By Fred Kroner Kennedi Burnett’s double-double sparked the St. Joseph-Ogden volleyball team to a 25-8, 25-15 win at Stanford Olympia on Thursday (Oct. 14). Burnett recorded 10 kills and 10 digs. She also had two service aces. Hannah Fox also had 10 digs. Becca Steinbach doled out 19 assists. Shayne […]
By Fred Kroner One of the hottest football teams in the Illini Prairie Conference continued its upward trend on Friday (Oct. 15). St. Joseph-Ogden posted its fifth consecutive victory, winning its Senior Night regular-season home finale, 29-6, against Rantoul at Dick Duval Field. During the winning streak, the Spartans have […]
By Fred Kroner The Villa Grove girls’ cross-country team was edged by Paxton-Buckley-Loda, 25-34, on Tuesday (Oct. 12) in a dual meet in Paxton. Three Blue Devils were among the first seven finishers. Emma Buesing ended third, with a 3-mile time of 24 minutes and 16 seconds. Scarlett Howard was […]
By Fred Kroner The Blue Devils dropped their fourth three-set match on Tuesday, falling to Cerro Gordo/Bement, 24-26, 25-15,25-22. Alex Brown had five kills for Villa Grove. Teammates with four kills apiece were Jobella Crafton, Ava Vollmer and Vanessa Wright. Villa Grove is 5-15 overall.
By Fred Kroner For the second time in a week, the Heritage volleyball team knocked off Blue Ridge in a two-set sweep. The win on Tuesday (Oct. 12) came on the Knights’ home court, 25-15, 25-15. Bri Struck powered the Heritage offense, ending with 10 kills. Lilli Montgomery contributed eight […]
By Fred Kroner Oakwood/Salt Fork had three of the top seven runners on Tuesday (Oct. 12) in the Vermilion Valley Conference girls’ cross-country meet at Kickapoo State Park. There was no team champion as none of the schools had enough runners to be scored as a team. The Comets’ effort […]
By Fred Kroner Karsen Rupp distributed 15 assists on Tuesday (Oct. 12) as the Comets snapped a three-match losing streak by sweeping Iroquois West at home, 25-10, 25-20. Madison Doan pounded a team-high eight kills. Luci Morris totaled four kills and Savannah Nevitt landed four service aces. Oakwood (3-13) returns […]
By Fred Kroner It took two days for the Oakwood/Salt Fork soccer team to secure a berth in the IHSA Class 1A regional tournament championship match at St. Thomas More. The Comets faced the host school, the No 1 seed, on Tuesday (Oct. 12), but regulation and two 10-minute overtimes […]
By Fred Kroner The Spartans were held scoreless on Wednesday (Oct. 13) in a Class 1A regional semifinal match at St. Thomas More by Monticello, which secured a 7-0 triumph. SJ-O ends the season with a 13-9-1 overall record. Five squad members netted at least five goals for the year: […]
By Fred Kroner The Spartans started the week with volleyball victories at home on back-to-back nights. St. Joseph-Ogden overpowered Prairie Central on Tuesday (Oct. 12), 25-15, 25-4, and took care of Fisher on Wednesday (Oct. 13), 25-13, 25-9. Against PC, Shayne Immke stroked seven kills and Kennedi Burnett laced four […]
