By Fred Kroner The seventh-grade girls’ basketball team from Prairieview Ogden reached the IESA Class 1A state quarterfinals by topping St. Malachy, 20-12, in Rantoul in the sectional championship game on Wednesday (Nov. 30). Atleigh Miller set the pace with 10 points. Kellyn Irwin and Korinne Travis each recorded four […]
Author: Fred Kroner
Both PV-O boys’ basketball teams continue to add wins
By Fred Kroner Both the seventh- and eighth-grade boys’ basketball teams from Prairieview Ogden have continued their recent winning streaks. The eighth-graders handled Bismarck-Henning, 39-20, at home on Thursday (Nov. 17), then posted a 39-27 victory at Oakwood on Tuesday (Nov 29) and followed up with a 53-12 at home […]
Addie Wright to play basketball at Quincy College
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Oakwood’s Addie Wright has been playing basketball since kindergarten, but it wasn’t until she was in sixth-grade that she realized where the game might take her. “The junior high coach reached out to me and a couple other girls to ask us to play up,” Wright […]
Hawks drop home-opener against Chrisman
By Fred Kroner In its home-opener on Saturday (Dec. 3), Heritage fell just short against Chrisman, dropping a 53-47 decision. Each team scored 25 fourth-quarter points. Drew Williams was the Hawks’ top scorer, firing in 17 points. Rylan White and Timmy Wilson each dropped in 11 points and swished three […]
Grimm wins three matches at Washington Super Duals
By Fred Kroner Junior Harley Grimm was the lone Oakwood/Salt Fork wrestler to win all three of his matches on Saturday (Dec. 3) in the Washington Super Duals. The 195-pound Grimm pinned all three of his opponents. Five teammates finished the day with records of 2-1. They were Brayden Edwards […]
Free throws help Comets defeat Rantoul
By Fred Kroner Oakwood went to the free throw line 40 times on Thursday (Dec. 1) and connected on 18 of the attempts to turn back visiting Rantoul, 50-21. The Comets turned a 10-6 lead after one quarter into a 29-15 margin at halftime. Jaydah Arrowsmith and Cherokee Hanner each […]
Oakwood’s basketball season off to strong start
By Fred Krone Oakwood’s Brody Taflinger was the free throw champion in the Toyota of Danville Classic boys’ basketball tournament at St. Joseph-Ogden, but the Comets came up short in the title game against the Spartans, dropping a 66-31 decision on Saturday (Dec. 3). Taflinger netted 19 of 25 free […]
Spartan wrestling wins season-opener
By Fred Kroner St. Joseph-Ogden won two of its three dual meets on Saturday (Dec. 3) in a season-opening meet at Danville. The Spartans upended Urbana, 57-27, and Danville, 54-18, but dropped a 67-17 decision to LeRoy. The Spartans (2-1) return to action on Tuesday (Dec. 6) at Oakwood in […]
SJ-O picks up a win over Danville
By Fred Kroner Addy Martinie (16 points) and Addie Seggebruch (13 points) each hit their season’s high for points on Thursday (Dec. 1) as the St. Joseph-Ogden girls’ basketball team overpowered visiting Danville, 44-14. The Spartans led, 13-2, after one quarter and 22-6 at halftime. Addison Frick scored seven points […]
Spartans win Toyota of Danville Classic
By Fred Kroner Senior Ty Pence, the unanimous choice as the Most Valuable Player in the eight-team Toyota of Danville Classic boys’ basketball tournament, fired in a season-high 33 points on Saturday, leading St. Joseph-Ogden past Oakwood, 66-31, in a championship game between two undefeated schools. Pence drained six three-point […]