BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Unbeaten Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin dealt the Comets a 65-39 loss on Friday in the Oakwood gymnasium. Isaiah Ruch scored a team-high 16 points for the Comets, including 12 of the team’s 16 first-half points. Teammate Josh Young finished with 12 points. The visiting Blue Devils roared into a […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Comets were outscored 11-4 in the third quarter at home on Thursday and suffered a 40-27 Vermilion Valley Conference loss to Milford. The visiting Bearcats held a 19-15 halftime advantage. Addie Wright led the Comets with eight points. Karsen Rupp scored six points and Aaliyah […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Katelyn Young put up nine first-quarter points on Monday as the Comets earned a 47-27 win at Armstrong-Potomac. Young tallied 30 points, the fifth time this season she has hit that mark. Young downed 8 of 9 free throws. Oakwood led 12-4 after one quarter and […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Comets needed three overtimes on Tuesday to secure a 73-65 victory at Georgetown-Ridge Farm. Josh Young hit a season-high 23 points and became the second Comet this season with a 20-point game. Young tallied 14 of his points in the overtime periods and was 6-for-6 […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Oakwood Girls’ basketball The Comets won their last three games in the State Farm Classic and emerged as the consolation bracket champions. After a 51-43 loss to Annawan in the first round, Oakwood ended the calendar year with a three-game winning streak. The team defeated El […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Twenty years ago, I was tasked with a challenge that was nothing less than daunting. My superiors at The News-Gazette asked me to select an all-decade team. They limited the choices to those individuals who had attended high school or junior college in Vermilion County. As […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Comets stayed unbeaten in Vermilion Valley Conference games by posting a 60-28 triumph at Westville on Friday. A balanced attack led Oakwood in the opening quarter. Five different players hit field goals and the Comets led 11-10 after eight minutes. Elijah Harden tallied six second-quarter […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Comets were unable to hang onto a double-figure first-half lead on Thursday at home and dropped a 36-34 decision to Salt Fork. Oakwood led 10-2 after one quarter and 18-7 at halftime. Salt Fork managed just three first-half field goals. Katelyn Young led the Comets […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Senior Katelyn Young on Monday became the fourth athlete in Oakwood High School history to reach the 2,000-point mark for a career. She reached the milestone with a basket in the final 3 minutes of a 39-32 triumph at home over previously unbeaten Bismarck-Henning (10-1). Young […]
The St. Joseph-Ogden boys’ basketball team will begin play in the 2019 State Farm Classic on Dec. 26 at 5 p.m. against Annawan at Normal West High School. [pdf-embedder url=”https://sjodaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/state-farm-classic-small-school-boys-bracket.pdf” title=”state farm classic small school boys bracket”] The St. Joseph-Ogden girls’ basketball team and the Oakwood girls’ basketball team will […]
