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High school athletes return for team workouts with coronavirus guidelines in place
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 […]
Five Oakwood girls’ basketball players earn season honors
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 […]
Cox and Wells to represent Oakwood in State 3-point contest
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 […]
Jack Carey to play football at Rockford University
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Jack Carey is one of those athletes who is at home on a football field, regardless of where he is positioned. He might be a running back, a slot or a receiver on offense. On defense, he might be in the secondary or even an outside […]
Young selected to Illinois Basketball Coaches Association All-Star team
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 […]
Oakwood boys’ basketball season ends in loss to state-ranked Bismarck-Henning
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 […]
Schlarman Academy defeats Oakwood in final Vermilion Valley Conference game
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. […]
January became a turning point for State Champion Gage Reed
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Gage Reed truly earned a first for the Oakwood/Salt Fork program. Until Saturday, the Comets had a total of 12 individual state placers in wrestling, but no Oakwood athlete had ever earned more than one medal. Reed became the first while also becoming a state champion. […]
Pacot and Reed advance IHSA Class 1A wrestling state tournament
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Two Oakwood/Salt Fork underclassmen have advanced into the semifinal round of the IHSA Class 1A wrestling state tournament at the UI State Farm Center. Freshman Reef Pacot, at 106 pounds, did not allow a point in either of his two Thursday bouts. He decisioned Marengo’s Ethan […]
