By Fred Kroner Junior Alec Harrison scored a season-high 27 points on Friday (Feb. 10) as Oakwood’s boys’ basketball team reached the 20-win mark with a 66-55 win at home over Schlarman Academy. Schlarman built a 17-10 lead after one quarter, but Harrison tallied 11 of his points in the […]
By Fred Kroner St. Joseph-Ogden sophomore wrestler Holden Brazelton won the 132-pound weight class on Saturday (Feb. 11) at the Clinton Class 1A Sectional Wrestling Tournament and qualified for the three-day state meet. Brazelton (45-2 season record) posted three dominant wins at the sectional. He opened with a 16-0 victory […]
By Fred Kroner St. Joseph-Ogden’s winning streak hit 10 games on Friday (Feb. 10) with a 67-48 victory at home over Tolono Unity. Ty Pence paced the Spartans with 24 points and nine rebounds. Pence bagged four three-pointers. Logan Smith added 13 points and added seven rebounds and five assists. […]
By Fred Kroner Drew Williams scored a team-high 11 points Tuesday night (Feb. 7), but Heritage wasn’t able to overcome a first-half deficit and dropped a 54-30 decision in a boys’ basketball game at Cerro Gordo/Bement. The Broncos expanded a 10-7 lead after one quarter to 24-13 at halftime. Rylan […]
By Fred Kroner Addie Wright scored 21 points on Monday (Feb. 6) as the Oakwood girls’ basketball team concluded the regular season with a 67-17 Vermilion Valley Conference win at home over Schlarman Academy. The Comets zoomed into a 26-2 lead after one quarter. The early scoring catalysts were Kalie […]
By Fred Kroner Dalton Hobick scored 17 points on Tuesday (Feb. 7) for Oakwood’s boys’ basketball team, which suffered a 63-42 loss at Vermilion Valley Conference leader Salt Fork in Catlin. Salt Fork is 24-2 overall and 10-0 in the VVC. The Storm vaulted into a 15-9 lead after one […]
By Fred Kroner Addy Martinie scored 13 points on Monday (Feb. 6) as St. Joseph-Ogden’s girls’ basketball team captured a 39-23 victory at Paxton-Buckley-Loda. Martinie attempted the only two free throws for SJ-O in the final quarter and made one. PBL had 23 free throw attempts in the Illini Prairie […]
By Fred Kroner Ty Pence recorded his fifth double-double of the season on Tuesday (Feb. 7) as the St. Joseph-Ogden boys’ basketball team earned a 64-38 win at Rantoul. Pence had game-high totals of 20 points and 12 rebounds. He also had three assists. Scoring 10 points apiece for the […]
By Fred Kroner The Heritage eighth-grade volleyball team captured fifth-place on Saturday (Feb. 4) in the Effingham St. Anthony Tournament. After opening with a win over St. Anthony, 25-22, 15-25, 25-9, Heritage lost to St. Michael’s (25-20, 25-12) and to Oblong (25-12, 25-18). In the fifth-place match, Heritage topped North […]
By Fred Kroner The Cinderella run by the Heritage eighth-grade boys’ basketball team came to an end in the championship game of the Urbana University High Class 1A IESA regional on Wednesday (Feb. 1). Sixth-seeded Heritage dropped a 53-21 decision to top-seeded Champaign Next Generation. The loss followed two consecutive […]
