By Fred Kroner Addy Martinie tallied a team-high 20 points on Thursday (Feb. 1) as the St. Joseph-Ogden girls’ basketball team salvaged a 48-44 win at home over Tolono Unity. The teams were tied, 33-33, after three quarters. Martinie hit five three-point shots. Timera Blackburn-Kelley scored seven points while Katie […]
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com The St. Joseph-Ogden boys’ basketball team reached the 20-win mark on Friday (Feb. 2) by virtue of a 70-62 win at home over Pontiac.Tanner Jacobs led the Spartans with 24 points. Luke Landrus tallied 15 points, Tanner Siems produced 13 points and Logan Smith chipped in with […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com For every junior high school athletic prodigy, there is the player who seldom leaves the bench. For every eighth-grader who has a national ranking among the country’s elite, there is the player whose only number of note is the one on the school-issued jersey. For every […]
By Fred Kroner Freshman Brooklyn Powell matched her season’s high with 14 points on Monday (Jan. 29), but the Heritage girls’ basketball team was edged by Decatur Unity Christian, 33-26, in Broadlands. Powell buried a season-high six free throws in eight attempts. Loran Tate scored seven points and Addi Hopper […]
By Fred Kroner Rylan White made six points and Jacob Bensyl contributed five points for Heritage on Tuesday (Jan. 29) in a 69-20 boys’ basketball loss at Arcola. Destin Nickle scored four points, Clark Roland had three points and James Dillon added two points. Arcola led, 44-6, at halftime. Heritage […]
By Fred Kroner Jaydah Arrowsmith scored 22 points on Monday (Jan. 29) as the Oakwood girls’ basketball team stretched its winning streak to four games with a 49-39 victory at home over Iroquois West. Arrowsmith has hit the 20-point mark in four of her last eight games and six times […]
By Fred Kroner Brody Taflinger connected for a season-high 19 points on Tuesday (Jan. 30) at Westville, helping Oakwood’s boys’ basketball team reach the 20-win mark with a 57-45 triumph over the Tigers. Taflinger drained three three-point shots. Trailing him in scoring for the Comets were Jackson Dudley (17 points), […]
By Fred Kroner St. Joseph-Ogden displayed its prolific shooting touch on Monday (Jan. 29) at Rantoul in a 68-25 victory. The Spartans nailed 14 three-point shots in the Illini Prairie Conference game as well as connecting on 6-of-6 free throw attempts. Addy Martinie led the way, sinking five three-pointers en […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Five players scored in double figures on Tuesday (Jan. 30) as the St. Joseph-Ogden boys’ basketball team subdued visiting Decatur St. Teresa, 72-51. Luke Landrus led the way for SJ-O with 15 points. He was closely followed by Tanner Siems (14 points), Coy Taylor (12 points), […]
The Champaign County Forest Preserve District (CCFPD) in Mahomet, Illinois, has recently received a significant boost in the form of a grant from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR). This funding, sourced from the IDNR’s Open Space Land Acquisition and Development (OSLAD) Grant Program, is earmarked for the expansion […]
