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St. Joseph-Ogden 2023 Hall of Fame: Marvin Lee Flessner

EDITOR’S NOTE: St. Joseph-Ogden will induct five new members into its Hall of Fame on Sept. 15, 2023 at halftime of the school’s homecoming football game against Chillicothe IVC. The new inductees are Brian Allen (Class of 1993), Jerry Hewerdine (teacher and coach), Marvin Lee Flessner (Class of 1951), Susan […]

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Comet volleyball sweeps Danville

By Fred Kroner Oakwood’s Comets secured their third two-set volleyball sweep of the season on Monday (Sept. 11), topping Danville 25-17, 25-19 in the Vikings’ gymnasium. Quinn Sperry handed out five assists. Nikita Taylor collected six kills. Luci Morris added four blocks to go with four assists. On Tuesday (Sept. […]

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Macie Russell finishes first at Vermilion Valley Conference meet

By Fred Kroner Oakwood/Salt Fork’s Macie Russell was the individual winner on Tuesday (Sept. 12) in the Vermilion Valley Conference girls’ cross-country meet at Kickapoo State Park. Russell was triumphant by 18.16 seconds, covering the 3-mile course in 19 minutes, 55.34 seconds. One teammate, third-place finisher Callie Richardson, also earned […]

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Wells wins Vermilion Valley Conference meet

By Fred Kroner Thomas Wells was the individual champion on Tuesday (Sept. 12) in the 27-runner Vermilion Valley Conference boys’ cross-country meet at Kickapoo State Park, leading the Oakwood/Salt Fork Comets to the team title. Wells ran the 3-mile course in 18 minutes, 27.27 seconds. Wells had a 7.98-second margin […]

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Merritt’s hat trick leads Comet shutout over BHRA

By Fred Kroner Ethan Merritt’s second hat trick of the season accounted for the first three goals of the match on Tuesday (Sept. 12) as Oakwood/Salt Fork earned a 7-0 shutout at Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin. Brody Taflinger, Trevor McCall, Aidan O’Brien and Jacob Pricer netted the Comets’ other goals. Macen Phillips assisted […]

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Mahomet-Seymour defeats SJO tennis

By Fred Kroner St. Joseph-Ogden suffered a 9-0 loss in a girls’ tennis match on Tuesday (Sept. 12) at Mahomet-Seymour. SJ-O used a doubles’ lineup that featured six different players than the ones who competed in singles. For the match, nine of the 12 players to take the court were […]

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Abby McDonald captures 400th coaching-career win

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Peyton Williams put down nine kills on Monday (Sept. 11), helping St. Joseph-Ogden to a two-set volleyball sweep over visiting Hoopeston Area, 25-12, 25-22. The win was No. 400 in the coaching career of the Spartans’ Abby McDonald, who is a Hoopeston Area graduate. Addie Roesch […]