By Fred Kroner It took two days for the Oakwood/Salt Fork soccer team to secure a berth in the IHSA Class 1A regional tournament championship match at St. Thomas More. The Comets faced the host school, the No 1 seed, on Tuesday (Oct. 12), but regulation and two 10-minute overtimes […]
By Fred Kroner Grant Powell started the postseason with a hat trick on Saturday (Oct. 9) as the Oakwood/Salt Fork soccer team turned back visiting Georgetown-Ridge Farm 7-1 in a Class 1A IHSA regional quarterfinal match. In addition to his three goals, Powell had one assist. Reef Pacot had two […]
By Fred Kroner Freshmen Ethan Merritt and Macen Phillips each scored two goals on Wednesday (Oct. 6) as the Oakwood/Salt Fork soccer team shut out Tolono Unity, 7-0, at home. Other goal-scorers for the Comets, with one apiece, were Robby Wright, Reef Pacot and Dylan Diaz. Grant Powell contributed three […]
By Fred Kroner Oakwood/Salt Fork recorded its sixth shutout of the soccer season, blanking Iroquois West 5-0 on Tuesday (Sept. 28) in Gilman. Grant Powell hit two goals and added one assist in the win. Joe Lashuay, Brody Taflinger and Reef Pacot all netted one goal. Pacot and Lashuay also […]
By Fred Kroner Joe Lashuay and Reef Pacot scored goals on Thursday (Sept. 2) as the Oakwood/Salt Fork soccer team registered its first shutout of the season, 2-0, at home over Iroquois West. Lashuay’s goal, assisted by Brody Taflinger, lifted the Comets into a 1-0 lead at halftime. Pacot’s goal […]
By Fred Kroner Junior Grant Powell scored three first-half goals and added three second-half assists on Thursday (Aug. 26) as Oakwood overpowered Watseka 11-3 in a soccer match on the Warriors’ pitch. Powell totaled four assists. Also scoring multiple goals for the Comets was Brody Taflinger with two. Reef Pacot […]
By Fred Kroner Freshman Saul Carillo’s second-half goal, assisted by senior Joe Lashuay, accounted for the only scoring for the Oakwood/Salt Fork soccer team, which lost its season-opener at home on Monday (Aug. 23) to St. Joseph-Ogden, 2-1. SJ-O led 1-0 at intermission. Oakwood/SF goalkeeper Josh Ruch had five saves. […]
