BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Senior Katelyn Young scored all of her game-high 27 points in the first half on Monday as the Comets dispatched visiting Georgetown-Ridge Farm 54-11 in a Senior Night Vermilion Valley Conference game. Young hit 17 points in the opening quarter as Oakwood opened up a 25-5 […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com Coaches always talk about how a season is a marathon, not a sprint. Nothing could be truer with high school cheerleading. Like many squads, the Oakwood High School cheerleaders began the 2019-20 season in the heat of the summer. But unlike many other squads, they will […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Comets carried a five-point lead into the fourth quarter at home on Friday against Milford, but were unable to secure a Vermilion Valley Conference victory. Milford recovered from a 39-34 deficit after three periods to post a 54-49 triumph. Jackson Powell and Brevin Wells each […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Comets’ defense held Westville scoreless in the third quarter on Thursday and Oakwood emerged with a 60-15 Vermilion Valley Conference victory on the road. Oakwood led 27-10 at halftime and limited the Tigers to two second-half field goals. Katelyn Young scored eight of her game-high […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Five players sunk three-point shots on Tuesday as the Comets went on the road and dispatched Armstrong-Potomac 74-63 in a Vermilion Valley Conference game. Josh Young fired in a game-high 21 points. Brevin Wells scored 13 points and Isiah Ruch totaled 11 points. Oakwood rolled up […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com After hitting a season-low for points scored in a game (19) in its previous contest, Oakwood achieved a season’s high on Monday in a 70-29 win at home against Chrisman. The Comet led 23-3 after one quarter en route to their 20th win of the season. […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The state-ranked Comets, led by individual champion Gage Reed, placed fifth in the 18-school Randy Bowman Invitational at LeRoy on Saturday. Meet champion LeRoy accumulated 156 points. Oakwood, ranked 11th in Class 1A by The Illinois Best Weekly, amassed 119 ½ points. Reed was the 113-pound […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Comets’ streak of consecutive Vermilion County Tournament basketball championships ended at three when Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin recorded a 33-19 win on Friday in the finals at Danville’s Palmer Arena. This year was the fourth in a row that the same teams played in the County Tournament championship […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Comets needed a basket by Brevin Wells and four free throws by Isaiah Ruch in overtime to seize a win from Westville, 49-46, on Saturday in the fifth-place game of the Vermilion County Tournament at Danville’s Palmer Arena. The teams were tied 43-43 after regulation. […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Comets fell behind early and were unable to catch up on Tuesday in a Vermilion County Tournament game at Danville’s Palmer Arena. Josh Young scored all 12 of his team-high points in the third period against Georgetown-Ridge Farm, but the Buffaloes prevailed 48-36. Jackson Powell […]
