The Oakwood football team picked up their second win of the season with a big performance from senior Gaven Clouse on Oct. 15. The Comets defeated Georgetown-Ridge Farm 47-6, with Clouse providing 97 rushing years and four touchdowns. While many of Oakwood’s losses have come by slim margins, Clouse has […]
By Fred Kroner Oakwood senior Gaven Clouse had a memorable final home game on Friday (Oct. 15). Clouse scored touchdowns on four of his eight rushing attempts, leading the Comets to a Senior Night victory over Georgetown-Ridge Farm, 47-6. The home finale also marked the official naming of the field […]
By Fred Kroner Oakwood High School endured yet another close football loss on Friday (Oct. 8) when visiting Hoopeston Area/Armstrong-Potomac pulled out a 29-27 triumph in overtime. The loss was the third of the season for Oakwood by two points, or less. “It’s like we’re living in ‘Groundhog Day,’” Oakwood […]
By Fred Kroner Oakwood came up short on Friday (Oct. 1) in a historic high school football game in Vermilion County. The Comets dropped a 14-12 decision at Westville in the first game played in Vermilion County on artificial turf. For Westville, it was the first home game since October, […]
By Fred Kroner The Oakwood Comets scored the game’s first and last touchdowns on Saturday (Sept. 25) in their homecoming game. Gaven Clouse, who rushed for a team-high 236 yards on 31 carries, opened the scoring in the first quarter, exploding for a 71-yard scoring burst. He also added the […]
By Fred Kroner By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Some things change, and that is a positive. Imagine finding high school coaches these days if the stipend matched what was offered in the fall of 1970, when Marty McFarland was starting his career in education. “Assistants were paid $200 (at Catlin),” McFarland […]
By Fred Kroner Oakwood’s Comets were within a touchdown of Clifton Central entering the fourth quarter on Friday (Sept. 10), but the visitors added two more TDs and claimed a 26-8 win. Josh Young hauled in a 20-yard scoring strike from Dalton Hobick in the first quarter. The same two […]
By Fred Kroner The Comets dropped a heartbreaking 33-32 loss in overtime to unbeaten Iroquois West in their home-opener on Friday (Sept. 3). Iroquois West nailed a 42-yard field goal with 16 seconds to play in regulation to force the extra session. Dalton Hobick scored his second touchdown for Oakwood […]
By Fred Kroner With 16 players sidelined by a COVID-19 quarantine, Oakwood’s short-handed football team lost a 45-0 decision on Friday (Aug. 27) on the road at Momence. The Comets yielded six first-half touchdowns and trailed 38-0 at intermission. Junior Noah Phillips was the Comets’ top rusher with 39 yards. […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Area high schools are in the process of preparing their athletes to return to competition. The IHSA permitted limited participation last week, allowing districts to conduct conditioning, agility and strength training exercises in small groups. Oakwood chose to wait until this week in order to get […]
