By Fred Kroner Brennan Struck and Rylan White finished with two hits apiece for Heritage on Tuesday (April 9), but the Hawks were outscored at Georgetown-Ridge Farm, 8-4, in a non-conference baseball game. Struck and White each delivered one RBI as did teammates Zaien Smith and Lukas Miller. Smith scored […]
By Fred Kroner Nikita Taylor was a double placer and Aubri Elliott scored points in one event for the Oakwood girls’ track and field team on Tuesday (April 9) in the 12-team Salt Fork Invitational. Taylor annexed a third-place finish in the 200 meters (personal-best 28.41 seconds) and added a […]
By Fred Kroner Gracie Hanner stroked three hits and Jada Finley added two hits on Monday (April 8), but the Oakwood softball team suffered a 6-1 loss at Watseka. Bella Bradford and Karleigh Nelson each contributed one hit to the Oakwood attack. Finley scored the run and Nelson had the […]
By Fred Kroner Cort Vermillion stroked four hits on Monday (April 8), as the Oakwood baseball team swatted Watseka 11-2 in Watseka. Vermillion knocked in three runs. Vermillion was one of eight Comets to contribute base hits. Collecting one hit apiece were Alex Wallace, Chase Harrison, Jackson Dudley, Carsen Dudley, […]
By Fred Kroner Timera Blackburn-Kelly pitched a five-inning complete game on Wednesday (April 10) as the St. Joseph-Ogden softball team powered its way to a 15-2 victory at Eureka. Blackburn-Kelly yielded five hits and walked no one. She recorded nine strikeouts. In 36 innings to date, Blackburn-Kelly has a 1.17 […]
By FRED KRONER Fred@mahometnews.com St. Joseph-Ogden Baseball St. Joseph-Ogden’s baseball team brought its offense, defense and pitching on Wednesday (April 10) and secured a 16-0 Illini Prairie Conference win at Rantoul. The Spartans pounded five of their nine hits for extra bases and played errorless defense behind Asher Pruemer, who […]
By Fred Kroner After having four consecutive games postponed by inclement weather, Oakwood’s softball team finished the week with games on back-to-back days and a season’s high for runs scored. On Friday (April 5) the Comets lost at Iroquois West, 5-3, but the team bounced back on Saturday (April 6) […]
By Fred Kroner Oakwood athletes won two individual events and helped two relays to victory on Friday (April 5) in the Vermilion County boys’ track and field meet at Salt Fork. Connor Smith was the 100-meter champion (personal-best 11.28 seconds), with a time .11 ahead of the runner-up. In the […]
By Fred Kroner Four Oakwood athletes garnered top-six finishes on Friday (April 5) in the Vermilion County girls’ track and field meet at Salt Fork. Nikita Taylor was a double placer, capturing runner-up finishes in both the 400 meters (1:06.15) and the long jump (15 feet, 2 inches). Other team […]
By Fred Kroner Sophomore Timera Blackburn-Kelly threw her second shutout of the spring and the third by a St. Joseph-Ogden softball pitcher this year on Saturday (April 6) as SJ-O blanked Tri-Valley, 7-0, at Randy Wolken Field. Blackburn-Kelly (4-0) yielded three hits and one walk. She registered a season-high 12 […]
