By Fred Kroner For the first time, both of the Dudley brothers reached the 20-point mark in the same game on Friday (Jan. 5) as Oakwood throttled visiting Chrisman, 74-23, in a Vermilion Valley Conference boys’ basketball game. Jackson Dudley poured in a season-high 22 points and Carsen Dudley tallied […]
By Fred Kroner Three St. Joseph-Ogden wrestlers won all five of their matches on Saturday (Jan. 6), helping the Spartans to a 4-1 record in the Robinson Duals. Emmett Holt (106 pounds), Holden Brazelton (132 pounds) and Landen Butts (138 pounds) finished the day with unbeaten records. Coy Hayes (150 […]
By Fred Kroner St. Joseph-Ogden nailed 8-of-11 fourth-quarter free throws on Thursday (Jan. 4) and edged Pontiac, 59-57, on the Indians’ court. Before the fourth quarter, SJ-O was 0-for-4 from the free throw line for the game. Katie Ericksen tallied a team-high 19 points for the Spartans. Addy Martinie seconded […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com St. Joseph-Ogden’s state-ranked boys’ basketball team was outscored 30-6 at the free throw line on Saturday (Jan. 6) and dropped a 72-57 decision to Pinckneyville in the SJ-O Christie Clinic Shootout. The Spartans hit 6 of 20 free throws. Pinckneyville was 30-for-35 from the charity stripe. […]
By Zainab Susi It’s hard to believe that 2024 marks 7 years of keeping a gratitude jar. Seven years ago, when I first started,it was simply a New Year’s resolution. My intention was to focus on all the things I was grateful for, small and big for the whole year. […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Oakwood High School’s Nikita Taylor has taken the first steps to being a college athlete. She is already a college student, and has been for part of the last two years. Through a dual-credit program between Oakwood and Danville Area Community College, Taylor started taking nursing […]
More than 300 new laws took effect in Illinois on Jan. 1, 2024. Here is a look at the top 20. For a full list, click here.
By Fred Kroner For the 15th time in the team’s first 18 games, the scoring leaders for the Heritage girls’ basketball team were freshmen. Freshman Brooklyn Powell tallied a career-high 19 points on Saturday (Dec. 23) as the Heritage girls’ basketball team roared back from an early deficit to defeat […]
By Fred Kroner In the seventh-place game on Friday (Dec. 29), the Danville JV team upended Heritage, 52-40. All-tournament pick Rylan White led the Hawks with 13 points, including two baskets from beyond the three-point line. Jacob Bensyl scored eight points, Brennan Struck added seven points and Destin Nickle netted […]
By Fred Kroner Cissna Park knocked off Oakwood, 54-23, in the fifth-place game of the Bismarck-Henning girls’ basketball tournament on Friday (Dec. 29). Jaydah Arrowsmith led the Comets with 10 points. Rylee Wright connected for seven points. Nikita Taylor scored three points, Gracie Hanner added two points and Bella Bradford […]
