Area Sports
Cross Country Awards Night
Receiving Awards: Will Tepe, Most Improved; Ryker Obermeier, Most Valuable Runner; Lydia Luechtefeld, Rocket Award; Caroline Tepe, Most Valuable Runner; Nora Wood, Most Improved. by Coach Tricia Schleifer On Sunday, November 12, the OHS Cross Country Team held its annual Awards Night. Summer Run Club acknowledges any runner who completes at least 100 miles with…
Read MoreRockets Reserved Chair Season Ticket Sales Nov. 6
Season ticket sales for reserved chair seat holders will go be on sale Monday, November 6th through Friday, November 10th in the high school office between 8:30 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. There are 9 regular season home games. Each reserved chair seat is $48 for all regular season home games. This price is a savings…
Read MoreCollege Golf Season Wrapping up for Fall
As fall descends, local athletes competing in outdoor sports at the collegiate level are winding things down until spring. Chloe Kraus, a junior golfer at Methodist University in Fayetteville North Carolina, is working to crack top five on the team. For her career, the former Okawville Lady Rocket has played seven rounds with an average…
Read MoreCross Country Teams Repeat as Conference Champions
By Coach Tricia Schleifer Cahokia Conference On Saturday, October 14, the teams headed to the Randolph County Conservation Area near Chester for the Cahokia Conference Championships. Both teams repeated as Illinois Division Team Champions, Caroline Tepe repeated as the Individual Champion, and Ryker Obermeier became the second Individual Boys’ Champion from Okawville. In the girls’…
Read MoreNashville Golfer Places In State Tournament
Parker Renken By Debby Stricker Parker Renken placed sixth in the ISHA State Golf Tournament. He had a two-day score of 149 at the tournament held at Prairie Vista Golf Course at Bloomington. Parker placed 7th in the tournament last year. Parker, a senior, is the son of Rhett and Andrea Renken of Nashville. He…
Read MoreClay Crushers at SIYSSA Invitational
Dausen Hemker and Lexi Fuess The Clay Crushers had a great performance at the SIYSSA Invitational. Lexi Fuess for winning High Overall Lady with a 189 out of a possible 200. Dausen Hemker placed second in A-Class with a score of 198 out of 200. Read more in the October 4 issue.
Read MoreHettenhausen Advances To State Golf Finals
Taylor Hettenhausen Taylor Hettenhausen earned a spot in the IHSA State Golf Tournament after the Roxana Sectional Monday. The Lady Rockets’ senior golfer fired an 81 at Belk Park Golf Course in Wood River to earn a spot in the big meet this weekend at Red Tail Run Golf Course in Decatur. Taylor Hettenhausen tied…
Read MoreBoys Golf Places Second In Conference Tourney
Riley Clark and Parker Lehde – All Conference The Okawville High School Boys golf team shot a team score of 349 to place second in the Cahokia Conference Tournament. The tournament was held at the Roland Barkau Memorial Golf Course in Okawville. Riley Clark and Parker Lehde were named to the All-Tournament Team. Clark shot…
Read MoreHettenhausen Wins Conference Golf Tourney
Taylor Hettenhausen Taylor Hettenhausen won the Cahokia Conference golf championship in a 7-team tournament held at Okawville. She carded a round of 77 to put in her a playoff for first place. In the first hole, (#10) her tee shot landed one foot from the hole. Hettenhausen made the birdie – her first one of…
Read MoreJunior Lady Rockets End Regular Season on a Hot Streak
By Travis Volz The Okawville Junior Lady Rockets wrapped up their regular season on a high note with four straight wins. After beating St. Ann last Monday, Okawville won for the second straight day over New Athens by the score of 15-4. Jaycie Buss had a big game at the plate with a home run,…
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