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Comets continue to win in Vermilion County boys’ basketball tournament

By Fred Kroner Three Oakwood players scored in double figures on Tuesday (Jan. 16) as the Comets dispatched Armstrong-Potomac, 54-49, in a Vermilion County boys’ basketball tournament game at Danville Area Community College’s Mary Miller Gymnasium Alec Harrison led the way, popping in 16 points. Brody Taflinger notched 13 points […]

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Spartans place second at Illini Prairie Conference Tournament

By Fred Kroner St. Joseph-Ogden’s wrestling team placed second on Wednesday (Jan. 17) at Tolono Unity in the eight-school Illini Prairie Conference Tournament. The Spartans defeated Prairie Central, 71-9, and Monticello, 46-30, before falling to top-seeded Tolono Unity, 57-18, in the championship dual meet. Finishing 3-0 for SJ-O individually were […]

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SJ-O girls’ basketball on five-game win streak

By Fred Kroner Addy Martinie drilled six first-half three-pointers on Monday (Jan. 15) as the St. Joseph-Ogden girls’ basketball team won its fifth consecutive game, 44-19, in Champaign against St. Thomas More. For the game, Martinie nailed seven three-point shots and finished with a game-high total of 25 points. She […]

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SJ-O boys’ basketball defeats Prairie Central

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Tanner Jacob scored 17 points and Tanner Siems added 16 points on Tuesday (Jan. 16) as the St. Joseph-Ogden boys’ basketball team topped Prairie Central, 64-39, in Fairbury. Coy Taylor hit nine points and Logan Smith bucketed eight points to go with a game-high 10 assists. […]

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Paul scores 16 against Urbana University High

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Christian Paul made a season-high 16 points on Wednesday (Jan. 10), but the Heritage eighth-grade boys’ basketball team dropped a narrow decision at home, 35-28, to Urbana University High. Teammate DaKarai Hill finished with six points. On Tuesday (Jan. 16), Heritage suffered a 49-40 loss at […]

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Hopper scores 16 against Blue Ridge

By Fred Kroner Freshman Addi Hopper scored a season-high 16 points on Thursday (Jan. 11) for the Heritage girls’ basketball team, which fell just short at home against Blue Ridge, 36-32. In the Hawks’ first 20 games of the year, Hopper had attempted just three free throws. Against Blue Ridge, […]

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Oakwood falls in first-round game of VCC tournament

By Fred Kroner Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin knocked off Oakwood, 48-40, on Friday (Jan. 12) in a first-round game of the Vermilion County Tournament at Danville Area Community College. Jaydah Arrowsmith led the Comets with 21 points. Gracie Hanner added eight points and Nikita Taylor wound up with six points. Bella Bradford contributed […]