By Fred Kroner Senior Ty Pence climbed higher on the all-time St. Joseph-Ogden scoring charts on Wednesday (Dec. 28) with a 30-point outburst as the Spartans handed eighth-seeded El Paso/Gridley a 56-36 loss in the small-school division of the State Farm Classic. Pence’s seventh point of the game enabled him […]
By Fred Kroner Nikita Taylor scored nine points and Addie Wright added eight points on Tuesday (Dec 20) as the Oakwood girls’ basketball team staved off visiting Paxton-Buckley-Loda in a 38-30 non-conference contest. Kalie Tison contributed seven points, including four in the opening quarter as the Comets zipped into a […]
By Fred Kroner For the third time in her last four games, Taylor Hug popped in five shots from three-point range on Monday (Dec. 19) as St. Joseph-Ogden pulled away from visiting Cissna Park in the second half for a 50-41 non-conference girls’ basketball win. Hug tallied a game-high 21 […]
By Fred Kroner Senior Ty Pence reached the 30-point mark for the third time this season, leading the St. Joseph-Ogden boys’ basketball team to a 66-52 victory in its first road game on Tuesday (Dec. 20) at Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin. The Illinois State University recruit also latched onto seven rebounds, sharing the […]
By FRED KRONER Oakwood’s eighth-grade boys’ basketball team will enter the 2023 portion of its season with a 7-3 overall record and wins in four of its last five games. The wins are against Hoopeston (51-16), Bismarck-Henning (34-25), Salt Fork (37-19), Armstrong-Potomac (54-22), Gifford (59-48), Schlarman Academy (48-35) and Georgetown-Ridge […]
By Fred Kroner Cameron Johnson tossed in 22 points, but the seventh-grade Heritage boys’ basketball team dropped a narrow 40-36 decision at home on Thursday (Dec. 15) against Schlarman Academy. Schlarman’s lead going into the fourth quarter was 30-29. Landin McComas tallied eight points, Colby Schrock contributed four points and […]
By Fred Kroner After building a 17-9 first-quarter lead, the Prairieview Ogden eighth-grade boys’ basketball team hung on to defeat Gifford, 43-41, at home on Tuesday (Dec. 13). Kaden Wedig tossed in a team-high 16 points and was seconded by Jon Couture’s 12 points. Lane McKinney contributed a season-high (for […]
By Fred Kroner Rylan White scored 14 points and Drew Williams added 13 points on Friday (Dec. 16), but the Heritage boys’ basketball team suffered a narrow 51-45 loss at Arthur Christian. Heritage carried a 36-35 lead into the final period. Aaron Coffin totaled nine points and Julliyan Gray ended […]
By Fred Kroner Senior Alexis Day hit two three-pointers on Thursday (Dec. 15) to increase her team-lead in that category, but Heritage dropped a 75-14 decision in a girls’ basketball game at Cerro Gordo. Day scored a team-high six points and has netted six three-pointers for the season. Faith Latham […]
By Fred Kroner Addie Wright scored 13 points and Nikita Taylor added 10 on Thursday (Dec. 15) as the Oakwood girls’ basketball team snapped a two-game losing streak with a 43-23 victory at home over Hoopeston Area. Jaydah Arrowsmith contributed nine points and Bella Bradford had four points. The Comets […]
