Oakwood/Salt Fork had three of the top seven runners on Tuesday (Oct. 12) in the Vermilion Valley Conference girls’ cross-country meet at Kickapoo State Park.

There was no team champion as none of the schools had enough runners to be scored as a team.

The Comets’ effort was led by Macie Russell (second in 20 minutes, 12.88 seconds), Allie Morris (third in 21:18.78), Alyssa Wells (seventh in 26:04.35) and Addie Wright (12^th in 31:01.57).

There were 15 runners in the girls’ meet.

In the 23-runner boys’ competition, Oakwood/Salt Fork’s Ethan Brewer finished 19^th in 23:46.26. Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin won the boys’ team title.

Oakwood/Salt Fork will return to action on Tuesday (Oct. 19) at Tuscola.

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Both of the Oakwood/Salt Fork girls who participated in the 80-runner Cumberland Invitational fashioned top-10 finishes.

Sophomore Macie Russell placed third with a 3-mile time of 20 minutes, 26.24 seconds.

Junior Allie Morris was seventh in 21:07.07.

The Comets didn’t have enough runners to be scored as a team.

In the boys’ race, the lone Oakwood/Salt Fork competitor was senior Ethan Brewer, who was 122^nd in 24:16.97.

Oakwood/Salt Fork returns to action on Tuesday (Oct. 12) in the Vermilion Valley Conference meet.

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Three of the first four finishers in the Saturday (Oct. 2) Oakwood girls’ cross-country invitational at Kickapoo State Park were members of the Oakwood/Salt Fork team.

Macie Russell was the winner of the 26-runner race, finishing the 3-mile course in 20 minutes, 12.57 seconds.

Teammate Allie Morris was the runner-up, in 20:56.55. Placing fourth was OSF’s Aubri Elliott, in 22:00.47.

The Comets’ other participants were: Alyssa Wells (12^th in 25:49.58), Rylee Wright (19^th in 28:59.79) and Addie Wright (23^rd in 30:06.17).

All of the Oakwood/Salt Fork runners are underclassmen.

St. Thomas More won the team crown and Oakwood/Salt Fork was second. Scoring was done by tabulating the times for the top five runners from each school.

STM’s team composite was 113 minutes and 26 seconds. Oakwood/Salt Fork’s cumulative time was 117.56.

Oakwood/Salt Fork returns to action on Tuesday (Oct. 5) at a four-school meet at Paris.

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Two Oakwood/Salt Fork runners finished among the top 25 on Saturday (Sept. 25) in the 147-runner Spartan Classic girls’ cross-country meet in St. Joseph.

Sophomore Macie Russell was 19^th, with a 3-mile time of 19 minutes, 2.37 seconds.

Junior Allie Morris ended in 25^th in 19:25.15.

The Comets’ other participants were: Aubri Elliott (56^th in 21:00.65), Alyssa Wells (117^th in 25:14.74), Rylee Wright (125^th in26:57.40), Brylie Smith (135^th in 28:05.35) and Addie Wright (141^st in 28:27.25).

In a field of 19 teams, Oakwood/Salt Fork placed 11^th with a composite score of 308.

Team honors were captured by Tolono Unity (56), followed by Monticello (66) and St. Joseph-Ogden (87).

Oakwood/Salt Fork returns to action on Saturday (Oct. 2) in the Oakwood Invitational at Kickapoo State Park.

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Oakwood’s Allie Morris ran sixth on Tuesday (Sept. 21) in a four-school girls’ cross-country meet at the UI Arboretum, in Urbana.

Morris ran the 3-mile course in 22 minutes, 14.69 seconds.

The Comets’ other competitors were Aubri Elliott (13^th in 23:35.94), Alyssa Wells (27^th in 27:22.26), Brylie Smith (36^th in 29:14.91) and Addie Wright (37^th in 31:33.66).

The Comets return to action on Saturday (Sept. 25) in the Spartan Classic, at SJ-O.

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Oakwood/Salt Fork had the top three runners in the Tuesday (Sept. 14) Vermilion County girls’ cross-country meet at Kickapoo State Park.

The individual champion was Macie Russell, who covered the 3-mile loop in 20 minutes and 45 seconds. She then helped the Catlin volleyball team to a two-set sweep at night.

The County runner-up was O/SF’s Allie Morris (21:30) with teammate Aubri Elliott running third (23:08).

Oakwood/Salt Fork won the team crown as no other schools had enough runners to be scored as a team.

The Comets’ other finishers were: Alyssa Wells (eighth in 27:56), Addie Wright (ninth in 30:11), Brylie Smith (10^th in 31:31) and Rylee Wright (11^th in 31:52).

Oakwood/Salt Fork will return to action on Tuesday (Sept. 21) at Urbana Uni High.

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The Oakwood Comets’ girls’ cross-country team ended third in the Saturday (Sept. 11) Paxton-Buckley-Loda Invitational.

Twelve schools entered full teams.

PBL was the team champion with 61 points. Runner-up Herscher had 65 points and was followed by Oakwood with 91 points.

The Comets had three top-10 performers in a meet with 66 runners.

Sophomore Macie Russell finished third in 20 minutes and 14 seconds for the 3-mile course. Junior Allie Morris was fourth in 20:24 and freshman Aubri Elliott was ninth in 21:57.

The team’s other competitors were Alyssa Wells (45^th in 26:55), Brylie Smith (55^th in 28:24), Addie Wright (60^th in 29:56) and Rylee Wright (64^th in 31:03).

All of the squad members posted their best times of the season and Morris registered a lifetime best.

All seven of the team’s runners are underclassmen.

The Comets return to action on Tuesday (Sept. 14) in the Vermilion County meet at Oakwood.

