By Fred Kroner Oakwood’s seventh-grade girls’ basketball team won its third successive game on Tuesday (Oct. 12), topping Rossville-Alvin at home, 12-7. Brooklyn Myers tallied all of her game-high 10 points in the second half. Avery Trimmell added two points. On Thursday (Oct. 7), also at home, Oakwood topped Prairieview […]
By Fred Kroner In a low-scoring game, the Oakwood eighth-grade girls’ basketball team suffered a narrow 11-5 loss at St. Joseph on Tuesday (Oct. 5). Mady Nicoson and Brynlie Wait each had two points for the Knights. “We could never get our offense going and that hurt us the entire […]
By Fred Kroner Oakwood’s eighth-grade girls’ basketball team opened the season with back-to-back victories before suffering its first loss. The Knights began with a 21-12 conquest of Hoopeston Area at home on Thursday (Sept. 23). Caydence Vermillion led the way with 13 points. Mady Nicoson tallied four points. Brynlie Wait […]
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 […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Senior Jayden Cox and junior Brevin Wells will represent Oakwood High School in the Class 2A division of the IHSA state three-point shooting contest. The event will take place on Thursday at the Peoria Civic Center. They qualified on Friday by placing among the top four […]
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 The Comets more than held their own in the first half on Wednesday against unbeaten and state-ranked Bismarck-Henning in a semifinal game of the St. Joseph-Ogden Class 2A boys’ basketball regional tournament. Oakwood held the lead at halftime 28-25 before falling 62-52. Josh Young led the […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Comets fell behind by 15 points at halftime on Friday at Schlarman Academy, and suffered a 67-59 Vermilion Valley Conference setback. For the first time this season, Oakwood had five double-figure scorers in the same game. Brevin Wells and Josh Young each netted 12 points. […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Comets assured themselves of an above-.500 season on Tuesday by overpowering visiting Georgetown-Ridge Farm 63-36 on Senior Night at Fithian. Oakwood, which has a four-game winning streak, led 34-28 at halftime and then allowed the Buffaloes just eight more points thereafter. Josh Young scored nine […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Senior Elijah Harden scored a season-high 23 points – 12 in the fourth quarter – on Friday as Oakwood held off Westville 70-55 on the Tigers’ court. The Comets built a 33-16 halftime lead, but Westville cut its deficit to 42-35 entering the final period. Harden’s […]
