By Fred Kroner Junior Peyton Williams smashed 10 kills on Monday (Aug. 29) as the St. Joseph-Ogden volleyball team topped visiting Decatur St. Teresa, 25-20, 25-16. Taylor Hug handed out 18 assists to go with six digs and two service aces. Shayne Immke registered seven kills and two digs. Mikyla […]
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Kern wins dual-meet at Danville
By Fred Kroner St. Joseph-Ogden golfers posted the four best scores on Wednesday (Aug. 31), leading the unbeaten Spartans to a 170-203 dual-meet win over Danville at Danville Turtle Run Golf Course. The SJ-O medalist was senior Jacob Kern. He fired a 38. Trailing him were Ashten Cafarelli (43), McGwire […]
Roland, Paul earn recognition at several Invitationals
By Fred Kroner Heritage eighth-grader Clark Roland captured individual honors in two junior high cross-country meets in a three-day period, each outing with a season-best performance. On Thursday (Aug. 25), he was timed in 11 minutes and 35 seconds in the 2-mile Paxton-Buckley-Loda Invitational. On Saturday (Aug. 27), Roland recorded […]
Mustangs on 10-game win streak
By Fred Kroner Prairieview Ogden extended its baseball winning streak to 10 games on Tuesday (Aug. 30), securing a 6-2 win at Oakwood. The Mustangs had key contributions from players in the lower portion of the lineup. Casen Goff drove in two runs and Royce Loschen reached base on three […]
Panthers shut out Rantoul, sweet Teutopolis
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Pitchers Eli Garrett and Owen Wall combined to throw a no-hitter on Thursday (Aug. 25) as St. Joseph Middle School’s baseball team shut out visiting Rantoul, 15-0. Garrett pitched the first two innings. He walked three and struck out two. Wall worked the third – and […]
Spartans open football season with win over Monticello
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The changes on the field yielded changes on the scoreboard when St. Joseph-Ogden opened its football season on Friday (Aug. 26) with a 21-14 victory at Monticello. The offensive lineup didn’t have much resemblance to the group that played in 2021. Four of the five offensive […]
Franzen finishes as runner-up in Neuqua Valley Invitational
By Fred Kroner Savanna Franzen was the runner-up on Saturday (Aug. 27) in the Neuqua Valley girls’ cross-country invitational in Naperville. The sophomore ran the 2.95-mile course in 18 minutes and 29 seconds. SJ-O’s other varsity entry was Chloe Burkhalter, who was 21st in 20:27.59. There were 71 varsity finishers. […]
Spartans win another meet at Willow Pond
By Fred Kroner St. Joseph-Ogden golfers Ashten Cafarelli, Jacob Kern and McGwire Atwood finished 1-2-3 in a three-school golf meet on Thursday (Aug. 25) at Willow Pond, in Rantoul. Medalist Cafarelli carded a 38 and was followed by Kern (43) and Atwood (44). The Spartans’ other entries were Maddux Carter […]
Ketchum registers 21 saves
By Fred Kroner Hunter Ketchum registered 21 saves on Thursday (Aug. 25), but the St. Joseph-Ogden soccer team dropped a 3-1 decision at Urbana University High. The Spartans’ lone goal came from Aiden Cromwell, who was assisted by Spencer Wilson. SJ-O (1-1-1) returns to action on Monday (Aug. 29) at […]
Bismarck-Henning tops SJ-O volleyball
By Fred Kroner Bismarck-Henning (2-0) scored a 25-14, 21-25, 25-18 volleyball decision at St. Joseph-Ogden on Thursday (Aug. 25). Addie Roesch had seven kills, five digs and four aces. Shayne Immke contributed nine kills and four digs. Mikyla Haley had nine digs and Taylor Hug ended with 16 assists. The […]