By Fred Kroner Senior Reef Pacot capped his four-year high school wrestling career with his fourth successive state medal on Saturday (Feb. 18). The Oakwood/Salt Fork 145-pounder was the Class 1A state runner-up at 145 pounds, dropping a 3-1 overtime decision to unbeaten Paul Ishikawa, a senior from Illini Bluffs. […]
By Fred Kroner Taylor Hug hit a game-high 15 points and the St. Joseph-Ogden defense yielded just two first-quarter points on Thursday (Feb. 16) as the Spartans claimed a Class 2A girls’ basketball regional crown with a 47-26 win over Hoopeston Area at Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley. SJ-O led 10-2, after one […]
By Fred Kroner Sophomore Holden Brazelton bounced back from a semifinal loss and won his final two wrestling matches to capture third place at 132 pounds in the IHSA Class 1A wrestling state tournament at the University of Illinois State Farm Center. During the three-day event, which concluded on Saturday […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Destination is of paramount importance to sports fans. The primary questions are ones spoken frequently. “Where’s she going to college?” “Who’s recruiting him?” For St. Joseph-Ogden senior Shayne Immke, the point of emphasis, however, was never which Division I university was the latest to contact the […]
By Fred Kroner The Heritage Hawks used a fourth-quarter rally on Tuesday (Feb. 14) to pull out a boys’ basketball victory at Sullivan. Entering the final eight minutes, the Hawks trailed, 31-26, before regrouping for a 46-41 triumph. Drew Williams led the way, netting 15 points. Timmy Wilson hit 10 […]
By Fred Kroner Oakwood’s girls’ basketball team recovered from an 11-point halftime deficit on Monday (Feb. 13) to claim a berth in the IHSA Class 2A regional championship game at Momence. The third-seeded Comets ousted fifth-seeded Iroquois West, 46-43, in a semifinal game and will face second-seeded Kankakee Bishop McNamara […]
By Fred Kroner Four players scored in double figures on Tuesday (Feb. 14) as the Oakwood boys’ basketball team posted a 52-39 victory at Notre Dame de La Salette. Josh Ruch hit a game-high 14 points and was followed by Tanner Pichon (13 points), Alec Harrison (12 points) and Brody […]
By Fred Kroner Addy Martinie and Addison Frick each netted 11 points Monday (Feb. 13), helping the St. Joseph-Ogden girls’ basketball team to a 43-34 victory over the host school in the Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley IHSA Class 2A regional tournament. The teams were tied, 30-30, after three quarters. Martinie connected for […]
By Fred Kroner Three St. Joseph-Ogden seniors provided a spark on Tuesday (Feb. 14) as the Spartans completed the boys’ basketball regular season with a Senior Night 65-32 win at home over Paxton-Buckley-Loda. The three SJ-O seniors – McGwire Atwood, Maddux Carter and Ty Pence – all played between 14 […]
By Fred Kroner Heritage celebrated Eighth-Grade Night on Tuesday (Feb. 7) by edging Catlin, 25-18, 19-25, 25-21, at Homer. “All 11 athletes got into this game and contributed to the win,” Heritage coach Ryan Fitzgerald said. The team’s eighth-graders are Ashlyn Barkley, Lillie Bishop, Erika Bonilla, Brianna Day, Addison Hopper, […]
