By Fred Kroner Rylan White scored a team-high 13 points for the Heritage boys’ basketball team, which suffered a 62-32 loss at home to Cumberland on Tuesday (Jan. 16). Anthony Happ netted seven points and Clark Roland tossed in six points. Brennan Struck tallied three points, James Dillon hit two […]
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Oakwood girls’ basketball defeats Westville in VCC tournament
By Fred Kroner Led by Nikita Taylor’s 21 points, the Oakwood girls’ basketball team overpowered Westville, 44-24, on Wednesday (Jan. 17) in the Vermilion County Tournament at Danville Area Community College. The Comets led, 22-12, at halftime and then held the Tigers scoreless in the third quarter. Jaydah Arrowsmith tallied […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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, […]
Rylan White continues to lead Heritage basketball
By Fred Kroner Rylan White made a team-high 12 points on Friday (Jan. 12), but the Heritage boys’ basketball team lost at home to Argenta-Oreana, 69-36. White nailed four three-point shots. Jacob Bensyl hit seven points (including one three-pointer) while Clark Roland and Brennan Struck each scored six points for […]
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 […]