Photo Gallery | Unity softball team defeats Oakwood at home

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TOLONO - Danika Eisenmenger gives Shelby Smith a high-five before the start of the third inning in the Rockets' home game against Oakwood. Eisenmenger earned the win, helping Unity defeat the Comets 9-0. She finished game 1-for-2 at bat with two RBI. Here are more photos from last weeks game at Unity High School.

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Sentinel area softball scores for March 30

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After scooping up a ground ball, Adilynn Wilson throws a runner out at second in Unity's home softball game against Oakwood. The Rockets scored five runs in the second inning on the way to a 9-0 shutout on Monday. Want to see more photos from this game? Fill out our photo request form.

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Unity 9, Oakwood 0

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Unity	0	5	3	0	0	1	-	9	5	1
Oakwood	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2

GAME NOTES: Unity score five runs in the second inning in non-conference victory. Rockets' Reese Frye, Grace Bickers, Korina Finical, S Smith and Danika Eisenmenger finished with one hit each. Adilynn Wilson collected three RBI. Eisenmenger earned the win, striking out five batters and walking one.

Caydence Vermillion and Gracie Hanner combined for two hits for the visiting Comets. Vermillion threw 46 pitches in her two-inning appearance and Ashtyn Dailey unloaded 50 over the plate against the Rockets.

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Champaign Central 22, Hoopeston Area 1

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Champaign Central	10	5	3	4	-	-	-	22	24	1
Hoopeston Area	0	0	0	1	-	-	-	1	2	3

GAME NOTES: Champaign Central tallied 19 RBI with Haley Helm leading the way with six. Helm hit three triples in her four trips to the plate on Monday afternoon. Molly Kloeppel went 4-for-5 and drove in three runs, and classmate Emmy Pentti delivered three RBI on two hits. Helm, who pitched two innings, struck six batters. Freshman Avery Ellison faced nine hitters, striking out four.

Camilla Linder took the loss for the Cornjerkers. Offensively, Peyton Irons, who was 1-for-1 tallied Hoopeston's only hit.

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Fisher 12, BHRA 6

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Fisher	3	1	0	4	0	1	3	12	10	2
BHRA	0	0	5	0	0	1	0	6	8	5

GAME NOTES: BHRA scattered eight hits with eight different players. Junior Gentry Elson, who had two RBI, and Ella Acton delivered one double each in the loss. Eva Ronto gave up eight runs and six hit.

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Central Catholic 13, Mahomet-Seymour 1

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Central Catholic	8	0	2	0	3	-	-	13	9	0
Mahomet-Seymour	0	0	0	1	0	-	-	1	2	3

GAME NOTES: Central Catholic exploded with an eight-run outburst in the first inning. Saints' Mackenzie Owens her team's offensive charge with two hits on three trips to the plate, delivering four RBI on the day. Allowing two hits and striking out two, Maddi Welch earned the win after four innings for BCC.

Mahomet-Seymour's Kate Severns went 2-for-2 with Presley Cox crossing the plate for team's only run.

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TAGS: Unity softball team defeats Oakwood, Mahomet-Seymour suffers non-conference loss to BCC, Maroons win non-conference game on the road at Hoopeston

Area baseball scores for March 19

Fairfield 4, St. Joseph-Ogden 11

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Fairfield	5	0	0	0	4	0	0	4	10	6
St. Joseph-Ogden	3	6	0	0	0	2	0	11	14	1

GAME NOTES: Fairfield's Caleb King was left on base four times and Logan Tullis batted in two RBI in the Mules loss tournament loss to St. Joseph-Ogden. Mules' Breychan Kovacich, Ian Puckett, and Jake Easton had two hits each.

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Mahomet-Seymour 9, Mars 3

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Mahomet-Seymour	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	-	-
Mars	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-

GAME NOTES: Juniors Cole Henderson and Matt Kirby scored to runs each in the Bulldogs road game against the Fightin' Planets. Austine Wike earned the win to keep Mahomet-Seymour's 2026 start undefeated.

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Highland 1, Champaign Central 8

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Highland	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	6	3
Champaign Central	1	0	3	1	0	3	-	8	11	0

GAME NOTES: Highland's Nolan Barber and Tyler Rottmann delivered two hits each against the Maroons. Nolan Houchins, a senior, scored the Bulldogs' only run, while classmate Blake Gelly was left on base five times in the non-conference loss.

