BY FRED KRONER fred@sjodaily.com Heritage Volleyball Playing its third successive road match, Heritage upended Oakwood 25-14, 16-25, 25-23 on Tuesday. Bree Buck delivered eight kills while teammates Aliya Holloman and Bri Struck ended with six and five kills, respectively. Olivia Sorensen had 23 assists to go with seven digs and […]
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SJ-O cross country begins season strong, Soccer and Volleyball pick-up wins
BY FRED KRONER fred@sjodaily.com SJ-O Boys’ cross-country With Brandon Mattsey and Eric Poe finishing second and third, respectively, the SJ-O Spartans opened the boys’ cross-country season on Saturday by winning the Doc Acklin Memorial Invitational, at Paris. SJ-O had a team score of 25. Runner-up Marshall had a score of […]
Oakwood High School Soccer and Volleyball begin week with loses
By FRED KRONER fred@sjodaily.com The Oakwood/Salt Fork soccer program suffered its first loss of the season on Monday, dropping a 4-1 decision at home against Monticello. The Comets led, 1-0, at intermission, thanks to a goal by Brady Tevebaugh, who was assisted by Sam Howie. Chris Winkler had a season-high […]
Registration opened for Oakwood Homecoming Parade
*photo taken from Oakwood Daily Times (2014) Oakwood High School will host their Homecoming Parade on Sept. 20 at 3:30 p.m. This year’s theme is “Movie Genres.” Individuals or groups wishing to walk or ride in this parade must submit a registration form (below) to Teresa Cooper at Oakwood High […]
Festivities for SJ-O Homecoming Week Set
Festivities for St. Joseph-Ogden‘s Homecoming week have been finalized. The Spartans will host Pontiac on Sept. 27. Kick-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. Nominees for homecoming court will be made during the week of September 9 by the student body. Elections will take place the following week- students will make […]
Village of Ogden to show “The Sandlot”
The Village of Ogden will host a public showing of “The Sandlot on Sept. 14 at 8 p.m.at the Old High School Park baseball field on Market Street. Concessions will be provided by the Friends of the Ogden Rose Library. Guests are asked to bring lawn chairs and blankets for […]
St. Joseph Middle School CC and Softball pick-up wins, Prairieview baseball loses two
BY FRED KRONER fred@sjodaily.com St. Joseph Middle School Girls’ cross-country The St. Joseph Middle School girls’ cross-country team captured team honors on Thursday (Aug. 29) in a six-team meet at Paxton-Buckley-Loda. St. Joseph’s team scored was 18. Runner-up Pontiac had a score of 80. Heritage was fifth was a score […]
Oakwood Volleyball team gains strength with positive leaders
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometews.com Oakwood High School’s volleyball program always has a guaranteed captain, though the person’s name is not known until some of the positions are secure. “My setters are usually the captains,” veteran coach Lynn Anderson said. Besides that, Anderson looks to leadership from her seniors. “It is […]
The tradition of Broadlands Homecoming continues this weekend
BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com Broadlands, Ill. – It’s a tradition. Dating back to 1954, when the Broadlands Community Club was formed, the Broadlands community has gathered in late summer to celebrate the community and raise money for local organizations. “Local business owners and volunteers wanted to provide a day of […]
Heritage Volleyball evens season record, VGH football and cross country kick-off season
BY FRED KRONER fred@sjodaily.com Heritage High School volleyball evened their season record (1-1) with a two-set sweep at Salt Fork on Thursday, 25-22, 25-23. Olivia Sorensen handed out 17 assists. Bri Struck (seven kills) and Aliya Holloman (five kills) were the offensive catalysts. Struck and Anna Sanders each collected six […]