By Fred Kroner Coming off an 11-day layoff, St. Joseph registered a 9-4 win at Gifford on Monday (Aug. 28). Lucas Barton, Hunter Cler and Ike Shelato all recorded two hits for the Panthers. One of Shelato’s hits was a double. Shelato, Owen Wall and Ryder Van Meenen all scored […]
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Mustang baseball defeats Comets
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Jameson Ehler drilled a three-run double in the bottom of the fourth inning on Saturday (Aug. 26) as Prairieview Ogden overcame a deficit and surged into the lead for good against Oakwood. The Mustangs went on to claim a 9-6 victory in the junior high baseball […]
Montgomery places 18th at Doc Acklin Invite
By Fred Kroner Senior Lillian Montgomery was the lone Heritage participant on Saturday (Aug. 25) in the Doc Acklin Memorial girls’ cross-country race in Paris. Competing against 88 other runners, Montgomery placed 18th with a time of 23 minutes, 20.1 seconds. Heritage will return to action on Saturday (Sept. 2) […]
Heritage boys’ cross country finishes fifth at Doc Acklin Invite
By Fred Kroner Led by three top-20 runners, the Heritage boys’ cross-country team brought home a fifth-place finish in the 13-school Doc Acklin Memorial on Saturday (Aug.25). Freshman Clark Roland finished seventh in an event that drew 119 competitors. His 3-mile time was 17 minutes, 59.8 seconds. Teammates Aidan Ashbrook […]
Heritage Volleyball defeats Salt Fork in two sets
By Fred Kroner Loran Tate pounded eight kills on Thursday (Aug. 24) as Heritage dispatched Salt Fork 25-19, 25-23, in a volleyball match at the Salt Fork Elementary School. Riley Miller contributed four kills and Gracie Tate added three kills. Lilli Montgomery notched 20 digs to go with two assists. […]
Oakwood-Salt Fork Soccer loses to Watseka
By Fred Kroner Despite a 30-4 edge in shots attempted, the Oakwood/Salt Fork soccer team dropped a 2-0 decision on Saturday (Aug. 26) at Watseka. Both goals were scored in the first half. Comets’ goalkeeper Jakob Rupp had one save. Oakwood/Salt Fork (1-1 overall and in Vermilion Valley Conference play) […]
Thomas Well finishes 9th at St. Thomas More
By Fred Kroner Juniors Thomas Wells and Brayden Edwards were the leaders for Oakwood/Salt Fork on Saturday (Aug. 25) in the team’s season-opening boys’ cross-country meet. Wells ran ninth in an 88-runner field with a time of 18 minutes, 22.4 seconds. Edwards finished in 22nd (20:01.2). Other team leaders were […]
Macie Russell finishes 2nd at St. Thomas More Invite
By Fred Kroner Oakwood/Salt Fork senior Macie Russell was the individual runner-up on Saturday (Aug. 25) in the 69-runner Saber Corn Classic girls’ cross-country invitational in Champaign. Russell finished 3.8 seconds behind the winner with a 3-mile time of 20 minutes, 42.8 seconds. Other team leaders were Callie Richardson (13th […]
Oakwood Football falls short in season opener
By Fred Kroner After allowing three first-quarter touchdowns through the air, Oakwood’s defense settled down and permitted just one more TD, but ultimately fell short at Momence 28-21, in the season-opener on Friday (Aug. 25). Momence led, 20-0, after one quarter. Sophomore Cameron Black led the Comets with 128 rushing […]
SJO girls’ cross country finishes third at Doc Acklin Invite
By Fred Kroner Two St. Joseph-Ogden athletes finished among the top 10 runners on Saturday (Aug. 26) in the team’s season-opening girls’ cross-country meet, the Doc Acklin Memorial at Paris. Junior Savanna Franzen took fourth in a field of 89 competitors. Her 3-mile time was 20 minutes, 16.2 seconds. Senior […]