St. Joseph girls’ basketball extends win streak
By Fred Kroner
The St. Joseph eighth-grade girls’ basketball team extended its winning streak to four with three wins in a seven-day span.
On Wednesday (Oct. 13), the Panthers won at Westville, 30-10. That was followed with a 34-4 win at home over Paxton-Buckley-Loda on Thursday (Oct. 14).
Kayla Osterbur hit a game-high 11 points at Westville. Timera Blackburn-Kelley netted five points. Finishing with four points apiece were Kenzie Atwood, Kaitlyn Beyers and Katie Erickson.
Against PBL, St. Joseph kept the visitors scoreless in the second half. Erickson was the offensive leader with a game-high 10 points. Blackburn-Kelley chipped in with eight points.
On Tuesday (Oct. 19), St. Joseph edged neighboring rival Prairieview Ogden, 27-16, behind a 13-point outburst from Blackburn-Kelley. Erickson hit nine points. Osterbur made three points and Kaitlyn Beyers added the other two points.
The eighth-graders have a 7-1 season record.
St. Joseph’s seventh-grade squad continued its hot streak. The Panthers have wins in three of their last four games.
The Panthers lost at Westville, 16-15, but beat PBL, 15-11, before notching a 17-10 triumph on Tuesday (Oct. 19) against Prairieview Ogden.
Hayden Dahl made seven points to lead the way at Westville. Kiah Riesel tallied six points and Adeline Stevens swished two free throws.
Against PBL, Abigail Crider made a team-high eight points. Dahl contributed five points and Stevens finished with two points.
Against PVO, Dahl and Mia Jones each bagged three-point shots. Dahl’s four total points was a team-high. Jones, Crider and Adeline Stevens all scored three points. Brynn Ikemire and Kiah Riesel chipped in with two points apiece.
The seventh-graders have a 3-5 season record. They have had four consecutive games decided by no more than seven points.
The St. Joseph teams will return to action on Thursday (Oct. 21) at home against Champaign St. Matthew.
