By Fred Kroner Senior Jaydah Arrowsmith poured in a career-high 32 points on Saturday (Feb. 10) as Oakwood avenged two regular-season losses to Hoopeston Area with a 50-37 triumph in a quarterfinal Class 2A regional tournament game on the Cornjerkers’ court. Hoopeston shot into a 14-5 lead after one quarter, […]
By Fred Kroner Four players scored in double figures for Oakwood, which posted a 75-39 win over Schlarman Academy, in Danville, on Friday (Feb. 9). Alec Harrison was tops on the team with 18 points. Jackson Dudley recorded 17 points, Bryson McDaniel matched his season’s high with 12 points and […]
By Fred Kroner St. Joseph-Ogden sophomore Maddie Wells won three of her five matches at the Peoria Richwoods Sectional on Saturday (Feb. 10), but ended one win short of advancing to the IHSA girls’ wrestling state tournament. Wells captured a 10-6 win, registered a pin in 3:51 and had an […]
By Fred Kroner Sectional champion Holden Brazelton (132 pounds) and two St. Joseph-Ogden teammates secured berths in the Class 1A boys’ wrestling state tournament by virtue of their performances at the Stanford Olympia Sectional on Saturday (Feb. 10). Brazelton (45-1) extended his winning streak to 30 matches by beating all […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Logan Smith scored a career-high 29 points on Friday (Feb. 9) as the St. Joseph-Ogden boys’ basketball team clinched at least a share of the Illini Prairie Conference title with a 73-72 overtime win at Tolono Unity. Smith also handed out five assists. After falling behind […]
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By Fred Kroner Addi Hopper collected 12 points – including two baskets from three-point range – and Brooklyn Powell added 10 points on Monday (Feb. 5) for the Heritage girls’ basketball team, which took a 73-24 loss at Tri-County in its regular-season finale. Gracie Tate accounted for the team’s other […]
By Fred Kroner Sophomore Rylan White led Heritage in scoring for the 13th time in his last 14 games on Tuesday (Feb. 6) in a 72-45 loss at Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond. White netted 16 points, including two baskets from three-point range. Anthony Happ and Destin Nickle both tallied seven points. Clark Roland […]
By Fred Kroner Jaydah Arrowsmith scored 16 points and teammate Bella Braford notched a season-high 13 points on Monday (Feb. 5) as Oakwood dispatched Schlarman Academy, 54-15, in Danville. Taylor Smooth registered seven points while Gracie Hanner and Nikita Taylor both fired in six points. Finishing with two points apiece […]
By Fred Kroner Salt Fork snapped the five-game winning streak of the Oakwood boys’ basketball team on Tuesday (Feb. 6), 43-39, in Fithian. Jackson Dudley led the Comets with 10 points. Carsen Dudley connected on nine points and Alec Harrison ended with eight points. Bryson McDaniel scored five points, Brody […]
