BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Comets advanced eight wrestlers to the Class 1A sectional this weekend at Stanford Olympia and finished a scant one-half point behind LeRoy/Tri-Valley in Saturday’s 11-school Class 1A regional at St. Joseph-Ogden High School. Oakwood had regional champions at the two lowest weight classes with 106-pound […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The state-ranked Comets, led by individual champion Gage Reed, placed fifth in the 18-school Randy Bowman Invitational at LeRoy on Saturday. Meet champion LeRoy accumulated 156 points. Oakwood, ranked 11th in Class 1A by The Illinois Best Weekly, amassed 119 ½ points. Reed was the 113-pound […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The state-ranked Comets dropped a narrow 31-30 decision to Danville on Thursday in Westville. Three Comets posted pins: Connor Hutson, Colby Smiley and Josh Miller. Reef Pacot was dominant with a 15-0 technical fall triumph. Caide Borden won a major decision and Caleb Lashuay won a […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Comets (4-0) opened their season on Saturday at the Pirate Duals in Cumberland by winning all four of their meets. Oakwood/Salt Fork dispatched Shelbyville 60-6, Quincy Notre Dame 52-15, Cumberland 61-15 and Effingham 68-12. For the day, Oakwood wrestlers compiled a cumulative 47-9 record. Fifteen […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Oakwood piled up 64 first-half points on Friday and blitzed Oblong/Palestine/Hutsonville 84-0 in a non-conference football road game. The Comets (2-1) reached the end zone on an interception, a fumble recovery and return, a kickoff return as well as on passing and running plays. Eight squad […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Oakwood lost its season-opening football game on Friday when Watseka scored a tie-breaking touchdown in the final two minutes at home to claim a 28-21 triumph. Colby Smiley rushed for 239 yards on 29 carries for the Comets. He scored two touchdowns, each pulling Oakwood into […]
