SJO Daily

By Fred Kroner The St. Joseph Junior High eighth-grade boys’ basketball team has hit its season’s high for points scored in its last two games while improving its record to 12-0. On Saturday (Dec. 3), the Panthers upended Hoopeston Area at home, 54-20. Cam Wagner hit 24 points and Nolan […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]