Halle Brazelton knocked a two-run home run and Grace Osterbur also drove in two runs on Wednesday (April 17) as the St. Joseph-Ogden softball team became the first one to defeat Mount Zion this spring, collecting a 6-3 non-conference triumph. Hayden Dahl and Addy Martinie both laced two hits. Martinie […]
By FRED KRONER Fred@mahometnews.com In an Illini Prairie Conference baseball game where each team managed just two hits, St. Joseph-Ogden pushed across enough runs to beat Prairie Central, 3-1, in Fairbury on Monday (April 15). The SJ-O hits were doubles by Logan Rosenthal and Braxton Waller. Garrett Denhart – who […]
By Fred Kroner Heritage’s Loran Tate won an event and helped two relays to first-place finishes on Monday (April 15) in a four-school girls’ track and field meet at Georgetown-Ridge Farm. Tate was the champion in the triple jump (33 feet, 5 inches). She helped the Hawks to victory in […]
By Fred Kroner Aidan Ashbrook was the top finisher for the Heritage boys’ track and field team on Tuesday (April 16) in the 13-team Cumberland Pirate Invitational. Ashbrook was third in the 800 meters with a personal-best 2:14.60. Clark Roland had two top-10 individual performances. He was eighth in the […]
By Fred Kroner Faith Latham drilled four hits and Brooklynn Powell contributed four runs batted in on Wednesday (April 17), but the Heritage softball team dropped a 21-11 decision at Oakwood. Kaydynn Curry-Varner, Destanee Morgan and Breana Patten all ended with two hits. Latham and Patten knocked in first-inning runs […]
By Fred Kroner Heritage pitchers combined to register 13 strikeouts on Monday (April 15), but the Hawks dropped an 8-2 decision at home to Decatur Unity Christian in a non-conference baseball game. Anthony Happ fanned seven hitters, Haiden Davis recorded four strikeouts and starter Robert Holloman – who took the […]
By Fred Kroner Nikita Taylor was victorious in two individual events and Oakwood teammates Amber Betzwiser, Aubri Elliott and Quinn Sperry all won one event on Monday (April 15) in a four-school girls’ track and field meet at Georgetown-Ridge Farm. Taylor was triumphant in the 400 meters (personal-best 1:04.4) and […]
By Fred Kroner Oakwood’s boys’ track and field team swept the four relays on Monday (April 15) in a four-school meet at Georgetown-Ridge Farm. The Comets also had winners in five individual events and cruised to a team victory with 192 points. Runner-up Georgetown-Ridge Farm amassed 141 ½ points. The […]
By Fred Kroner Samantha Dunavan and Gracie Enos blasted grand slam home runs to center field in consecutive innings on Wednesday (April 17) to highlight Oakwood’s 21-11 softball win at home over Heritage. Enos finished the game 4-for-4 and Dunavan was 3-for-3. Each player collected five RBI. The Comets pounded […]
By Fred Kroner Hoopeston Area scored a one-out run in the bottom of the seventh inning on Monday (April 15) to walk off with a 3-2 win over visiting Oakwood in a Vermilion Valley Conference baseball game. Cort Vermillion drilled two doubles among his three hits for the Comets and […]
