The Homer Lake Forest Preserve invites the community to step into the enchanting world of maple sugaring, a tradition as old as the towering sugar maples themselves. On Saturday, February 24, 2024, from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM and again at 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM, attendees will have the […]
By Fred Kroner Brooklyn Powell scored a game-high 10 points on Thursday (Feb. 1) for the Heritage girls’ basketball team, which lost its home-finale to Argenta-Oreana, 31-21. Loran Tate contributed six points, Addi Hopper made three points and Bri Ploense finished with two points. On Saturday (Feb. 3), the Hawks […]
By Fred Kroner Rylan White scored eight points and Brennan Struck added seven on Friday (Feb. 2), but it wasn’t enough for the Heritage boys’ basketball team, which dropped a 47-20 decision at home to Cerro Gordo/Bement. Destin Nickle scored four points and Clark Roland contributed a free throw for […]
By Fred Kroner The state-ranked Oakwood/Salt Fork boys’ wrestling team qualified 12 of its grapplers for the sectional on Saturday (Feb. 3) at the Robinson Class 1A IHSA Regional Tournament. The Comets’ individual champions were junior Brayden Edwards (2-0 at 113 pounds), senior Grant Brewer (3-0 at 150 pounds), senior […]
By Fred Kroner Jaydah Arrowsmith hit a team-high 13 points on Thursday (Feb. 1) at home, but the Oakwood girls’ basketball team dropped a 44-26 decision to Salt Fork’s Vermilion Valley Conference leaders. Arrowsmith netted both of her team’s three-pointers. Nikita Taylor scored five points. Gracie Hanner and Taylor Smoot […]
By Fred Kroner Oakwood’s boys’ basketball team continued its balanced offensive attack at home on Friday (Feb. 20) in a 67-42 triumph over Iroquois West. Four Comets scored in double figures and two others tallied at least seven points. Alec Harrison led the way with 13 points. Cort Vermillion chipped […]
By Fred Kroner Five St. Joseph-Ogden wrestlers earned spots in the Olympia Class 1A IHSA Sectional on Saturday (Feb. 3) on the basis of their performances at the Tolono Unity Regional Tournament. The Spartans’ qualifiers were senior Emmitt Holt (2-0 at 106 pounds), junior Jackson Walsh (1-1 at 113 pounds), […]
By Fred Kroner Addy Martinie tallied a team-high 20 points on Thursday (Feb. 1) as the St. Joseph-Ogden girls’ basketball team salvaged a 48-44 win at home over Tolono Unity. The teams were tied, 33-33, after three quarters. Martinie hit five three-point shots. Timera Blackburn-Kelley scored seven points while Katie […]
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com The St. Joseph-Ogden boys’ basketball team reached the 20-win mark on Friday (Feb. 2) by virtue of a 70-62 win at home over Pontiac.Tanner Jacobs led the Spartans with 24 points. Luke Landrus tallied 15 points, Tanner Siems produced 13 points and Logan Smith chipped in with […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com For every junior high school athletic prodigy, there is the player who seldom leaves the bench. For every eighth-grader who has a national ranking among the country’s elite, there is the player whose only number of note is the one on the school-issued jersey. For every […]
