By Fred Kroner St. Joseph-Ogden swept the three doubles matches on Tuesday (Oct. 5) at Danville and handed Schlarman Academy a 7-2 dual-meet loss in girls’ tennis. The win assures the Spartans (7-4) of no worse than a .500 season with three dual meets remaining. In doubles, SJ-O’s teams lost […]
By Fred Kroner St. Joseph-Ogden followed up on a loss Monday (Oct. 4) at Tri-Valley by sweeping Monticello at home on Tuesday (Oct. 5). Junior Shayne Immke had a team-high 11 digs in a 25-7, 26-24 victory over Monticello. She also had three kills and three service aces. Addie Roesch […]
By Fred Kroner Freshman Savanna Franzen and senior Ava Knap were the individual leaders on Tuesday (Oct. 5) in the Illini Prairie Conference girls’ cross-country meet at Stanford Olympia. Franzen was the individual champion in the 58-runner field, completing the 3-mile course in 18 minutes, 16.4 seconds. Knap was the […]
By Fred Kroner St. Joseph-Ogden’s top-ranked Class 1A boys’ cross-country team sprinted to victory on Tuesday (Oct. 5) in the 11-school Illini Prairie Conference meet at Stanford Olympia. In a field of 75 runners, six Spartans placed among the top 16, leading SJ-O to the conference championship. SJ-O’s composite point […]
By Fred Kroner Monticello expanded a 1-0 halftime lead on Tuesday (Oct. 5) with six second-half goals and recorded a 7-0 soccer triumph at St. Joseph-Ogden. Spartan goalkeeper Hunter Ketchum was peppered with shots and ended with 27 saves. SJ-O (11-8-1) returns to action on Thursday (Oct. 7) at home […]
By Fred Kroner Neither of St. Joseph-Ogden’s sectional golf qualifiers were able to qualify for state on Monday (Oct. 4) in the IHSA Class 1A boys’ sectional tournament at Balmoral Woods Country Club, in Beecher. Jacob Kern fired a 96 and placed 70th in a field with 111 competitors. Teammate […]
By Fred Kroner Karsen Rupp had 12 assists on Monday (Oct. 4), but Oakwood dropped a 25-16, 25-21 decision at home to Judah Christian in a non-conference volleyball match. Nikita Taylor had a team-high five kills, followed by Madison Doan with four kills and Luci Morris with three kills. On […]
By Fred Kroner Freshmen Ethan Merritt and Macen Phillips each scored two goals on Wednesday (Oct. 6) as the Oakwood/Salt Fork soccer team shut out Tolono Unity, 7-0, at home. Other goal-scorers for the Comets, with one apiece, were Robby Wright, Reef Pacot and Dylan Diaz. Grant Powell contributed three […]
By Fred Kroner Case Kopacz fired a 95 and placed 65th in an IHSA Class 1A boys’ sectional golf tournament on Monday (Oct. 4) at Balmoral Woods Country Club, in Beecher. There were 111 total competitors. Kopacz, a second-year golfer competing in sectionals for the first time, did not qualify […]
By Fred Kroner Three Villa Grove runners competed in the 19-school Monticello girls’ cross-country invitational on Saturday (Oct. 2) at Lodge Park. In a field of 143 competitors, Eva Piercy was 80th, with a 2-mile time of 15 minutes, 41.6 seconds. Teammates Lilly-Lynn Davis (100th in 16:46.6) and Teaghan Henderson […]
