By Fred Kroner Freshman Addi Hopper hit a career-high 26 points on Wednesday (Jan. 24), but the Heritage girls’ basketball team dropped a 57-38 loss at home to Okaw Valley. Hopper’s performance included a season-high four three-point shots. Brooklyn Powell netted seven points, Bri Ploense added four points and Loran […]
By Fred Kroner Rylan White pumped in a season-high 34 points – connecting on six shots from three-point range – but the Heritage boys’ basketball team was edged by Tri-County 53-50, in a Lincoln Prairie Conference tournament game on Wednesday (Jan. 24). Heritage led 16-9, after one quarter and 31-19 […]
By Fred Kroner Pedro Rangel (132 pounds), Bryson Capansky (157 pounds) and Dalton Brown (175 pounds) all won their weight classes for the state-ranked Oakwood/Salt Fork wrestling program on Saturday (Jan. 20) at the LeRoy Wrestling Invitational. Rangel and Capansky both had three matches. Brown went 4-0 for the day. […]
By Fred Kroner Three players scored in double figures on Tuesday (Jan. 23) as the Oakwood boys’ basketball team pulled away for a 58-20 Vermilion Valley Conference victory at Georgetown-Ridge Farm. Carsen Dudley hit a game-high 17 points. Alec Harrison scored 14 points and Jackson Dudley made 13 points. Alex […]
By Fred Kroner Coy Hayes (150 pounds) and Quincy Jones (285 pounds) closed out the regular season on Wednesday (Jan. 24) with pins for the St. Joseph-Ogden wrestling team, which suffered a 43-26 dual-meet loss at home to Champaign Central. Hayes’ pin came in 1:46. Jones needed 2:53 to register […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Tanner Jacob and Tanner Siems each scored 15 points on Tuesday (Jan. 23) as the St. Joseph-Ogden boys’ basketball team rolled past visiting St. Thomas More, 64-30. Collin Thomey netted a season-high 12 points and pulled down a team-best five rebounds. Luke Landrus totaled seven points […]
By Fred Kroner The Heritage seventh-graders lost their regular-season finale on Thursday (Jan. 18) at Prairieview Ogden, 44-16, and then dropped a first-round decision in the IESA Class 1A regional tournament at Martinsville on Saturday (Jan. 20) to the host school, 37-13. Against PVO, Bryson Warren scored eight points and […]
By Fred Kroner Oakwood’s eighth-grade boys’ basketball team split its first four games after the calendar flipped to 2024. In the Vermilion County Tournament, at Salt Fork, Oakwood opened with a 34-27 victory over Hoopeston Area on Thursday (Jan. 4) before dropping decisions to Bismarck-Henning (36-22) on Saturday (Jan. 6) […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The St. Joseph seventh-grade boys’ basketball team has won five of its first six games since the calendar turned to 2024. The Panthers topped Prairieview Ogden, 50-18, on Monday (Jan. 8), then followed up with wins over Mount Zion at home on Wednesday (Jan. 10), 39-31, […]
The housing market in Champaign County has experienced a turbulent year in 2023, marked by the dual challenges of inflation and rising mortgage rates. Despite these hurdles, the area saw an increase in both median and average home sales prices, as reported by the Champaign County Association of REALTORS® (CCAR). […]
