By Fred Kroner The St. Joseph Panthers eighth-grade team opened the junior high girls’ basketball season on Thursday (Sept. 21) at home with a 23-7 triumph over Tuscola. Ainsley Dirksmeyer led the way, scoring 10 points. Megan Kearney contributed five points and Brooklyn Stevens chipped in with four points. St. […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com For the third consecutive year and the sixth time in the past nine years, the St. Joseph Middle School baseball team has qualified for the IESA Class 2A state tournament. The Panthers secured their berth in the Elite Eight on Saturday (Sept. 23), recovering from a […]
According to the 2023-24 U.S. News & World Report, St. Joseph-Ogden High School ranked #103 among 723 high schools in Illinois. This rank is up from 2021 (based on 2018-19 data), when the school ranked #107 on the report. On a national level, St. Joseph-Ogden ranked #2,890 of 17,680 schools. […]
By Fred Kroner Heritage freshman Clark Roland was the individual winner in the Heritage Boys’ Cross-Country Invitational at Homer Lake on Tuesday (Sept. 19). Roland’s 5-kilometer time was 18 minutes, 17.2 seconds. He had a 2.6-second margin over the second-place runner. Paris captured team honors in the five-school field with […]
By Fred Kroner Addi Hopper recorded nine digs and Bailee Lubben added six digs on Thursday (Sept. 21) as the Heritage volleyball team scored a 25-22, 25-23 win over Blue Ridge in Farmer City. Totaling three digs apiece were Destanee Morgan, Mary Roland and Gracie Tate. Roland distributed 11 assists […]
By Fred Kroner Oakwood’s volleyball team avenged a Thursday (Sept. 21) loss at home to Chrisman by beating the Cardinals in three sets on Saturday (Sept. 23) to start play in the Hutsonville Tournament. The Comets won two more matches at the tourney before falling to Lawrenceville, 25-23, 25-17, in […]
By Fred Kroner After a scoreless first half on Saturday (Sept.23), the Oakwood/Salt Fork soccer team erupted for five second-half goals and turned back visiting St. Joseph-Ogden 5-1. Macen Phillips and Ethan Merritt played the starring roles offensively. Phillips posted three assists and scored one goal. Merritt netted two goals […]
By Fred Kroner Senior Macie Russell placed ninth for Oakwood/Salt Fork on Saturday (Sept. 23) in the 51st Spartan Classic girls’ cross-country invitational in St. Joseph. Russell ran the 3-mile course in 18 minutes, 39.09 seconds. The Comets’ other competitors were Callie Richardson (37th in 20:23.47), Zoe Moudy (126th in […]
By Fred Kroner Thomas Wells and Brayden Edwards were the top runners on Saturday (Sept. 23) for Oakwood/Salt Fork in the 51st Spartan Classic boys’ cross-country meet in St. Joseph. Wells placed 79th and completed the 3-mile course in 17 minutes, 52.22 seconds and Edwards ran 94th in 18:22.70. The […]
By Fred Kroner Cameron Lee would like to see an offensive attack from his Oakwood High School football team that has close to a 50-50 balance. “We want to run for 200 yards and pass for 200 yards (per game),” Lee said. During the season’s first four games, the rushing […]
