By Fred Kroner Brody Taflinger had a goal and two assists on Thursday (Sept. 22) as Oakwood/Salt Fork clinched its first outright soccer championship in the Vermilion Valley Conference. The Comets, held scoreless for the first 31 minutes, erupted late and earned a 7-1 win at Watseka. It is the […]
By Fred Kroner Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin took care of visiting Oakwood on Friday (Sept. 23) in a Vermilion Valley Conference football game in Bismarck, 60-21. The Comets went toe-to-toe with the Blue Devils much of the first half and trailed, 21-14, when Dalton Hobick scored on a 5-yard run and then added […]
By Fred Kroner St. Joseph-Ogden’s boys’ cross-country team ended fourth in the Saturday (Sept. 17) 22-team Spartan Classic. Meet champion Decatur St. Teresa had a composite score of 60 points. SJ-O was fourth with 114 points. The top five SJ-O runners completed the 2-mile course within 40 seconds of one […]
By Fred Kroner Ryker Lockhart had an assist and scored the tie-breaking goal on Saturday (Sept. 24) as St. Joseph-Ogden recovered from a halftime deficit to register a 2-1 non-conference soccer victory at Georgetown-Ridge Farm. Collin Thomey scored the equalizing goal in the second half. Lockhart sent the Spartans home […]
By Fred Kroner A double-double by Taylor Hug (20 assists and 10 digs) propelled St. Joseph-Ogden to a 25-16, 25-14 volleyball win at home over Pontiac on Thursday (Sept. 22). Peyton Williams landed eight kills while Shayne Immke and Addie Roesch totaled six kills apiece. Roesch and Williams each recorded […]
By Fred Kroner McGwire Atwood fired a 42 on Thursday (Sept. 22) and tied for second individually in the final St. Joseph-Ogden golf match of the regular season. Rantoul/Paxton-Buckley-Loda prevailed in the three-team meet at Willow Pond, in Rantoul, with a composite score of 178. SJ-O (180) was next, followed […]
By Fred Kroner The weather didn’t give fans of outdoor sports anything to cheer about on Friday (Sept. 23), but St. Joseph-Ogden’s football team provided plenty of excitement. The Spartans treated a homecoming crowd to a 42-12 non-conference victory over Nokomis on a rain-soaked Dick Duval Field. SJ-O led 35-0 […]
By Fred Kroner Champaign Central swept to victory over St. Joseph-Ogden, 9-0, on Monday (Sept. 19) in a girls’ tennis match at the Lindsay Courts. On Wednesday (Sept. 21), the Spartans dropped a 5-0 decision at Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley. SJ-O (0-8) returns to action on Tuesday (Sept. 27) at Watseka.
By Fred Kroner Junior Lilli Montgomery recorded 22 digs and junior Destanee Morgan contributed 18 digs on Monday (Sept. 19) as the Heritage volleyball team won at home, topping Chrisman, 26-24, 25-7. Senior Adena Paul slammed eight kills and senior Bryn Wyant added seven kills. Sophomore Gracie Tate served three […]
By Fred Kroner Oakwood suffered a 25-19, 25-12 loss at home to Hoopeston Area on Tuesday (Sept. 20) in a Vermilion Valley Conference volleyball match. The Comets (2-9) return to action on Thursday (Sept. 22) at Chrisman.
