BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Five Comets earned postseason recognition on either the Vermilion Valley all-conference team or the Vermilion all-county team. Senior Katelyn Young was a member of the 10-player first team on both honor squads. Senior Aubrey Wells and junior Aaliyah Denius were members of the seven-player special mention […]
Senior Katelyn Young, a Murray State University recruit, was chosen to the 10-player Class 2A all-state first team as selected by the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association. Young will also be invited to play in the annual IBCA all-star game at the end of the school year. Young broke Oakwood’s all-time […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Oakwood’s girls’ basketball team learned a lesson that many programs, coaches and fans alike must accept this time of the year. A season seldom ends the way those associated with a program would hope, unless it’s with a championship-game victory. The Comets dropped a 50-47 decision […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Comets opened postseason play on Monday with a 53-25 victory over Westville at Maroa-Forsyth High School in a Class 2A regional quarterfinal game. Katelyn Young scored 20 of her game-high 29 points in the first half. Oakwood led 28-13 at intermission. The Comets (23-7) return […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The past and the future of Oakwood girls’ basketball came together nearly a decade ago. A promising young player, Katelyn Young, was getting her start in organized basketball as a grade-schooler. One of her coaches was the former Stacie Calhoun, who set Oakwood’s all-time scoring record […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Senior Katelyn Young scored all of her game-high 27 points in the first half on Monday as the Comets dispatched visiting Georgetown-Ridge Farm 54-11 in a Senior Night Vermilion Valley Conference game. Young hit 17 points in the opening quarter as Oakwood opened up a 25-5 […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Comets’ defense held Westville scoreless in the third quarter on Thursday and Oakwood emerged with a 60-15 Vermilion Valley Conference victory on the road. Oakwood led 27-10 at halftime and limited the Tigers to two second-half field goals. Katelyn Young scored eight of her game-high […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com After hitting a season-low for points scored in a game (19) in its previous contest, Oakwood achieved a season’s high on Monday in a 70-29 win at home against Chrisman. The Comet led 23-3 after one quarter en route to their 20th win of the season. […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Comets’ streak of consecutive Vermilion County Tournament basketball championships ended at three when Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin recorded a 33-19 win on Friday in the finals at Danville’s Palmer Arena. This year was the fourth in a row that the same teams played in the County Tournament championship […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Katelyn Young scored eight first-quarter points and Addie Wright had four in the opening frame on Thursday as the Comets opened up a double-digit lead at home en route to a 46-31 verdict over Salt Fork. Young tallied a game-high 22 points, marking the 15th time […]