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Mt. Vernon 1, Champaign Central 8

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Mt. Vernon	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	7	2
Champaign Central	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	7	0

GAME NOTES: Rams' Cale Maurer had two hits and two RBI in the road win against Champaign Central. Sophomore Maxweel Nowak earned the win, giving up three hits and striking out four.

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Heritage 0, Urbana 1

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Heritage	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Urbana	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-

GAME NOTES: Urbana picks up the win via a forfeit. Next up, the Tigers play back-to-back road games, starting at Fisher on 3/21 and Tuscola on 3/24.

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St. Thomas More 5, Battle Creek 10

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
St. Thomas More	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	5	9	4
Battle Creek	3	0	5	1	1	0	-	10	8	3

GAME NOTES: Battle Creek's JR Mathis pounded a home run and Elias Chunn banged a triple in the early-season non-conference win in Spring Hill, Tennessee. Sophomore Nolan Horvath was credit with the win, holding court on the mound for three innings.

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Casey-Westfield 6, Oakwood 3

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Casey-Westfield	2	1	1	0	0	2	0	6	8	0
Oakwood	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	3	5	4

GAME NOTES: Comets' Xander Wilson padded his season stats with two hits and two RBIs. The sophomore was responsible for one of the team's two homers against the Warriors. Cam Harris banged the other ball out of the park in the loss.

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Rantoul 2, Bloomington 4

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Rantoul	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Bloomington	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-

GAME NOTES: Aiden Cheek, who finished with three hits, and Spencer Stockwill scored one run each for the Eagles in their road game at Bloomington. Mason Ihnen produced the Eagles' solo RBI. Despite three stolen bases from Levi Duitsman, Stockwill and Landen Lewis, Rantoul suffered a non-conference loss in the season opener.

Purple Raiders Abram Murphy-Thirtycare and Brock Leman collected two hits each. Blake Alferink earned the win after striking out six of the 12 batters he faced.

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TAGS: SJO loses season-opener, Mahomet-Seymour blasts St. Raymond Boys School, Central Maroons blank Rantoul Eagles

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TAGS: SJO demolishes Fairfield in road game, St. Thomas More baseball team falls to Battle Creek, Central Maroons split home doubleheader, Xander Wilson and Cam Harris hit home runs for Oakwood, Rantoul Eagles lose road game to Bloomington Purple Raiders

Class 2A regional basketball scores for February 25

Area teams

Decatur Unity 68, Oakwood 44
Mt Pulaski 53, Urbana University 41

Other scores from around the state

Webber 72, Wayne City 36
Altamont 51, Edwards County 35
Carlyle 64, Edinburg 31
Bunker Hill 38, Nokomis 23
Calhoun 68, Greenfield 49
Pawnee 56, Carrollton 49
Casey-Westfield 64, Heritage 48
Cumberland 67, Central A &M 36
Schlarman 41, Cerro Gordo 40
St Thomas More 65, La Salette 47
SH Unity Christian 81, DuSable 33
St Francis de Sales 76, Ellison 49
Goreville 64, Ullin Century 38
Cairo 70, Cobden 59
Waltonville 57, Christopher 35
New Athens 57, Steeleville 46
Illini Bluffs 45, Abingdon-Avon 43
Galva 69, Elmwood 40
Hinckley-Big Rock 72, St Edward 55
Parkview Christian 62, North Shore Cty Day 50
FLeRoy 65, lanagan-Cornell 47
Heyworth 64, Clifton Central 56
Hardin County 42, Gallatin County 22
TNCOE 61, Thompsonville 39
Brimfield 59, Roanoke-Benson 42
Fieldcrest 67, Peoria Heights 45
Lexington 65, Cissna Park 43
Ridgeview 77, Gibson City-Mel-Sib 36
Lawrenceville 61, Red Hill 38
North Clay 54, Dieterich 46
West Carroll 33, Eastland 46
Orion 72, Fulton 62
Chicago Marshall 67, Yeshiva 39
Manley 75, Walther Christian 25
Routt 50, Athens 36
New Berlin 58, Franklin 38
Springfield Calvary 59, Winchester 38
Brown County 62, Triopia 51
Dakota 59, Pearl City 42
Scales Mound 46, East Dubuque 42
Newman Central Cath 85, Alleman 63
Forreston 52, Annawan 44
Deer Creek-Mackinaw 62, Havana 43,
Mendon Unity 56, Cuba 43
Ottawa Marquette 60, Midland 40
St Bede 76, Dwight 66
Ida Crown 45, Providence St Mel 43
Lycée Français 71, Horizon-McKinley 65
Indian Creek 57, Somonauk 41
MG-MCC Academy 64, Schaumburg Christian 50
Woodlawn 68, Gibault 27
Sparta 63, Okawville 38
St Anne 71, Bowen 58,
Fenger 78, Morgan Park Academy 48
Woodland 72, Henry-Senachwine 41
Newark 55, Gardner-S Wilmington 41
Tremont 65, Delavan 53
West Prairie 61, Camp Point Central 49
Tuscola 71, Shiloh 56
Stewardson-Strasburg 81, Macon Meridian 78
Galena 59, Warren 35
Pecatonica 62, Lena-Winslow 52

