Spartan Volleyball handles Danville and PBL, SJ-O CC sweeps Monticello
BY FRED KRONER
fred@mahometnews.com
St. Joseph-Ogden completed a unique three-match homestand in three nights on Wednesday with its third two-game sweep in as many days.
The Spartans (13-3) turned back Danville 25-13, 25-13 on Wednesday.
Katelyn Berry had 10 digs, Kennedi Burnett had eight digs and Rylee Stahl had six digs.
Burnett and Lacey Kaiser each swatted six kills. Bigger handed out 16 assists to go with two service aces.
On Tuesday, the Spartans secured a 2-0 sweep over visiting Paxton-Buckley-Loda.
Bigger handed out 26 assists and SJ-O displayed a potent and balanced offensive attack.
Kaiser landed nine kills while Berry and Burnett each delivered seven kills.
Burnett sparked a defense that produced 42 digs. She had nine.
Other team leaders were Berry (seven digs), Lindsey Aden (six digs), Kaiser (six digs), Berry (five digs) and Stahl (five digs).
Bigger had 16 assists and eight digs on Monday as the Spartans blitzed visiting Hoopeston Area, 25-5, 25-5.
Kaiser (six kills), Jenna Albrecht (five kills) and Burnett (five kills) were the offensive sparks.
Berry contributed a team-high 11 digs.
SJ-O (12-3) returns to action on Monday at Urbana.
SJ-O Boys’ cross-country
SJ-O runners were dominant on Tuesday in a non-scored dual meet against Monticello at Kickapoo State Park.
The Spartans swept the second through 10th positions.
SJ-O’s Brandon Mattsey was the meet’s runner-up, running the 3-mile course in 18 minutes, 7 seconds.
The next six Spartan runners finished consecutively and were within 29 seconds of one another.
Eric Poe was third in 19:01, followed by Lukas Hutcherson (fourth in 19:04), Luke Stegall (fifth in 19:07), Logan Wolfersberger (sixth in 19:09), Braden Clampitt (seventh in 19:11) and Elijah Mock (eighth in 19:30).
Completing the top 10 were SJ-O’s Ethan Blackburn (ninth in 20:37) and Charlie Mabry (10th in 20:51).
SJ-O returns to action on Saturday at the Peoria Notre Dame Invitational.
SJ-O Girls’ cross-country
In a non-scored dual meet on Tuesday against Monticello at Kickapoo State Park, SJ-O runners swept all of the first five positions.
Jillian Plotner was the individual winner in 21 minutes, 15 seconds for the 3-mile course.
She was followed by Hannah Rajlich (second in 21:20), Ava Knap (third in 21:27), Ashlyn Lannert (fourth in 21:53) and Ally Monk (fifth in 22:07).
SJ-O returns to action on Saturday at the Peoria Notre Dame Invitational.
SJ-O Soccer
It was a different day, but the outcome was the same for the St. Joseph-Ogden soccer program.
Three days after losing to Monticello 5-0 in a tournament match at Hoopeston, the Spartans lost a 5-0 decision to Monticello on Tuesday at home.
Monticello is 10-0-1 for the season, SJ-O is 2-8-1 entering a match today at St. Thomas More (9-1-3).
