By Fred Kroner The St. Joseph-Ogden girls’ tennis team swept the three doubles matches on Wednesday (Sept. 1) and finished off a dual-meet win at Watseka, 7-2. The No. 1 duo of Kelsey Martlage and Hope Rajlich were victorious, 8-2. At No. 2 doubles, Abby Behrens and Jacey Lewis were […]
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SJO Soccer defeats Danville Schlarman Academy
By Fred Kroner Collin Thomey and Jared Emmert each scored two goals on Monday (Aug. 30) as the St. Joseph-Ogden soccer team topped visiting Danville Schlarman Academy, 4-1. SJ-O led 3-0 at intermission. Three Spartans had assists: Garrett Siems, Jackson Greer and Brennan Haake. Goalkeeper Hunter Ketchum collected 11 saves. […]
Jacob Kern earns top honors in Rantoul
By Fred Kroner Medalist Jacob Kern led the St. Joseph-Ogden golf team to a dual-meet victory over Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin, 188-215, on Tuesday (Aug. 31) on the back nine at Willow Pond, in Rantoul. Kern captured medalist honors by three shots over teammates Maddux Carter and Jack Robertson, each of whom posted […]
Burnett helps Spartans defeat Decatur St. Theresa with triple-double
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Senior Kenndi Burnett registered the first triple-double by a St. Joseph-Ogden volleyball player this season on Monday (Aug. 30), helping the Spartans to a three-set win at Decatur St. Teresa. Burnett pounded 15 kills to go with 10 digs and 10 service aces as SJ-O topped […]
Oakwood softball defeats Georgetown
By Fred Kroner Caydence Vermillion pitched a complete game and Matilyn Griffis drove in three runs as Oakwood defeated Georgetown 8-6 in softball. Vermillion struck out eight in seven innings. Griffis knocked in two first-inning runs to get Oakwood into an early lead. Brooklyn Myers had four hits and stole […]
Oakwood Baseball suffers loss to PV-O
By Fred Kroner The Oakwood Knights dropped a 14-0 decision on Tuesday (Aug. 31) at Prairieview Ogden. Carsen Dudley pitched one inning and suffered the loss. Oakwood (3-4) returns to action on Thursday (Sept. 2) at Gifford.
Jones, Roland place in Top 10 at Doc Acklin Race
By Fred Kroner Heritage secured top-10 placers in both the boys’ and girls’ junior high races on Saturday (Aug. 28) at the Doc Acklin Race, in Paris. Kiara Jones was second in the 30-runner girls’ race. Her 2-mile time was 14 minutes and 17 seconds. In the 48-runner boys’ race, […]
White leads Heritage baseball against Hoopeston
By Fred Kroner Rylan White went 3-for-3 – accounting for half of the hits for Heritage Junior High – on Tuesday (Aug. 31) in a 17-4 baseball loss at Homer against Hoopeston Area. White belted two doubles and scored three runs. He also stole two bases. Kale McComas and Lukas […]
St. Joseph baseball moves to 9-3
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com After splitting a doubleheader on Saturday (Aug. 28) at Teutopolis, the St. Joseph Panthers’ junior high baseball team topped Salt Fork at home on Tuesday (Aug. 31). Teutopolis scored with two outs in the bottom of the seventh of the first game, beating the Panthers, 4-3. […]
Oakwood cross country places 7th at Saber Corn Classic
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Paced by two top-10 runners, the Oakwood/Salt Fork girls’ cross-country team placed seventh in the Saturday (Aug. 28) Saber Corn Classic, at St. Thomas More, in Champaign. Junior Allie Morris was ninth individually, finishing the 3-mile course in 21 minutes, 48.2 seconds. Just behind her was […]