By Fred Kroner Addie Wright scored 21 points on Monday (Feb. 6) as the Oakwood girls’ basketball team concluded the regular season with a 67-17 Vermilion Valley Conference win at home over Schlarman Academy. The Comets zoomed into a 26-2 lead after one quarter. The early scoring catalysts were Kalie […]
By Fred Kroner Dalton Hobick scored 17 points on Tuesday (Feb. 7) for Oakwood’s boys’ basketball team, which suffered a 63-42 loss at Vermilion Valley Conference leader Salt Fork in Catlin. Salt Fork is 24-2 overall and 10-0 in the VVC. The Storm vaulted into a 15-9 lead after one […]
By Fred Kroner Addy Martinie scored 13 points on Monday (Feb. 6) as St. Joseph-Ogden’s girls’ basketball team captured a 39-23 victory at Paxton-Buckley-Loda. Martinie attempted the only two free throws for SJ-O in the final quarter and made one. PBL had 23 free throw attempts in the Illini Prairie […]
By Fred Kroner Ty Pence recorded his fifth double-double of the season on Tuesday (Feb. 7) as the St. Joseph-Ogden boys’ basketball team earned a 64-38 win at Rantoul. Pence had game-high totals of 20 points and 12 rebounds. He also had three assists. Scoring 10 points apiece for the […]
By Fred Kroner The Heritage eighth-grade volleyball team captured fifth-place on Saturday (Feb. 4) in the Effingham St. Anthony Tournament. After opening with a win over St. Anthony, 25-22, 15-25, 25-9, Heritage lost to St. Michael’s (25-20, 25-12) and to Oblong (25-12, 25-18). In the fifth-place match, Heritage topped North […]
By Fred Kroner The Cinderella run by the Heritage eighth-grade boys’ basketball team came to an end in the championship game of the Urbana University High Class 1A IESA regional on Wednesday (Feb. 1). Sixth-seeded Heritage dropped a 53-21 decision to top-seeded Champaign Next Generation. The loss followed two consecutive […]
By Fred Kroner The eighth-grade St. Joseph Panthers volleyball team gained a split in its last two matches. On Thursday (Feb. 2), St. Joseph lost at home to Cissna Park, 25-20, 20-25, 25-19. “We gained a nice lead in the third set, but Cissna’s balanced attack was too much for […]
By Fred Kroner St. Joseph Junior High’s eighth-grade boys’ basketball team won the championship game of the IESA Class 3A Hoopeston Area Regional tournament on Thursday (Feb. 2), overpowering third-seeded Oakwood, 38-28. Tyler Hess led the way with 14 points. Cam Wagner added nine points. To reach the finals, the […]
By Fred Kroner Prairieview Ogden’s seventh-grade boys’ basketball team will play for third place in the IESA Class 1A state tournament on Thursday (Feb. 9) at East Peoria Junior High School. PVO (23-3) will take on Lincoln West Broadwell (25-4) in the 6 p.m. third-place game. The Mustangs split their […]
By Fred Kroner Julliyan Gray scored a season-high 21 points on Friday (Feb. 3), but it wasn’t enough for Heritage, which dropped a 54-53 decision at Okaw Valley. Gray also sank a season-high four three-pointers. Two of the Hawks’ last three games have resulted in one-point setbacks. Rylan White added […]
