwood boys’ basketball team stayed with state-ranked St. Joseph-Ogden for a quarter on Wednesday (Feb. 22) in a Class 2A regional semifinal game at Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin before dropping a 73-36 decision. The SJ-O lead after one quarter was 26-18. Brody Taflinger led the Comets with 10 points. […]
By Fred Kroner The Oakwood/Salt Fork wrestling program made history on Tuesday (Feb. 21) with a 46-31 victory over Anna-Jonesboro in a Class 1A team-dual sectional contest at Vandalia. With the victory, the 21-10 Comets advance to the state quarterfinals for the first time in the history of any of […]
By Fred Kroner Addison Frick scored 11 points for the St. Joseph-Ogden girls’ basketball team on Tuesday (Feb. 21), but the Spartans were ousted from the IHSA Class 2A postseason with a 55-39 loss to Peotone in the Coal City Sectional semifinals. Taylor Hug and Addie Seggebruch each netted nine […]
By Fred Kroner Tanner Jacob scored 14 points and Ty Pence added 13 points on Wednesday (Feb. 22) as the St. Joseph-Ogden boys’ basketball team overpowered Oakwood, 73-36, in a Class 2A regional semifinal contest at Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin. The Spartans drained 13 of 23 three-point shots in the game, including a […]
By Fred Kroner The seventh-grade St. Joseph volleyball team earned three consecutive two-set sweeps last week. The first two matches were at home. The Panthers topped Judah Christian, 25-17, 25-10, and beat Paxton-Buckley-Loda, 26-24, 25-20. On Thursday (Feb. 16), St. Joseph won in Monticello, 25-19, 25-23. Megan Kearney served a […]
By Fred Kroner Three players scored in double figures on Saturday (Feb. 18) for Heritage, which suffered a first-round loss in the IHSA Class 1A boys’ basketball regionals with a 70-45 setback at Okaw Valley. Drew Williams tallied a team-high 11 points. Close behind were Aaron Coffin and Julliyan Gray, […]
By Fred Kroner Oakwood fell short in the championship game of the IHSA Class 2A girls’ basketball regional to Kankakee Bishop McNamara, 50-14, on Thursday (Feb. 16). McNamara led, 13-2, after one quarter and 27-6 at halftime. The Comets were led by Jaydah Arrowsmith and Addie Wright, each with four […]
By Fred Kroner Dalton Hobick produced his second 30-point game this season against Hoopeston Area on Saturday (Feb. 18) as Oakwood upended the Cornjerkers, 75-68, in a Class 2A regional quarterfinal boys’ basketball game in Fithian. Hobick hit a game-high 35 points. On Jan. 3, he tallied 37 points against […]
