BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com For the second time in seven days, the Hawks suffered an overtime loss. The most recent setback came in Friday’s road game against Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond. The teams were tied 62-62 after regulation, but A-L/A-H scored all nine of the points in the extra session to capture the […]
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VGH boys’ basketball defeats Okaw Valley to play in Lincoln Prairie Conference Championship game
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Hawks avenged a regular-season loss to Okaw Valley by 12 points by garnering a 60-57 triumph on Tuesday at Arcola in the semifinals of the Lincoln Prairie Conference Tournament. Logan Nohren bettered his previous high game by a point, sinking a game-high 33 points. Carson […]
VGH girls’ basketball moves into Lincoln Prairie Conference semifinal game
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Second-seeded Villa Grove/Heritage jumped into a 19-6 lead after one quarter on Monday and went on to dispatch Okaw Valley 55-23 at home to move into a semifinal game of the Lincoln Prairie Conference Tournament. Aliya Holloman tallied 13 of her game-high 25 points in the […]
Holloman, Block lead VGH girls’ over Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond and Salt Fork
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Blue Devils won twice to end the week and raise their winning streak to five games. On Thursday, VG/H won at home over Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond, 67-27. On Saturday, the Blue Devils earned a 50-30 victory at Salt Fork. VG/H jumped into a 25-3 lead after one […]
Oakwood boys’ basketball falls to Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Comets matched their season’s high for points scored on Friday, but lost a 78-66 decision at home to Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond. Brevin Wells scored a team-high 16 points and raised his team-high three-point total to 25 by sinking two shots from beyond the arc. Kade Anderson scored […]
Strong start puts Oakwood girls’ basketball ahead of Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond, boys’ basketball opens at home Friday
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Oakwood Boys’ basketball The Comets scored nearly half of their points from three-point range on Tuesday (24 of 50), but dropped a 60-50 decision to Judah Christian at Champaign. Brevin Wells scored a team-high 14 points and hit three shots from three-point range. Kade Anderson also […]
Oakwood Girls’ Basketball wins Oakwood Comet Classic, boys win Tri-County Turkey Tournament
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Oakwood Comets girls’ basketball team won all four games in last week’s Comet Classic to capture team honors in the eight-school event. After knocking off Blue Ridge in the opener, 49-15, Oakwood followed up with a 49-21 triumph over Urbana University High and a 60-29 […]