By Fred Kroner Oakwood fell short in the championship game of the IHSA Class 2A girls’ basketball regional to Kankakee Bishop McNamara, 50-14, on Thursday (Feb. 16). McNamara led, 13-2, after one quarter and 27-6 at halftime. The Comets were led by Jaydah Arrowsmith and Addie Wright, each with four […]
By Fred Kroner Dalton Hobick produced his second 30-point game this season against Hoopeston Area on Saturday (Feb. 18) as Oakwood upended the Cornjerkers, 75-68, in a Class 2A regional quarterfinal boys’ basketball game in Fithian. Hobick hit a game-high 35 points. On Jan. 3, he tallied 37 points against […]
By Fred Kroner Senior Reef Pacot capped his four-year high school wrestling career with his fourth successive state medal on Saturday (Feb. 18). The Oakwood/Salt Fork 145-pounder was the Class 1A state runner-up at 145 pounds, dropping a 3-1 overtime decision to unbeaten Paul Ishikawa, a senior from Illini Bluffs. […]
By Fred Kroner Taylor Hug hit a game-high 15 points and the St. Joseph-Ogden defense yielded just two first-quarter points on Thursday (Feb. 16) as the Spartans claimed a Class 2A girls’ basketball regional crown with a 47-26 win over Hoopeston Area at Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley. SJ-O led 10-2, after one […]
By Fred Kroner Sophomore Holden Brazelton bounced back from a semifinal loss and won his final two wrestling matches to capture third place at 132 pounds in the IHSA Class 1A wrestling state tournament at the University of Illinois State Farm Center. During the three-day event, which concluded on Saturday […]
By Brett McMahon As part of an expansion and remodeling project, the St. Joe-Ogden high school has a state-of-the-art auditorium. The space, which was converted from a gymnasium, will serve the student body in many ways, from staged events to classrooms and an area to honor students. Originally built in […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Destination is of paramount importance to sports fans. The primary questions are ones spoken frequently. “Where’s she going to college?” “Who’s recruiting him?” For St. Joseph-Ogden senior Shayne Immke, the point of emphasis, however, was never which Division I university was the latest to contact the […]
By PETER HANCOCKCapitol News Illinoisphancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday laid out a $49.6 billion spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year that calls for significant new spending for early childhood education and efforts to combat homelessness among other areas. He also claimed credit for putting the state […]
By Fred Kroner The Heritage Hawks used a fourth-quarter rally on Tuesday (Feb. 14) to pull out a boys’ basketball victory at Sullivan. Entering the final eight minutes, the Hawks trailed, 31-26, before regrouping for a 46-41 triumph. Drew Williams led the way, netting 15 points. Timmy Wilson hit 10 […]
By Fred Kroner Oakwood’s girls’ basketball team recovered from an 11-point halftime deficit on Monday (Feb. 13) to claim a berth in the IHSA Class 2A regional championship game at Momence. The third-seeded Comets ousted fifth-seeded Iroquois West, 46-43, in a semifinal game and will face second-seeded Kankakee Bishop McNamara […]
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