BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Comets (10-9) opened play in the Vermilion County Tournament on Saturday at Danville’s Palmer Arena by overpowering Armstrong-Potomac 59-32. The point total was the second-fewest allowed by Oakwood this season. Josh Young led the Comets with 14 points. Brevin Wells totaled 10 points. Finishing with […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Brevin Wells scored seven of his game-high 22 points in the fourth quarter to help the Comets rally past Salt Fork 50-45 on Tuesday. Salt Fork carried a 39-36 lead into the final period. Wells nailed six three-point shots, raising his team-leading total for three-pointers to […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com For the sixth time this season, the Comets held an opponent to fewer than 20 points in a game. Oakwood’s 26-16 win on Monday was at Hoopeston Area. The Comets kept the Cornjerkers scoreless in the first period, but were only ahead 11-10 at halftime. Katelyn […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The state-ranked Comets dropped a narrow 31-30 decision to Danville on Thursday in Westville. Three Comets posted pins: Connor Hutson, Colby Smiley and Josh Miller. Reef Pacot was dominant with a 15-0 technical fall triumph. Caide Borden won a major decision and Caleb Lashuay won a […]
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 (14-4) continue to move up in the Class 1A state rankings released on Tuesday by The Illinois Best Weekly. The Comets are ranked 14th, an improvement of three positions from the previous state poll. Oakwood returns to action tonight at Westville in a meet […]
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 We unveiled our winter-sport all-decade teams on Monday. Today, we check-in for the fall-sport all-decade teams. Fifteen of the Oakwood athletes listed for fall-sport recognition received similar honors for the winter-sport season. The 10 repeaters on the boys’ side are Mason Ajster, Gevin Ashikyan, Cody Ayers, […]
