By Fred Kroner St. Joseph-Ogden’s Jacob Kern placed 12th in a field of 54 golfers on Tuesday (Sept. 21) in the Illini Prairie Conference tournament at Prairie Vista, in Bloomington. Kern shot an 82, his best 18-hole round of the season. A junior, Kern missed all-conference designation by one stroke. […]
By Fred Kroner Aiden Cromwell netted two first-half goals and Spencer Wilson added a goal and an assist before intermission, leading St. Joseph-Ogden to a 6-1 soccer victory over Tolono Unity. SJ-O led 4-0 at halftime. Brennan Haake, Collin Thomey and Charlie Schmitz had the Spartans’ other goals. Garrett Siems, […]
By Fred Kroner A balanced offense and a balanced defense provided the spark on Monday (Sept. 20) as the St. Joseph-Ogden volleyball team zoomed past Urbana, 25-11, 25-12. Kenndi Burnett powered nine kills. Shayne Immke had six kills and Ashley Eldridge added five kills. Hanna Fox led with eight digs. […]
By Fred Kroner Parker Fitch was the winning pitcher in both games as top-seeded Prairieview Ogden defeated two foes to win an IESA Class 1A baseball regional. Fitch and Coy Hayes combined to throw a perfect game on Saturday (Sept. 18) in a semifinal game at home, a 16-0 three-inning […]
By Fred Kroner Lance Retz placed fourth on Saturday (Sept 18) in the 13-school Mahomet-Seymour Invitational boys’ cross-country meet at the Swiss Valley course in the Lake of the Woods. Retz ran the 2-mile layout in 11 minutes and 53 seconds. He was among the 11 St. Joseph runners to […]
By Fred Kroner For the St. Joseph Panthers junior high baseball team, the IESA Class 2A regional semifinal game looked a lot like the regional championship contest. Both were wins for the Panthers. Both were by 12-0 shutouts. Both were games where the St. Joseph pitchers didn’t issue a walk. […]
By Fred Kroner The Blue Devils didn’t have enough runners to be scored as a team in the 44th Tuscola Cross-Country Invitational on Saturday (Sept. 18) at Wimple Park. Junior Emma Buesing led Villa Grove, placing 45th in a field of 134 competitors. Her 3-mile time was 23 minutes, 7.41 […]
By Fred Kroner The Villa Grove Blue Devils were led by freshman Kurt Zimmerman in the 44th annual Tuscola Cross-Country Invitational on Saturday (Sept. 18) at Wimple Park. Zimmerman toured the 3-mile layout in 18 minutes, 12.7 seconds. He finished 28th in a field of 152 competitors. Four of the […]
By Fred Kroner Jake Gilles carded a 50 on Thursday (Sept 16) to lead Villa Grove, which placed third in a three-school golf meet at Tri-City Country Club. Teammates Jesse Bessent and Gavin Kiser each shot 54. Other scores for the Blue Devils were: Nick Wilson (61), Josh Lecher (70) […]
By Fred Kroner Senior Ava Vollmer landed four kills on Thursday (Sept. 16), but Villa Grove dropped a two-set volleyball decision at Tri-County, 25-15, 25-20. Logan Lillard and Vanessa Wright each contributed three kills. The Blue Devils (3-7) return to action on Tuesday (Sept. 21) at home against Decatur Lutheran.
