By Fred Kroner fred@mahometnews.com The Knights scored in double figures for the fourth time this season on Thursday (Sept. 10), beating visiting Georgetown-Ridge Farm Mary Miller 14-8. G-RF carried a 4-2 lead into the fourth inning when Oakwood went ahead to stay with an eight-run outburst. The Knights had multiple […]
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Oakwood Knights winning streak snapped, named No. 1 seed in Class 2A Regional
By Fred Kroner fred@mahometnews.com The Knights had their season-long winning streak snapped at seven games on Thursday (Sept. 10), giving up two runs in the opening inning at Hoopeston Area and suffering a 2-0 loss to the Cornjerkers. Two of Oakwood’s three hits were registered by Bryson Marcinko. Chase Harrison […]
Mustangs split last two games, capture No. 1 seed in Class 1A Regional
By Fred Kroner fred@mahometnews.com Two schools with 7-1 season records met on the baseball diamond on Thursday (Sept. 10) at Bismarck. The host Eagles scored a 6-1 decision over Prairieview Ogden, which was playing short-handed due to COVID-19 protocol. PVO scored its run in the first inning and held the […]
Panther softball recieves No. 2 seed in Class 2A Regional
By Fred Kroner fred@mahometnews.com St. Joseph, which won five of its first nine games, earned the No. 2 seed in a five-team Class 2A regional which will start on Monday (Sept. 21). St. Joseph’s postseason opener will be in the semifinals at home on Thursday (Sept. 24) against Hoopeston Area. […]
Panthers get No. 1 seed in Class 2A Regional
By Fred Kroner fred@mahometnews.com St. Joseph, which won six of its first nine games, was accorded the No. 1 seed in a four-team Class 2A regional, which will start on Tuesday (Sept. 22). In the semifinals, St. Joseph will play at home and take on fourth-seeded Fisher. The championship game […]
Savanna Franzen first to cross finish line in Tolono
By Fred Kroner fred@mahometnews.com Savanna Franzen was the individual champion on Monday (Sept. 14) in a three-school junior high girls’ cross-country meet at Tolono. Host Unity won team honors, followed by Monticello and St. Joseph. Franzen’s 2-mile time was 12 minutes, 24.1 seconds. The school’s other participants, and their times, […]
Fisher, Guido, Greibot, Swanson and Retz lead Panthers to win over Unity and Monticello
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com St. Joseph runners secured five consecutive top-10 spots on Monday (Sept. 14) and captured team honors in a three-school junior high boys’ cross-country meet at Tolono. Following St. Joseph in the team chase were host Unity and Monticello. Jack Fisher led the way for St. Joseph, […]
IHSA Waives Two-Game Per Week Limit & Lengthens Summer Season
The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Board of Directors met virtually for their regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, September 14, 2020, where the Board approved several updates to the IHSA Return To Activities guidelines, while also providing guidance on the IHSA’s independent team participation rule for the 2020-21 school year. […]
Letter to the Editor: National Day of Prayer
Franklin Graham is promoting a National Day of Prayer and Repentance with a Prayer March in Washington, D. C. on Saturday, September 26 on the National Mall. Dr. James Dobson, Anne Graham Lotz, Alveda King, Pat Robertson, and other national religious leaders will be speaking. Cities around the country […]
Report shows University of Illinois Extension provides economic and functional benefits
The University of Illinois Extension has announced that TEConomy Partners, LLC, a firm specializing in impact assessments, values the annual economic and functional benefits of Illinois Extension at over $603 million, about 10 times the $60.9 million annual budget of the university unit. Extension operates in all of Illinois’ 102 […]
