By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The St. Joseph seventh-grade boys’ basketball team maintained its unbeaten start to the season with three wins in an eight-day span. The Panthers topped Champaign Next Generation, 45-12, on Monday (Nov. 6), Tolono Unity, 49-19, on Tuesday (Nov. 7) and Westville, 52-28, on Monday (Nov. 13). […]
By Fred Kroner Oakwood’s football program produced six All-Vermilion County players this season, four from its offensive unit and two from its defensive brigade. Chase Harrison was recognized as an All-County first-team honoree at two positions, wide receiver and defensive back. Other Comets named to the first-team offensive unit were […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Three Oakwood/Salt Fork athletes earned first-team recognition on the All-Vermilion County boys’ soccer team. The Comets’ representatives were senior Brody Taflinger, junior Ethan Merritt and junior Jacob Pricer. One teammate was selected to the All-County honorable mention squad: junior Macen Phillips. — In separate voting, Oakwood/Salt […]
HONOR ROLL Heritage Junior High has compiled the list of honor roll students for the first quarter. A student must have a 3.67 grade point or above for high honors, and 3.0 grade point or above for honors. Following is a list of students who earned high honors and honors: […]
High Honor Roll Freshmen Ahart, Lillian Barbee, Zhou Benoit, Zachary Bowlin, Alec Burnett, Colin Clark, Elizabeth Crider, Abigail Dahl, Hayden Davis, Iris Ditchfield, Nick Downs, Justin Farber, Madison Farney, Nathaniel Franzen, Nolan Graham, Skyler Hammond, Anna Harbourt, Mark Harris, Nicholas Hess, Tyler Hewkin, Maggie Jones, Mia Learned, Alivia Mabry, Chase […]
Oakwood Knights High Honor Roll 4th Grade Zyler Adams Mallory Cole Ella Drollinger Seth Dykes Georgia Fruhling Thurlow Grimm Briley Gritten Halle Harmon Trippden Hart John Homann Millie Hunsberger Enzo Lomax Allie Morger Charli Palmer Kenrick Pasley Kinley Pratt Cheyenne Richardson Haylee Ritter Mylee Swaim Liam Watson Michael Weis 5th […]
By Fred Kroner Brock Franzen led the seventh-grade St. Joseph Junior High boys’ basketball team to the championship in the season-opening Monticello Tournament. In a 42-4 win over Prairieview Ogden on Tuesday (Oct. 31), Franzen hit 19 points and Landyn Thome made six points. In a 53-25 triumph over Tuscola […]
By FRED KRONER fred@Mahometnews.com Ainsley Dirksmeyer scored a season-high 16 points on Monday (Nov. 6) as the St. Joseph Junior High eighth-grade girls’ basketball team won its fifth consecutive game. The Panthers handed Villa Grove a 31-19 loss. Avery Lappin tallied six points and Addison Knight finished with four points […]
By Fred Kroner Freshman Clark Roland finished 66th on Saturday (Nov. 4) in the 256-runner Class 1A IHSA boys’ cross-country state meet at Detweiller Park, in Peoria. Roland’s 3-mile time was 16 minutes, 1.60 seconds. Among freshmen at state, Roland was the sixth finisher. The team champion was Tuscola (97 […]
By Fred Kroner Senior Macie Russell placed 47th on Saturday (Nov. 4) in the IHSA Class 1A girls’ cross-country state meet at Detweiller Park, in Peoria. Russell’s 3-mile time was 18 minutes, 49.51 seconds. There were 258 competitors at state. The team champion for the third year in a row […]
