By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Eighth-grader Atleigh Miller qualified for the IESA girls’ Class 1A junior high state track and field meet in four events on Saturday (May 4) at the Rantoul Sectional. Miller won three individual events: 100 meters (13.47 seconds), 100-meter hurdles (personal-best 17.96 seconds) and the long jump […]
The Champaign-Urbana Public Health District (CUPHD) has announced the confirmation of a Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF) case in Champaign County, raising concerns about the prevalence of tick-borne diseases in the region. RMSF, caused by the bacterium Rickettsia rickettsii, is primarily transmitted through bites from the American dog tick. It […]
By Fred Kroner Five different Heritage athletes collected top-10 finishes on Friday (May 3) in the 12-school Lincoln Prairie Conference boys’ track and field meet at Argenta-Oreana. Placing in two events was Clark Roland (ninth in the long jump at 18 feet, 4 inches and 10th in the 400 meters […]
By Fred Kroner Junior Loran Tate recorded a first-place, a second-place, and a third-place finish individually for Heritage on Friday (May 3) in the 12-team Lincoln Prairie Conference girls’ track and field meet at Argenta-0reana. Tate was also part of a fourth-place relay. She was triumphant in the triple jump […]
By Fred Kroner Anthony Happ and Rylan White teamed up on a three-hitter – and didn’t permit an earned run – on Monday (May 6) as the Heritage baseball team defeated visiting Tri-County, 4-2. Happ and Robert Holleman both swatted two hits. White and Haiden Davis contributed one hit each. […]
By Fred Kroner Oakwood senior Nikita Taylor won the 400-meter race on Thursday (May 2) in the 11-school Vermilion Valley Conference girls’ track and field meet at Westville. Taylor’s time was a personal-best 1:02.49. She was also fourth in the long jump (personal-best 16 feet, inch). Another two-event placer for […]
By Fred Kroner Three Oakwood relays turned in first-place finishes on Thursday (May 2) in the 11-team Vermilion Valley Conference boys’ track and field meet at Westville. Also winning an event was junior Thomas Wells, who out-ran everyone in the 1,600 meters (personal-best 4:44.36). Wells also ran on the victorious […]
By Fred Kroner Caydence Vermillion fired a five-hitter and registered 13 strikeouts on Monday (May 6) as the Oakwood softball team earned a 5-1 win at Georgetown-Ridge Farm. Gracie Enos produced two hits and drove in two runs. Both Samantha Dunavan and Gracie Hanner scored two runs. Karleigh Nelson also […]
By Fred Kroner Chase Harrison and Alex Wallace teamed up on a four-hitter on Monday (May 6) as the Oakwood baseball team recorded a 5-1 victory at Georgetown-Ridge Farm. Harrison yielded four hits and no walks in six innings and matched his season’s high with 11 strikeouts. Wallace retired all […]
By Fred Kroner Payton Carter was the pole vault winner for St.Joseph-Ogden on Friday (May 3) in the school’s Lady Spartan Classic girls’ track and field meet. Carter won the 17-team event by clearing a personal-best 12 feet, 1 inch. She also produced a second-place finish in the 200 meters […]
