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 […]
By Fred Kroner Grant Powell started the postseason with a hat trick on Saturday (Oct. 9) as the Oakwood/Salt Fork soccer team turned back visiting Georgetown-Ridge Farm 7-1 in a Class 1A IHSA regional quarterfinal match. In addition to his three goals, Powell had one assist. Reef Pacot had two […]
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 […]
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 […]
By Fred Kroner The Oakwood/Salt Fork soccer team ended a nine-day layoff on Monday (Sept. 20), but was unable to get past St. Thomas More. The Sabers earned a 3-1 victory. Grant Powell’s unassisted goal accounted for the Comets’ lone goal. Josh Ruch produced a season-high 11 saves. St. Thomas […]
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 […]
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 […]
By Fred Kroner Joe Lashuay and Reef Pacot scored goals on Thursday (Sept. 2) as the Oakwood/Salt Fork soccer team registered its first shutout of the season, 2-0, at home over Iroquois West. Lashuay’s goal, assisted by Brody Taflinger, lifted the Comets into a 1-0 lead at halftime. Pacot’s goal […]
By Fred Kroner Despite a hat trick by junior Grant Powell, Oakwood/Salt Fork dropped its second one-goal decision of the season on Monday (Aug. 30), losing 4-3 at home to Monticello. Powell’s goals were assisted by Zane Trimmell, Reef Pacot and Joe Lashuay. Monticello led 4-1 at intermission. Goalkeeper Josh […]
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 […]
