The Hoopeston Area Lady Cornjerkers took on Oakwood Feb. 25. Hoopeston Area defeated Oakwood 54-30. Ali Watson led the team with 19 points and 12 rebounds. Emma Glotzbach had 11 points and six ...

The Hoopeston Area High School Lady Cornjerkers volleyball team travelled to Schlarman Academy last week and came away with a win. Hoopeston Area defeated the Hilltoppers in two sets 25-19 and 25-15.

Hoopeston prides itself on being the original ... would honor the people who harvested the city's banner crop — Cornjerkers. According to IHSA.org, cornjerking may also be known as corn ...

It's corn! "The Sweetcorn Capital of the World" is Hoopeston, Illinois, and a cornjerker is (or was) a farmer who harvested corn. Technology has changed the process of harvesting corn, but the ...

Once you’re a Wyvern, you’re always a Wyvern.” It's corn! "The Sweetcorn Capital of the World" is Hoopeston, Illinois, and a cornjerker is (or was) a farmer who harvested corn. Technology ...

HOOPESTON — Zach Huchel's run-scoring single in the sixth gave the Hoopeston Area Cornjerkers a lead they would never relinquish in a non-conference contest against the Prairie Central Hawks.

Khloe Brewer scored the winning run for the Cornjerkers with one out in the inning. Hoopeston Area had tied the contest at 7-7 on a RBI-single by Viviana Zamarippa, who finished with three hits ...