By Fred Kroner Nikita Taylor placed second in two individual events and one Oakwood relay finished in the runner-up position on Monday (March 25) as the Comets opened the outdoor season in a six-school meet at Hoopeston Area. Taylor was second in the 200 meters (29.25 seconds) and the long […]
By Fred Kroner Thomas Wells was a double winner in individual events and Macen Phillips anchored two winning relays on Monday (March 25) as the Oakwood boys’ track and field team cruised to team honors in their outdoor opener at Hoopeston Area. Wells won the 1,600 meters (5:06.85) and the […]
By Fred Kroner Marshall pushed across a run in the bottom of the eighth inning on Wednesday (March 27) to deal Oakwood a 4-3 non-conference baseball loss. Bryson Marcinko had two hits for the Comets and teammate Chase Harrison scored two runs. Marcinko scored the other Oakwood run. Jackson Dudley […]
By Fred Kroner Madison Stevens fired a six-hitter on Tuesday (March 26) as St. Joseph-Ogden’s softball team topped visiting Kankakee Bishop McNamara, 7-2, at Randy Wolken Field. Stevens walked no one and struck out six batters. Timera Blackburn-Kelly ended with two hits, two runs scored and drove in one run. […]
By FRED KRONER Fred@mahometnews.com Asher Pruemer and Dalton York teamed up on a two-hit shutout on Monday (March 25) as the St. Joseph-Ogden baseball team won at Salt Fork, 15-0, in four innings. Pruemer walked one and fanned five in his three-inning stint. York worked the final inning and struck […]
SPRINGFIELD – The 2024 Illinois spring trout fishing season will open Saturday, April 6 at 58 ponds, lakes, and streams throughout the state. An early opportunity at select trout sites – the spring catch-and-release fishing season – will open Saturday, March 23. No trout may be kept during the catch-and-release period, […]
Champaign County residents may have an Easter egg hunt or two scheduled on their calendar over the next month. But residents don’t have to wait until the big day to find eggs. They could just visit any Champaign County Forest Preserve park. The 2023 hunt includes brightly painted eggs throughout […]
By Fred Kroner Anthony Happ and Rylan White both connected for two hits on Thursday (March 21), but the Heritage baseball team dropped an 8-1 decision at home against Fisher. White drove in Happ with the lone Heritage run. The Hawks did not allow an earned run. Robert Holloman and […]
By Fred Kroner Monticello scored four runs in the top of the seventh inning on Thursday (March 21) to deal Oakwood a 6-2 loss in a non-conference baseball game in Fithian. Carsen Dudley led the Comets offensively, finishing 3-for-4. He scored a run as did Chase Harrison. Derek Drews had […]
By Fred Kroner One St. Joseph-Ogden relay earned state medals on Saturday (March 23) in the unofficial Class 2A boys’ indoor state track and field meet at Illinois Wesleyan University’s Shirk Center. The 3,200-meter foursome of Lance Retz, Aden Armstrong, Spencer Wilson and Carson Maroon ended in third place. Their […]