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The Comets didn’t have enough runners to be scored as a team at the Saturday (Sept. 4) Cowchip Classic, in Chrisman, but each of the team’s four competitors achieved season-best times in the meet with flighted races.

Allie Morris’ 3-mile time was 21 minutes and 14 seconds.  In the flight for No. 1 runners, she placed eighth.

Aubri Eliot was timed in 22:33. She took sixth (out of 17 runners) in the flight for No. 3 runners.

Brylie Smith’s time was 30:22. She finished eighth in the flight for No. 5 runners.

Addie Wright finished the course in 30:06. She was 18^th among runners in the No. 6 flight.

In all, 26 high schools sent entries.

All four Oakwood runners faced some adversity.

“It rained pretty hard during Addie and Brylie’s races.” Oakwood/Salt Fork coach Emily Mills said. “By the time Aubri and Allie ran their races, the course was pretty tore up.

“Given the conditions we are extremely happy with how each of the girls did.”

Oakwood/Salt Fork will return to action on Tuesday (Sept. 7) in a meet at Kickapoo State Park.

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Paced by two top-10 runners, the Oakwood/Salt Fork girls’ cross-country team placed seventh in the Saturday (Aug. 28) Saber Corn Classic, at St. Thomas More, in Champaign.

Junior Allie Morris was ninth individually, finishing the 3-mile course in 21 minutes, 48.2 seconds.

Just behind her was sophomore Macie Russell, 10^th in 21:51.8.

The team’s other participants were: Aubri Elliott (21^st in 23:15.0), Alyssa Wells (65^th in 30:18.9), Brylie Smith (68^th in 33:05.1), Addie Wright (69^th in 33:51.4) and Rylee Wright (70^th in 34:27.3).

The meet champion was Monticello with 32 points. Runner-up Urbana Uni High had 59 points. Oakwood/Salt Fork’s seventh-place tally was 149 points, but the team was six points away from a top-five finish.

Oakwood/Salt Fork will return to action on Saturday (Sept. 4) at the Chrisman Cowchip Classic.

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Oakwood’s football team became playoff-eligible on Friday as it raced past Georgetown-Ridge Farm 34-20 in its homecoming game at Fithian.

Oakwood is 5-1 overall and faces the other 5-1 team from the Vermilion Valley Conference on Friday when it plays host to Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin. Neither team has lost this fall in VVC games.

Gaven Clouse led the Comets with two touchdowns and 169 rushing yards on 16 attempts. He scored two touchdowns and added one two-point conversion.

Quarterback Rhett Harrison connected on 7 of 8 passes for 113 yards. He tossed two TD passes and ran for one TD.

Elijah Harden hauled in two scoring strikes from Harrison, covering 5 and 19 yards respectively. The 5-yard reception accounted for the only points of the first period.

Harden is the ninth different Comet to score a touchdown this season.

Joe Lashuay converted two extra-point kicks.

Defensively, the Oakwood leaders were Blaine McCord with 11 tackles and Caide Borden with 10 stops.

“We played pretty well against a good Georgetown team,” Oakwood coach Al Craig said. “It’s always a really physical game every time you play those guys, so it is good to get a win.

“We are starting to play well offensively and we are starting to get healthy for the stretch run of the season.”

Oakwood Girls’ cross-country

Grace Davis placed ninth for Oakwood/Salt Fork in Saturday’s Oakwood Invitational at Kickapoo State Park.

Her 3-mile time was 21 minutes, 39 seconds.

The team champion was St. Thomas More. Oakwood/SF did not have enough runners to be scored as a team.

The other Comet finishers were Allie Morris (12th in 23:11) and Cassie Fugate (19th in 25:33).

Oakwood/Salt Fork returns to action on Tuesday at Kickapoo against Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin.

Oakwood Boys’ cross-country

Ethan Brewer was the top Oakwood/Salt Fork finisher in Saturday’s Oakwood Invitational at Kickapoo State Farm.

Brewer covered the 3-mile course in 20 minutes, 43 seconds and ended in 41st place.

Teammate Bryce Tucker was 63rd in 24:01.

The Comets return to action on Tuesday at Kickapoo against Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin.

Oakwood Volleyball

Milford dealt the Comets their first Vermilion Valley Conference setback on Thursday, handling the visiting Comets 25-18, 25-16.

Oakwood is 6-1 in VVC matches and 12-10 overall.

Oakwood returns to action tonight at home against Judah Christian.

Oakwood Boys’ Golf

Logen Hoshauer tied for sixth and Reed Sperry finished 10th on Thursday to earn all-league honors in the annual Vermilion Valley Conference Golf Tournament at Harrison Park.

Hoshauer fired an 89. Sperry carded a 94. Both are juniors.

In the team race, the Comets combined for a 405 and placed fourth. The meet champion was Schlarman Academy (357).

Travis Goodner, Kyle McFarland and Seth Halls were the team’s other competitors at the VVC meet.

Oakwood returns to action today in a 15-school Class 1A regional it will host at Harrison Park.

Oakwood Girls’ Golf

Senior Joie Sollers fired a 106 on Thursday, placing third individually and winning all-conference honors in the Vermilion Valley Conference meet at Harrison Park.

Milford took team honors in the tournament.

Oakwood returns to action on Thursday in a 16-school Class 1A regional hosted by St. Thomas More, which will be held at Lincolnshire Fields Country Club.

Oakwood Soccer

Reef Pacot’s second-half goal cut into Oakwood/Salt Fork’s deficit on Saturday, but visiting Judah Christian added four more goals thereafter to produce a 6-1 non-conference win.

Pacot’s goal was assisted by Brady Tevebaugh.

Aaron Dean recorded 11 saves.

Oakwood was shut out on Thursday at Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin, 7-0, in a Vermilion Valley Conference game.

The Comets (5-12-1) return to action today at St. Thomas More, in Champaign.

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