By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The film was studied. The game plan was prepared and the players were instructed on the plan of attack for St. Joseph-Ogden’s IHSA Class 3A first-round playoff contest on Saturday (Oct. 28) at Dick Duval Field. The Spartans will never know if their strategy would work. […]
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By Fred Kroner For the second time in a week, sixth-seeded Argenta-Oreana defeated second-seeded Heritage in a high school volleyball match. The latest win occurred on Wednesday (Oct. 25) in a semifinal match of the LeRoy Class 1A Regional, 25-17, 25-9. Heritage finishes the season with an overall record of […]
By Fred Kroner Oakwood dropped a first-round Class 2A regional volleyball match to Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond on Monday (Oct. 23) at Westville. Ninth-seeded A-L/A-H (14-22) handed the seventh-seeded Comets a 25-12, 25-17 loss. The Comets finish the season with an 11-18 overall record. Senior Nikita Taylor led the team in kills (233), […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com St. Joseph-Ogden’s volleyball team cruised into the championship match of the Watseka Class 2A regional tournament by dominating Hoopeston Area, 25-7, 25-4 on Tuesday (Oct. 24) in a semifinal match. The Spartans (29-5) will seek their first 30-win season since 2019 when they take on the […]
By Fred Kroner Six players scored points, led by Reaghan Stierwalt with nine, on Monday (Oct. 16) as the eighth-grade Heritage girls’ basketball team won at home over Shiloh, 29-12. Also reaching the scoring column were Violet Chesnut (five points), Peyton Curry-Varner (four points), Addison Fleming (four points), Kaylee Junglas […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Brooklyn Stevens scored 10 points on Tuesday (Oct. 24) as the eighth-grade St. Joseph Panthers’ girls’ basketball team clinched a 24-22 victory at Danville North Ridge. Megan Kearney and Ainsley Dirksmeyer each tallied four points. Avery Haley contributed three points, Lyla Patton had two points and […]
By JERRY NOWICKI,PETER HANCOCK,HANNAH MEISEL& ANDREW ADAMSnews@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – When lawmakers return to the Capitol next week for their annual fall veto session, they have a full agenda, including a handful of vetoes from Gov. JB Pritzker to consider overriding, in addition to deciding whether to revive a private school […]
By Fred Kroner Led by freshman Clark Roland, the entire Heritage boys’ cross-country team earned a berth in the Class 1A Decatur Sectional by virtue of its fourth-place team finish on Saturday (Oct. 21) at the Chrisman Regional. The top seven teams from the 12-school regional field will participate at […]
By Fred Kroner In its home finale, the Heritage volleyball team suffered a three-set loss to Argenta-Oreana on Thursday (Oct. 19), 18-25, 25-23, 25-15. A-O has an overall season record of 15-18. The Hawks (17-15-2) return to action on Wednesday (Oct. 25) in a semifinal match of the LeRoy Class […]
