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 […]
By Fred Kroner Hayden Dahl collected three hits, Grace Osterbur totaled two hits and Ellie Ward drove in two runs on Monday (May 6) as the St. Joseph-Ogden softball team prevailed at Tuscola, 6-3. Adelyn Jannusch and Emma McKinney both drove in runs for the Spartans. Amelia Huckstadt allowed six […]
By FRED KRONER Fred@mahometnews.com In a showdown for first place in the Illini Prairie Conference on Monday (May 6), visiting Monticello halted the 17-game winning streak of the St. Joseph-Ogden baseball team with a 9-5 win at Meier Field. Both schools finish 8-1 in league play. Tanner Jacob, Luke Landrus, […]
By Mitch Hammel, MD, Family Medicine, Christie Clinic High blood pressure, or hypertension, is often referred to as the “silent killer” due to its asymptomatic nature. Yet, it poses a significant risk to cardiovascular health. This article aims to shed light on the signs of high blood pressure, explore its […]
By Fred Kroner Heritage’s Clark Roland was a three-event placer on Monday (April 29) in an 18-team freshman-sophomore boys’ track and field meet at Tuscola. Roland was the runner-up in the long jump (18 feet, 4 inches). He ran fourth in the 400 meters (56.22 seconds) and took ninth in […]
By Fred Kroner Oakwood’s Bryson McDaniel was a double winner on Monday (April 29) in a six-school boys’ track and field meet at Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley. The Comets also won three of the four relays and had two other individual winners in Macen Phillips and Trevor McCall. McDaniel won the long […]
By Fred Kroner One day after winning a one-run game, the Oakwood softball team lost a one-run game. The Comets edged Armstrong-Potomac, 6-5, on Monday (April 29) and then dropped a 9-8 decision at home to Milford on Tuesday (April 30). Oakwood needed heroics on both the offensive and defensive […]
By Fred Kroner Oakwood extended its baseball winning streak to five games with back-to-back victories on the road to start the week. On Tuesday (April 30), the Comets blitzed Iroquois West, 18-5, in Gilman. On Wednesday (May 1), the team recorded a 2-1 win at Armstrong-Potomac. Against Iroquois West, Derek […]
