BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Oakwood’s losing streak reached three games on Tuesday with a 61-50 loss to visiting St. Thomas More. The Sabers stormed into a 17-4 lead after one quarter. Jackson Powell led the way for Oakwood with a season-high 14 points. He nailed three three-point shots. Teammates Kade […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Comets bounded back from a one-point loss to register their top defensive effort of the year on Monday, a 35-14 Vermilion Valley Conference win at Westville. Westville is the third opponent to manage less than 20 points in a game against Oakwood. Playing without the […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com St. Joseph-Ogden’s girls’ basketball team recovered from an early-game deficit on Monday at Mahomet-Seymour and extended its winning streak to four games. SJ-O rallied past the Bulldogs 41-30 in a game it trailed 7-4 after one quarter. An 18-2 second-quarter spurt created a double-figure lead at […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com It’s a small gift that means a lot. The Oakwood High School student council hosted its annual Senior Citizen’s Dinner Dec. 5. Attracting senior citizens from Oakwood-area communities, students greet guests at the door and hand out raffle tickets for door prizes. Student council sponsor Teresa […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com It may not be a need that is always seen or known, but hard times are everywhere. Even in his first year as Student Resource Officer at St. Joseph-Ogden High School, Champaign County Sheriff’s Deputy Shawn Hallett recognized that some students may not have everything they […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com Getting injured is something that every athlete thinks about, but the majority go through their entire careers without suffering from one. Unfortunately, for Brayden Weaver, the injury he suffered on Senior Night when St. Joseph-Ogden’s football team faced Olympia, will put him on the sidelines for […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com Marine Corps Reserve Pfc. Jack B. Van Zandt, 22, of Danville, Ill., killed during World War II, will be laid to rest in his hometown on Dec. 17, 2019. After 76 years, Van Zandt’s remains were identified by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) on Sept. […]
Through an OSHA-funded training grant aimed at providing safety training to the residential construction industry, the Job-Site Safety Institute (JSI) in partnership with National Association of Home Builders and the Home Builders Association of East Central Illinois is conducting a 4-hour seminar for builders, trade contractors, supervisors and workers entitled […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Hawks tallied 20 first-quarter points in a rare Thursday night home game, but were unable to keep pace with visiting Schlarman Academy thereafter and fell 74-69 despite reaching their highest point total of the season. Jake Eversole and Logan Nohren were the top VG/H scorers […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Blue Devils won twice to end the week and raise their winning streak to five games. On Thursday, VG/H won at home over Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond, 67-27. On Saturday, the Blue Devils earned a 50-30 victory at Salt Fork. VG/H jumped into a 25-3 lead after one […]
