By Fred Kroner Eli Franklin placed 10th on Saturday (May 18) in the boys’ IESA Class 3A state track and field meet at the Eastside Centre, in East Peoria. His time in the 1,600 meters was 4:59.21. Franklin was the Panthers’ lone state-qualifier in the eighth-grade division. — St. Joseph […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com St. Joseph Middle School eighth-grade Vivian Smith placed second on Saturday (May 18) in the discus at the IESA Class 3A girls’ track and field state meet at the Eastside Centre, in East Peoria. Smith’s top toss was 100 feet, 5 inches. She also secured a […]
Motorists who regularly travel through the interchange between Interstate 74 and Interstate 57 in Champaign are advised to prepare for disruptions starting May 20, as significant closures are set to commence, impacting daily commutes. The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) has announced a month-long closure of the eastbound I-74 ramp […]
By Fred Kroner The Heritage 3,200-meter relay team qualified for State by placing second on Friday (May 17) in the 16-school IHSA Class 1A sectional at Salt Fork. The grouping of senior Aidan Ashbrook, senior Cohen Sands, freshman Clark Roland and sophomore Eli Denmark-Collins was timed in 8:40.44. Heritage athletes […]
By Fred Kroner Heritage junior Loran Tate placed 25th in the triple jump on Thursday (May 16) in the IHSA girls’ Class 1A state track and field meet at Eastern Illinois University, in Charleston. There were 35 entries in the event. Tate’s top jump was 32 feet, 8 inches. She […]
By Fred Kroner Oakwood junior Connor Smith qualified for state in four events – two as an individual and two as part of relays – and the Comets produced qualifiers in nine events on Friday (May 17) in the IHSA Class 1A boys’ track and field sectional at Salt Fork. […]
By Fred Kroner Oakwood senior Nikita Taylor finished among the top half of all competitors in the IHSA girls’ Class 1A state track and field meet in the long jump. Her best mark was 16 feet, 1 inch. Taylor placed 16th out of 38 competitors on Thursday (May 16) at […]
By Fred Kroner Timera Backburn-Kelly fired a two-hitter on Saturday (May 18) as the St. Joseph-Ogden softball team topped visiting Tolono Unity, 5-1, in a Class 2A regional championship softball game at Randy Wolken Field. Unity scored its run against Blackburn-Kelly in the opening inning, but left the bases loaded […]
By Fred Kroner The move up from Class 1A to Class 2A didn’t slow St. Joseph-Ogden senior pole-vaulter Payton Carter. After placing twice in previous years in her specialty (eighth as a sophomore and third as a junior), Carter logged her top state finish on Saturday (May 18) when she […]
By FRED KRONER Fred@mahometnews.com Nolan Earley drove in Kodey McKinney with the walk-off winning run on Saturday (May 18) as St. Joseph-Ogden edged Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin, 4-3, in an IHSA Class 2A regional baseball championship game at Bismarck. With one out in the bottom of the seventh inning, and the bases loaded, […]
