By Fred Kroner Five players scored in double figures on Friday (Nov. 24) as Oakwood’s boys’ basketball team won the championship in the Tri-County Turkey Tournament at Oakland with an 88-44 triumph over the host Titans in the title game. The Comets won their five tournament games by an average […]
By Fred Kroner Two St. Joseph-Ogden football players were unanimous selections for the Illini Prairie Conference’s all-league first team. Junior Coy Taylor was a universal pick by the coaches as a wide receiver. Senior Rowan Musselman was also a unanimous choice as a cornerback. Taylor and Musselman were among eight […]
By Fred Kroner Four St. Joseph-Ogden soccer players received postseason honors by the Illini Prairie Conference. The Spartans’ two first-team selections included unanimous pick Logan Mills (a junior) as well as Spencer Wilson (a senior). They were among 12 players picked for the first team, and seven were unanimous choices. […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Three St. Joseph-Ogden senior volleyball players earned postseason all-star recognition by the Illini Prairie Conference. Chosen for the nine-player first team was SJ-O’s Addie Roesch. The eight-player IPC second team featured the Spartans’ Peyton Williams. Garnering honorable mention status was setter Halle Brazelton. Roesch led the […]
By Fred Kroner Heritage’s Rylan White scored 12 points on Monday (Nov. 20) in the Hawks’ boys’ basketball season-opener, a 71-38 loss to LeRoy in the Cerro Gordo/Bement Thanksgiving Tournament. White drained three three-point shots. Brennan Struck connected for eight points and Clark Roland added seven points. Destin Nickle hit […]
By Fred Kroner The Heritage girls’ basketball team had four different scoring leaders in its first four games of the season. The fourth-game leader, in a 68-11 loss on Monday (Nov. 20) at Central A&M, was Bri Ploense with seven points. She dropped in one three-pointer. Brooklyn Powell had two […]
By Fred Kroner Jaydah Arrowsmith tallied 10 points on Monday (Nov. 20) for Oakwood, which suffered a 51-27 loss to Covington, Ind., in second-round action of the Comet Classic girls’ basketball tournament in Fithian. Mady Nicoson made seven points. Nikita Taylor hit six points. Finishing with two points apiece were […]
By Fred Kroner The Oakwood Comets opened the boys’ basketball season with back-to-back victories in the Tri-County Turkey Tournament in Oakland. Oakwood overpowered Martinsville, 72-25, on Monday (Nov. 20) and then blitzed Villa Grove, 68-35, on Tuesday (Nov. 21). Against Martinsville, Alec Harrison and Carsen Dudley both made 18 points. […]
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.co Katie Ericksen scored 11 of her team-high 12 points in the third quarter on Tuesday (Nov. 21), but the St. Joseph-Ogden girls’ basketball team lost an overtime thriller to visiting Paris, 44-38.Addison Frick made 11 points and Addy Martinie scored 11 points for the Spartans. Addison Seggebruch […]
By Fred Kroner Cameron Johnson poured in 27 points on Saturday (Nov. 18) as the Heritage eighth-grade boys’ basketball team won at Arcola, 43-39. Landin McComas contributed eight points and DaKarai Hill chipped in with six points. Colby Schrock scored two points. On Thursday (Nov. 16), Gifford snapped a two-game […]
