By Fred Kroner Two St. Joseph-Ogden entries in the IHSA boys’ state track and field meet qualified for the Saturday (May 28) finals at Eastern Illinois University, in Charleston. Brock Trimble had the sixth-best Class 1A discus toss in the Thursday (May 26) preliminary round. His best for the day […]
By Fred Kroner Tyler Altenbaumer pitched a complete-game five-hitter on Wednesday (May 25) to send the St. Joseph-Ogden baseball team into the championship game of the Decatur Class 2A regional. In the semifinals, Altenbaumer struck out 12 and walked one as SJ-O edged Pontiac, 4-3. He also delivered an RBI-single […]
By Fred Kroner For Todd Pence, his high school graduation was the turning point in his life. The 1980 Gilman High School graduate has fond memories of the day that helped set him up for his future. “Not because it was over, but because I was awarded four awards that […]
By Fred Kroner Oakwood seventh-grader Carsen Dudley placed third in the high jump in the IESA boys’ state track and field meet at the East Side Centre, in East Peoria. Dudley leaped a personal-best 5 feet, 6 inches – five inches higher than he cleared at sectionals – in the […]
By Fred Kroner St. Joseph Middle School had state medalists in both the eighth-grade and seventh-grade divisions of the IESA girls’ track and field state meet at East Side Centre, in East Peoria. Eighth-grader Timera Blackburn-Kelley earned the fifth-place medal in the long jump (14 feet, 9 ¾ inches). She […]
By Fred Kroner St. Joseph eighth-grader Lance Retz concluded his junior high track and field career on Saturday (May 21) as a state champion. One day after Retz finished third in the IESA Class 3A 1,600-meter race (4 minutes, 55.81 seconds), he won a virtual photo finish to claim top […]
By Fred Kroner Villa Grove fell short in the championship game of its own Class 1A softball regional on Friday (May 20), dropping a 10-4 decision to Meridian. Alison Pangburn and Alex Brown each provided two hits for the Blue Devils. Pangburn powered a double and a triple. Chloe Reardon […]
By Fred Kroner Heritage junior teammates Drew Williams and Joel Bear placed fifth out of 75 teams that qualified for the IHSA state bass fishing contest. On Friday (May 20) at Lake Carlyle, Williams and Bear weighed in three fish that totaled 5 pounds, 11 ounces. That proved to be […]
By Fred Kroner Oakwood’s Austin McDaniel secured a state-berth in one event and placed among the top four in two other events on Friday (May 20) in the St. Joseph-Ogden boys’ Class 1A Track and Field Sectional. McDaniel continued his season in the triple jump, with a runner-up finish and […]
By Fred Kroner Tyler Altenbaumer pitched a three-hit shutout on Saturday (May 21) as St. Joseph-Ogden beat Clifton Central 10-0 in the championship baseball game of the Hoopeston Class 2A Regional. Altenbaumer fanned nine batters and walked no one while improving his record to 10-0. The regional crown was SJ-O’s […]
