By Fred Kroner St. Joseph-Ogden’s wrestling team placed second on Wednesday (Jan. 17) at Tolono Unity in the eight-school Illini Prairie Conference Tournament. The Spartans defeated Prairie Central, 71-9, and Monticello, 46-30, before falling to top-seeded Tolono Unity, 57-18, in the championship dual meet. Finishing 3-0 for SJ-O individually were […]
By Fred Kroner Addy Martinie drilled six first-half three-pointers on Monday (Jan. 15) as the St. Joseph-Ogden girls’ basketball team won its fifth consecutive game, 44-19, in Champaign against St. Thomas More. For the game, Martinie nailed seven three-point shots and finished with a game-high total of 25 points. She […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Tanner Jacob scored 17 points and Tanner Siems added 16 points on Tuesday (Jan. 16) as the St. Joseph-Ogden boys’ basketball team topped Prairie Central, 64-39, in Fairbury. Coy Taylor hit nine points and Logan Smith bucketed eight points to go with a game-high 10 assists. […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Christian Paul made a season-high 16 points on Wednesday (Jan. 10), but the Heritage eighth-grade boys’ basketball team dropped a narrow decision at home, 35-28, to Urbana University High. Teammate DaKarai Hill finished with six points. On Tuesday (Jan. 16), Heritage suffered a 49-40 loss at […]
By Fred Kroner Freshman Addi Hopper scored a season-high 16 points on Thursday (Jan. 11) for the Heritage girls’ basketball team, which fell just short at home against Blue Ridge, 36-32. In the Hawks’ first 20 games of the year, Hopper had attempted just three free throws. Against Blue Ridge, […]
By Fred Kroner Rylan White made a team-high 12 points on Friday (Jan. 12), but the Heritage boys’ basketball team lost at home to Argenta-Oreana, 69-36. White nailed four three-point shots. Jacob Bensyl hit seven points (including one three-pointer) while Clark Roland and Brennan Struck each scored six points for […]
By Fred Kroner Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin knocked off Oakwood, 48-40, on Friday (Jan. 12) in a first-round game of the Vermilion County Tournament at Danville Area Community College. Jaydah Arrowsmith led the Comets with 21 points. Gracie Hanner added eight points and Nikita Taylor wound up with six points. Bella Bradford contributed […]
By Fred Kroner Alec Harrison scored 22 points and Carsen Dudley added 13 points on Saturday (Jan. 13) as the Oakwood boys’ basketball team opened play in the Vermilion County Tournament with a 54-38 triumph over Georgetown-Ridge Farm. The week-long tournament is being held at Danville Area Community College’s Mary […]
By Fred Kroner Tanner Jacob sparked the St. Joseph-Ogden boys’ basketball team to a 63-46 victory at home on Saturday (Jan. 13) over Maroa-Forsyth, helping the Spartans snap a two-game losing streak. Jacob, who bucketed two shots from three-point range, also had three assists and three steals. Teammates scoring in […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Sophomore Addison Brooks bagged a season-high four three-pointers on Thursday (Jan. 11) as the St. Joseph-Ogden girls’ basketball team extended its winning streak to four games. SJ-O posted a 40-38 win at Chillicothe IVC. Addison Frick notched two three-pointers and scored 10 points. Timera Blackburn-Kelley chipped […]
