By Fred Kroner It took two days for the Oakwood/Salt Fork soccer team to secure a berth in the IHSA Class 1A regional tournament championship match at St. Thomas More. The Comets faced the host school, the No 1 seed, on Tuesday (Oct. 12), but regulation and two 10-minute overtimes […]
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Oakwood soccer tops Georgetown-Ridge Farm and Judah Christian
By Fred Kroner Three players – a sophomore, a junior and a senior – each hit a goal and added an assist on Thursday (Sept. 30) as the Oakwood/Salt Fork soccer team shut out visiting Georgetown-Ridge Farm, 3-0. Those involved with the scoring were senior Joe Lashuay, junior Reef Pacot […]
Comets pick up sixth shutout
By Fred Kroner Oakwood/Salt Fork recorded its sixth shutout of the soccer season, blanking Iroquois West 5-0 on Tuesday (Sept. 28) in Gilman. Grant Powell hit two goals and added one assist in the win. Joe Lashuay, Brody Taflinger and Reef Pacot all netted one goal. Pacot and Lashuay also […]
Diaz leads Oakwood over Rantoul
By Fred Kroner Dylan Diaz scored a season-high four goals on Thursday (Sept. 9) as Oakwood/Salt Fork ran its soccer winning streak to four matches with a 7-2 triumph at home over Rantoul. Diaz notched two goals in each half. Oakwood/Salt Fork led 3-1 at intermission. Macen Phillips and Joe […]
Oakwood defense holds opponents scoreless
By Fred Kroner Oakwood/Salt Fork recorded its third consecutive shutout on Tuesday (Sept. 7), holding Georgetown-Ridge Farm/Westville scoreless in a 3-0 win in Georgetown. Junior Grant Powell produced a hat trick for Oakwood/SF. His goals were assisted by Reef Pacot and Brody Taflinger. Josh Ruch had two saves. Oakwood/Salt Fork […]
Oakwood Soccer overpowers Watseka
By Fred Kroner Junior Grant Powell scored three first-half goals and added three second-half assists on Thursday (Aug. 26) as Oakwood overpowered Watseka 11-3 in a soccer match on the Warriors’ pitch. Powell totaled four assists. Also scoring multiple goals for the Comets was Brody Taflinger with two. Reef Pacot […]