By Fred Kroner Oakwood lost twice on Saturday in the Vermilion County Volleyball Tournament at Georgetown. The Comets fell to Armstrong-Potomac (25-14, 25-18) and to Westville (25-17, 25-22). Josey Clem had four kills against A-P. Natalie Garrison had two service aces and Karsen Rupp distributed 11 assists. Against Westville, Nikita […]
By Fred Kroner Oakwood/Salt Fork had three of the top seven runners on Tuesday (Oct. 12) in the Vermilion Valley Conference girls’ cross-country meet at Kickapoo State Park. There was no team champion as none of the schools had enough runners to be scored as a team. The Comets’ effort […]
By Fred Kroner Oakwood junior Lily Harden fired a 139 on Thursday (Sept. 23) and finished in a tie for 19th place individually in the Vermilion Valley Conference girls’ golf tournament at Harrison Park, in Danville. She was the Comets’ lone competitor. Oakwood returns to action on Monday (Sept. 27) […]
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 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. […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Comets assured themselves of an above-.500 season on Tuesday by overpowering visiting Georgetown-Ridge Farm 63-36 on Senior Night at Fithian. Oakwood, which has a four-game winning streak, led 34-28 at halftime and then allowed the Buffaloes just eight more points thereafter. Josh Young scored nine […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The past and the future of Oakwood girls’ basketball came together nearly a decade ago. A promising young player, Katelyn Young, was getting her start in organized basketball as a grade-schooler. One of her coaches was the former Stacie Calhoun, who set Oakwood’s all-time scoring record […]
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 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 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 […]
