By Fred Kroner Behind season-high performances from Dalton Hobick and Josh Ruch, the Oakwood Comets opened the 2023 portion of their boys’ basketball season on Tuesday (Jan. 3) with a 66-58 Vermilion Valley Conference victory at home over Hoopeston Area. Hobick meshed eight three-point shots on the way to a […]
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Page and Hayes record pins against BH/RA
By Fred Kroner Two Spartans recorded pins on Tuesday (Jan. 3) as St. Joseph-Ogden dropped its home-opener in wrestling, losing a dual meet to Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin, 48-30. The SJ-O pinners were Gary Page (106 pounds) in 42 seconds and Coy Hayes (152 pounds) in 3 minutes and 52 seconds. Three other […]
Williamsville hands SJ-O boys’ basketball their first loss
By Fred Kroner Three Spartans scored in double figures on Tuesday (Jan. 3), but a 24-10 disparity on free throw attempts led to St. Joseph-Ogden suffering its first loss of the boys’ basketball season, 52-48, at Williamsville. The home team made 13 free throws and the Spartans connected on five […]
Williams scores 23 in game against Villa Grove
By Fred Kroner Senior Drew Williams put together a 23-point performance on Thursday (Dec. 29), but Heritage suffered a narrow 65-58 loss to Villa Grove in the final day of the BSN Classic at Broadlands. Timmy Wilson drilled a season-high four three-point shots and wound up with 14 points for […]
Martinie and Seggebruch lead Spartans in game against Normal
By Fred Kroner St. Joseph-Ogden’s girls’ basketball team came up just short on Thursday (Dec. 29) in the 15th-place game of the girls’ small-school division at Normal Community High School. The 12th-seeded Spartans were bested by 15th-seeded Riverdale, 36-35. SJ-O held a 25-19 halftime lead, but were limited to two […]
Spartans capture State Farm Classic title
By Fred Kroner Ty Pence’s double-double catapulted the St. Joseph-Ogden boys’ basketball team to victory on Friday (Dec. 30) in the championship game of the State Farm Classic small-school division over Normal University High, 58-49, at the Shirk Center. The undefeated Spartans were the No. 1 seed in the 16-school […]
Heritage loses in first round of AL/AH Holiday tournament
By Fred Kroner The Heritage Hawks lost twice in first-round action of the Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond Holiday girls’ basketball tournament. Windsor/Stewardson-Strawsburg posted a 48-12 over the Hawks and Decatur Eisenhower registered a 68-26 triumph over Heritage on Wednesday (Dec. 21). Loran Tate led Heritage with five points against Windsor/SS. Alexis Day netted […]
Hawks defeat Georgetown-Ridge Farm at BSN Classic
By Fred Kroner Five players scored in double figures on Tuesday (Dec. 27) as the Heritage Hawks outscored Georgetown-Ridge Farm, 72-63, in a boys’ basketball game at the BSN Classic at Broadlands. Rylan White drained five three-point shots and led Heritage with 15 points. Other key contributors were Julliyan Gray […]
Oakwood girls’ basketball to play for fifth-place in BH/RA holiday tournament
By Fred Kroner Oakwood split its first four games in the Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin girls’ basketball holiday tournament. The Comets upended Lexington, 46-37, on Tuesday (Dec. 27) before falling to Cissna Park, 52-29. Addie Wright’s 18 points set the pace against Lexington. She nailed 8 of 10 free throws en route to […]
Comets place fifth in Monticello Hoopla Classic
By Fred Kroner Dalton Hobick totaled a season-high 22 points on Wednesday (Dec. 28) as Oakwood’s boys’ basketball team dispatched Paxton-Buckley-Loda, 61-48, in the fifth-place game of the Monticello Hoopla Classic. Alec Harrison tallied 14 points and Tanner Pichon fired in 10 points. The Comets led, 19-11, after one period […]