Oakwood's Devin Ehler finishes 5th at state

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CHAMPAIGN - Oakwood's Devin Ehler trips up Princeton's Kane Dauber during 138-pound third place match at the IHSA Individual Wrestling State Tournament on Saturday. Ehler, who took control of the match early going up 3-1 in the first period, won the bronze medal with a 7-1 decision. The sophomore finished the weekend at the State Farm Center with four wins and one loss.

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TAGS: Oakwood state qualifer, IHSA state finals, state wrestling championships, Oakwood's Devin Ehler wrestles at state

State wrestling preview: Local athletes chase quarterfinal spots in Champaign

The road to a state medal starts now. Twenty-one area wrestlers will be competing at the IHSA Individual State Finals on Thursday. Here are the athletes in the medal hunt.

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St. Joseph-Ogden's Cameron Wagner wrestles South Vermillion's Baylen Curry in a 285-match in January. Wagner, who won by tech Fall 18-3, is making his first trip to the state wrestling tournament.

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Area wrestlers from both Class 1A and Class 2A will take the mats Thursday at the State Farm Center, where twenty-one qualifiers aim to push through the opening round and secure spots in the quarterfinals at the Illinois High School Association Individual Wrestling State Finals.

Oakwood leads the local contingent with six state qualifiers emerging from the Olympia Sectional. Steven Uden enters the 113-pound bracket at 39-6, while Weston Frazier (35-4) competes at 120, Pedro Alberto Rangel (27-14) at 126, Mason Swartz (39-6) at 132, Devin Ehler (42-1) at 138, and Tyler Huchel (36-6) at 144. Uden and Ehler, both consistent performers throughout the postseason, arrive with momentum and are viewed as strong medal contenders.

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ABOVE: Oakwood-Salt Fork's Steven Uden wraps up Canton's Jaxsun Owens in their Class 1A 106-pound first-round match a year ago in February. Unden, who won the bout by pin at 4:53, returns to state for another shot at a state title, this time in the 113-pound weight class.

BELOW: Unity's Abram Davidson tries to score on a takedown in his second-round consolation match against Princeton's Casey Etheridge. Davidson lost in a heartbreaking 19-17 decision and was eliminated from the tournament. Stronger and smarter Davidson is a medal contender in the 2026 installment of the state tournament.

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St. Joseph-Ogden advanced two wrestlers to Champaign. Ben Wells carries a 42-7 record into the 113-pound division, and Cam Wagner brings a 31-8 mark into the heavyweight bracket. Unity qualified three athletes, with freshman AJ Daly (38-13) at 138, Abram Davidson (44-7) at 165, and Josh Heath (39-13) at 175 all advancing out of Olympia. Davidson is a two-time qualifier for the Rockets.

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SJO's Ben Wells, a sophomore, makes his first appearance tomorrow as a state qualifier at the State Farm Center.

In Class 2A, Champaign Central will be represented by three wrestlers who advanced from the Granite City Sectional: Rylan Poeta (32-7) at 126, Talin Baker (32-4) at 138, and Trae Griffiths (25-5) at 157. Champaign Centennial sends Sergio Baity (34-6) at 190.

Mahomet-Seymour qualified five wrestlers from Granite City, led by Gideon Hayter (33-12) at 126, Justus Vrona (42-9) at 144, Garrett Waisath (40-13) at 150, Talon Decker (37-7) at 165, and Marco Casillas (45-3) at 190. The group brings a blend of experience and postseason success into a deep Class 2A field.

First-round action begins at 11 a.m. with Class 1A matches. General admission is $13 plus fees per session, and all-session passes start at $60. The state finals will be streamed live on the NFHS Network.

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TAGS: IHSA Individual State Finals wrestling preview, area high school wrestlers at State Farm Center, Class 1A and 2A Champaign Counte wrestling qualifiers, Oakwood and Mahomet-Seymour state wrestling competitors, local wrestlers competing at IHSA state tournament, two SJO wrestlers qualify for state