St. Joseph Middle School CC and Softball pick-up wins, Prairieview baseball loses two
BY FRED KRONER
fred@sjodaily.com
St. Joseph Middle School Girls’ cross-country
The St. Joseph Middle School girls’ cross-country team captured team honors on Thursday (Aug. 29) in a six-team meet at Paxton-Buckley-Loda.
St. Joseph’s team scored was 18. Runner-up Pontiac had a score of 80. Heritage was fifth was a score of 114.
The St. Joseph team leader was Savanna Franzen. Her 2-mile time was 13 minutes, 34 seconds.
Rounding out the team’s top 10 were: Helene Jones (13:58), Chloe Burkhalter (14:21), Madison Clampitt (14:40), Maya Chahine (15:06), Jaci Kellenberger (16:19), Sophia Casper (16:39), Chloe Allen (16:40), Macy Reed (16:53) and Hannah Moch (17:16).
St. Joseph’s next meet is on Friday at Chrisman for the Cowchip Classic.
St. Joseph Middle School Boys’ cross-country
St. Joseph and Heritage were the top two team finishers in a Thursday meet at Paxton-Buckley-Loda.
Meet champion St. Joseph had a team score of 20, followed by Heritage (62 points) in the six-school event.
Leading the way for the St. Joseph Panthers was Carson Maroon. He ran the 2-mile course in 12 minutes, 5 seconds.
Others who were among the team’s top 10 finishers were Holden Brazelton (12:43), Spencer Wilson (12:52), Kendrick Johnson (13:11), Zach Harper (13:12), Jack Fisher (13:29), Lance Retz (13:32), Drew Thurman (13:34), Rowan Musselman (13:35) and Isiah Moch (13:35).
The Panthers return to action on Friday in the Chrisman Cowchip Classic.
St. Joseph Middle School Softball
St. Joseph improved its season record to 13-4 with three wins in the past week.
It started with a 19-7 conquest of Urbana, a game where Addison Frick led the offensive attack.
St. Joseph then topped Bismarck-Henning 8-3 before losing to Villa Grove, 14-7, and then to Mattoon, 8-5.
On Tuesday, the team topped Rantoul 14-3 with Addy Martinie, Halle Brazelton and Chayse Palmer sparking the offense.
Madison Stevens earned the pitching win.
St. Joseph concludes its home schedule today with a game against Danville. On Thursday the team will finish the regular season with a game at Champaign Edison.
Prairieview Ogden Baseball
The Mustangs (3-4) dropped two heart-breaking decisions in a five-day span.
On Tuesday against Oakwood, PVO fell behind 14-1 in the third inning before losing a 16-15 decision at home. The game ended with Mustang runners stranded on second and third base.
Caleb Ochs, Coy Taylor, Talan Miller and Kodey McKinney all collected at least two hits for PVO. Ochs finished 4-for-4.
Ochs, Taylor, Miller, Colin Wayland and Logan Lackey all drove in runs during the comeback bid.
Last Friday, Prairieview Ogden was beaten by St. Joseph, 5-3. PVO left the bases loaded in the seventh inning.
