By Fred Kroner St. Joseph-Ogden’s softball team extended its winning streak to 10 games on Thursday (April 27) by rallying from a 6-2 sixth-inning deficit at Mahomet-Seymour to topple the Bulldogs, 13-6. The Spartans scored 11 runs in the sixth inning. Addison Frick pounded three hits to lead the way. […]
By Fred Kroner The winning streak for the St. Joseph-Ogden baseball team came to an end after 15 games on Friday (April 28) with an 8-4 loss at Meier Field to Maroa-Forsyth. The Spartans were limited to five hits, including two by Maddux Carter. Carter and Luke Landrus each knocked […]
By Fred Kroner Payton Carter and Kaytlyn Baker were the individual leaders for the St. Joseph-Ogden girls’ track and field team on Friday (April 27) in the Monticello Lady Sage Invitational. Carter was the runner-up in the pole vault (10 feet) and Baker took third in the 300-meter hurdles (personal-best […]
By Fred Kroner St. Joseph-Ogden athletes registered runner-up finishes in two individual events on Friday (April 27) in the Spartan Classic boys’ track and field meet. In addition to varsity events, there were some events where freshmen-sophomore results counted in the team standings. SJ-O’s Spencer Wilson was second in the […]
By Fred Kroner Dalton Hobick pitched 4 1/3 innings of one-hit relief on Friday (April 28) as the Oakwood baseball team rolled to a win at Cissna Park, 13-1. Hobick entered for Travis Tiernan, who worked 2 2/3 innings and retired all eight batters he faced, five via strikeouts. Joshua […]
By Fred Kroner Nikita Taylor and Quinn Sperry were the top individual placers for the Oakwood girls’ track and field team on Friday (April 27) at the Monticello Lady Sage Invitational. Taylor finished 10th in the long jump (15 feet, 1 inch) and 13th in the 200 meters (29.56 seconds). […]
By Fred Kroner Loran Tate was the highest individual finisher for the Heritage girls’ track and field team on Friday (April 27) in the Monticello Lady Sage Invitational. Tate took 11th in the triple jump (30 feet, 1 inch). Two of the Hawks’ relays wound up in 13th, including the […]
By Brett McMahon The Heritage High School Hall of Fame will induct three new members during its May 3 banquet. 2023 marks the second year for the Academic Achievement Hall of Fame, which inducted four members in its inaugural year of 2022. The concept was born in 2020 when Cindy […]
By NIKA SCHOONOVERCapitol News Illinoisnschoonover@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Legislation that would tighten anti-bullying protocols in Illinois schools will head to the full state Senate after unanimously passing out of committee this week. House Bill 3425 particularly targets cyberbullying, requiring that schools “make diligent efforts” to notify the parents or guardians of students […]
By Fred Kroner The Hawks registered one of their best scoring outputs of the season on Wednesday (April 26), but dropped a 20-10 decision at home to Tri-County. The run production was the team’s second-best performance of the season. On Monday (April 24), Heritage lost at Blue Ridge, 12-1. The […]
