By Fred Kroner Brooklyn Powell posted her second consecutive double-digit scoring game on Thursday (Nov. 16), but the Heritage girls’ basketball team fell at home to Georgetown-Ridge Farm, 54-19. Powell netted a team-high 12 points. Bri Ploense contributed four points and Addi Hopper added three points. Both Ploense and Hopper […]
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Comets suffer first-round loss in Comet Classic
By Fred Kroner Jaydah Arrowsmith hit 10 points on Saturday (Nov. 18), but Oakwood suffered a first-round loss in its own Comet Classic to Casey-Westfield, 47-20. Oakwood trailed, 12-9, after one quarter. Also reaching the scoring column for the Comets were Nikita Taylor (10 points) and Mady Nicoson (two points). […]
Spartans lose season opener at home
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com St. Joseph-Ogden opened its’ girls’ basketball season at home on Saturday (Nov. 18) and couldn’t keep pace with an opponent playing its third game. The Spartans suffered a 48-41 loss to Pleasant Plains (2-1). SJ-O trailed, 28-23, at halftime. Addison Frick (15 points) and Addy Martinie […]
Hopper and Powell score in double figures in Hawks season opener
By Fred Kroner Freshman Addi Hopper scored 14 points for the Heritage girls’ basketball team, which dropped a 66-35 decision at home to Westville on Monday (Nov. 13) in the season-opener for both schools. Freshman Brooklyn Powell also reached double figures in scoring with 12 points. She had eight in […]
Taylor leads Comets against Arcola
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Nikita Taylor scored a team-high 10 points on Monday (Nov. 13) for the Oakwood girls’ basketball team, which lost a 50-22 decision at Arcola. Taylor Smoot made five points and Mady Nicoson added three points. Contributing two points apiece were Jaydah Arrowsmith and Rylee Wright. Oakwood […]
Hawks win home-opener
By Fred Kroner Heritage bounced back from a first-game loss to win its home-opener on Thursday (Nov. 9) in an eighth-grade boys’ basketball game against Armstrong-Potomac. Cameron Johnson hit a game-high 29 points in a 51-16 triumph over Armstrong-Potomac. Landin McComas added 10 points and Christian Paul finished with five […]
Junglas leads Heritage as 2023 season begins
By Fred Kroner Kaylee Junglas was the top scorer for the Heritage Junior High girls’ basketball teams in both the seventh- and eighth-grade games on Monday (Nov. 6) at Oakwood. She hit six points in the seventh-grade’s 46-10 loss. Addison Fleming and Makayla Osterbur each tallied two points. In the […]
Oakwood Knights open season winning five of six
By Fred Kroner Oakwood Junior High’s eighth-grade boys’ basketball team has won five of its first six games. The lone loss was in the championship game of the Schlarman Tournament, in Danville, to Indiana’s Heritage Park, 51-20, on Saturday (Nov. 4). Oakwood opened the tournament with back to-back wins over […]
Mustangs head into postseason play with a 3-game win streak
By Fred Kroner Prairieview Ogden’s eighth-grade girls’ basketball team concluded the regular season with a three-game winning streak. The Mustangs won at Westville, 46-17, on Thursday (Nov. 2), then played-back-to-back home games, handling Georgetown-Ridge Farm, 56-13, on Monday (Nov. 6) and Rantoul St. Malachy, 48-4, on Thursday (Nov. 9). Against […]
St. Joseph heads into postseason play
By Fred Kroner The St. Joseph Junior High eighth-grade girls’ basketball team dropped a 26-21 overtime decision at Bismarck-Henning in their regular-season finale on Tuesday (Nov. 7). Ainsley Dirksmeyer and Brooklyn Stevens shared team scoring honors with five points apiece. Lyla Patton netted four points and Megan Kearney hit three […]