By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Junior Clare Huffman registered a straight-set win on Tuesday (Sept. 29) at Urbana, accounting for the lone St. Joseph-Ogden triumph in an 8-1 dual-meet loss to the Tigers at Blair Park. At No. 4 singles Huffman topped Eisla Madigan 6-3, 6-2. At No. 5 singles, Spartan […]
Other News
East Central Region sees uptick in COVID-19 positivity rate
By Dani Tietz The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today that additional mitigation measures could be coming for Region 6: including Champaign, Clark, Clay, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, De Witt, Douglas, Edgar, Effingham, Fayette, Ford, Iroquois, Jasper, Lawrence, Macon, Moultrie, Piatt, Richland, Shelby and Vermillion counties. Champaign County data was […]
Commentary: Let’s pass the Champaign County Forest Preserve referendum
By Dani Tietz Did you know that there are places in Champaign County where a six-foot human could feel small while walking through grass? That in the winter, when the lush forest floor is asleep, you can see trees that it would take at least five adults to hug? Where […]
Kiara Jones and Kamryn Soard place in the top 10 at Kickapoo
By Fred Kroner The Heritage runners registered top-10 finishes on Friday (Sept 25) in a multi-school meet hosted by Bismarck-Henning at Kickapoo State Park. Seventh-grader Kiara Jones was eighth (13:39 for the 2-mile course) and Kamryn Soard was 10th (15:06). The other Heritage participants were Madisyn Wilson (21st in 18:32), […]
Hunter Montgomery wins race at Kickapoo State Park
By Fred Kroner Eighth-grader Hunter Montgomery was the individual champion on Friday (Sept. 25) in a multi-school meet hosted by Bismarck-Henning at Kickapoo State Park. Montgomery’s winning 2-mile time was 13 minutes and 15 seconds. One teammate ended among the top-10. Christian Paul was fifth in 13:37. Other team leaders […]
Oakwood baseball to play for chance to share conference title
By Fred Kroner The Knights dropped a 9-1 decision on Saturday (Sept. 26) to Bismarck-Henning in the Class 2A IESA regional title game. Bryson Marcinko (4-1) struck out eight batters in five innings. Adam Watson and Jake Garrison had the Knights’ hits. Watson delivered the lone RBI. For the season, […]
Savanna Franzen wins two-mile race by 1 minute, 46 seconds
By Fred Kroner Led by runaway winner Savanna Franzen, St. Joseph outdistanced the field on Friday (Sept.25) in a three-school girls’ cross-country meet at home. Franzen won the 2-mile race in 13 minutes, 11.5 seconds and was 1 minute and 46 seconds ahead of the runner-up. The Panthers captured eight […]
Mason Guido leads Panthers in meet with Urbana and PBL
By Fred Kroner fred@mahometnews.com The Panthers dominated a three-team boys’ cross-country meet at home on Friday (Sept. 25), outracing Urbana Uni High and Paxton-Buckley-Loda. Six of the top 10 runners were from St. Joseph, led by runner-up Mason Guido, whose 2-mile time was 12 minutes, 21.6 seconds. The team’s other […]
Mustangs win Class 1A IESA Regional Championship
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Dalton York’s hit in the bottom of the sixth inning on Saturday (Sept. 26) helped Prairieview Ogden snap a 6-6 tie and defeat visiting Schlarman Academy 8-6 in a Class 1A IESA regional championship baseball game. PVO, which finished with a school-record 11 wins in 13 […]
St. Joseph Softball reaches Class 2A IESA regional championship game, falls to Westville
By Fred Kroner fred@mahometnews.com The Panthers reached the Class 2A IESA regional championship game by stealing 10 bases in a 10-5 semifinal conquest of Hoopeston Area. A six-run sixth inning proved to be the difference for St. Joseph. Timera Blackburn-Kelly pitched a complete game and earned the victory. She also […]
