By Fred Kroner Dalton Hobick scored the 1,000th point of his varsity career on Friday (Feb. 3) during a 35-33 loss at Iroquois West. He hit the milestone with a fourth-quarter three-pointer. Hobick and Brody Taflinger each scored 12 points to lead the Comets. Tanner Pichon chipped in with seven […]
By Fred Kroner Three St. Joseph-Ogden wrestlers finished in the top three in their weight classes on Saturday (Feb. 4) at the LeRoy Class 1A Regional and qualified for the upcoming Clinton Sectional. The Spartans’ Holden Brazelton won the 132-pound weight class. His two tournament wins included one pin and […]
By Fred Kroner St. Joseph-Ogden’s six-game winning streak in girls’ basketball was snapped on Thursday (Feb. 2) in a heartbreaking 47-46 loss at Tolono Unity. SJ-O rallied in the final quarter to cut a 35-29 deficit to the final margin. Neither team shot free throws effectively. SJ-O was 3-for-10 from […]
By Fred Kroner Ty Pence put together his second straight 40-point game as St. Joseph-Ogden topped Auburn, 78-57, in the Illini Prairie/Sangamo Conference Shootout on Saturday (Feb. 4) at Williamsville. Besides scoring 40 points, Pence pulled down a team-high nine rebounds. Logan Smith added 13 points and seven rebounds. Finishing […]
By Isabella Zarate For years Scott Block found himself raising cattle and farming grain, until one day he decided he was ready for a change of pace. “I’ve always enjoyed cooking,” Block shared. “I always made our family meals.” Eventually, Block’s passion turned into his livelihood. Originating in Paris, IL […]
By Fred Kroner Julliyan Gray fired in a team-high 15 points on Tuesday (Jan. 31), but Heritage came up short in a boys’ basketball game at home against Villa Grove, 51-42. Gray notched three shots from three-point range. Drew Williams contributed 10 points, Timmy Wilson added eight points and Aaron […]
By Fred Kroner Jaydah Arrowsmith scored 19 points and Addie Wright added 16 points on Monday (Jan. 30) as the Oakwood girls’ basketball team posted a 51-30 win at Iroquois West. Cherokee Hanner hit five points and Bella Bradford contributed four points. Oakwood jumped into a 12-6 lead after one […]
By Fred Kroner Senior Dalton Hobick tied Oakwood High School’s all-time single-game scoring record on Tuesday (Jan. 31), pouring in 40 points as the Comets topped Westville, 79-59, at home. Hobick’s point total came without an appearance at the free throw line. He netted six three-point shots en route to […]
By Fred Kroner Taylor Hug scored 12 points – all in the second half – on Monday (Jan. 30) as the St. Joseph-Ogden girls’ basketball team topped Rantoul, 53-23, at home. The win was the sixth in the row for the Spartans, who reached the .500 mark for the first […]
By Fred Kroner Senior Ty Pence climbed to the top of the all-time boys’ basketball scoring list at St. Joseph-Ogden on Tuesday (Jan. 31) with a season-high 41-point performance in the Spartans’ 68-55 win at home over Bloomington Central Catholic. The 6-foot-6 Pence, an Illinois State University recruit, entered the […]
