BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Second-seeded Villa Grove/Heritage jumped into a 19-6 lead after one quarter on Monday and went on to dispatch Okaw Valley 55-23 at home to move into a semifinal game of the Lincoln Prairie Conference Tournament. Aliya Holloman tallied 13 of her game-high 25 points in the […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Hawks trailed after each of the first three quarters on Tuesday at Arcola, but thanks to a 22-point fourth quarter, rallied for a 62-54 win over the Purple Riders. Arcola led 28-22 at halftime and took a 45-40 lead into the final period. Jake Eversole […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Comets fell behind early and were unable to catch up on Tuesday in a Vermilion County Tournament game at Danville’s Palmer Arena. Josh Young scored all 12 of his team-high points in the third period against Georgetown-Ridge Farm, but the Buffaloes prevailed 48-36. Jackson Powell […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Comets used a 15-2 third-quarter run to pull away from Armstrong-Potomac on Monday in a quarterfinal game of the Vermilion County Tournament at Danville’s Palmer Arena. Oakwood prevailed, 41-19. Katelyn Young scored eight of her game-high 25 points in the third quarter. Ashlynn Pinnick added […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Taylor Barnes scored a season-high 18 points on Monday and teammate Payton Vallee grabbed 13 rebounds to lead St. Joseph-Ogden past visiting Monticello 47-39 in a girls’ Illini Prairie Conference basketball game. SJ-O held a slim 21-20 halftime lead, but built its advantage to 34-27 after […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Payton Cain and Ty Pence both reached their season’s high for points scored in a game on Tuesday as St. Joseph-Ogden’s boys’ basketball team won at home over St. Thomas More, 66-45, in an Illini Prairie Conference game. Cain and Pence each tallied 23 points. Teammates […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com St. Joseph’s Sigma chapter of Psi Iota Xi will host its annual Ladies Night Out on Feb. 27 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at St. Joseph United Methodist Church. Over the last decade, the winter gathering has been a way to connect small businesses with community […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com The benefits of being on a team run deeper than wearing a school-issued uniform. This is a lesson St. Joseph-Ogden High School’s Katie Cramer learned as a fifth- and sixth-grade student-athlete when she was mentored by her dad, who played at Elmhurst College. “My dad was […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Three players scored in double figures on Thursday as the St. Joseph-Ogden girls’ basketball team denied Prairie Central its 20th victory of the season with a 51-44 conquest at home. Payton Jacob hit a team-high 14 points. Teammates totaling 12 points apiece were Taylor Barnes and […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Spartans went 4-4 in the Illini Prairie Conference dual-meet series, which ended on Saturday at Pontiac, and placed fifth in the nine-team event. Individually, two SJ-O athletes compiled 7-1 records during the two-day competition. A.J. Wagner (113 pounds) won all but one of his bouts, […]
