By Fred Kroner Ty Pence drilled three hits and Isaiah Immke added two hits on Thursday (May 20) as the Spartans topped visiting Pontiac 9-1. Pence and Hayden Brazelton each knocked in two runs. Zach Martinie (4-0) scattered two hits during his five-inning stint. He walked one and struck out […]
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Hamilton remains unbeaten in long jump, places first in sprints
By Fred Kroner Senior Atleigh Hamilton remained unbeaten in the long jump on Friday (May 21), recording a season-best (18 feet, 4 ½ inches) to win her specialty in the Unity girls’ track and field invitational. She was a top placer in the sprint races. Hamilton was first in the […]
SJ-O Wrestling picks up victory over Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin
By Fred Kroner Thanks to six wins by forfeit, SJ-O posted a 36-30 wrestling dual-meet victory at home over Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin on Thursday (May 20). For the season, two Spartan juniors are unbeaten: Isaiah Moore (3-0 at 145 pounds) and Dakota Pinaire (7-0 at 126 pounds). SJ-O (4-6) returns to action […]
Spartan softball reaches 20-win mark
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com St. Joseph-Ogden reached the 20-win mark in softball for the 33rd consecutive year that the sport has been played at the school on Thursday (May 20) with an 11-4 Illini Prairie Conference win at home over Pontiac. Shayne Immke generated three hits for SJ-O while Peyton […]
Cumberland defeats Villa Grove softball
By Fred Kroner Maci Clodfelder hit a home run, her second of the season, and knocked in two runs on Wednesday (May 19), but the Blue Devils dropped a 5-3 softball decision at Toledo Cumberland. Allison Pangburn scored two of the Villa Grove runs. Pangburn and Vanessa Wright each laced […]
Hawk baseball defeats Argenta
By Fred Kroner Nick Coffin’s first-inning single was the lone hit by the Hawks on Monday (May 17) in a 7-1 loss at home to Okaw Valley. Coffin also scored the team’s lone run. VG/Heritage drew six walks, including two by Sam Bender. Mason Wyant struck out five batters in […]
Four Comet wrestlers remain unbeaten
By Fred Kroner Four Oakwood wrestlers went 4-0 in four recent dual meets. Freshman Nate Whaley (106 pounds), senior Gage Reed (120 pounds), sophomore Reef Pacot (126 pounds) and junior Joe Lashuay (160 pounds, 170 pounds and 182 pounds) all were unbeaten. Lashuay registered three pins. Reed and Pacot each […]
Prairie Central and Rantoul defeat St. Joseph-Ogden wrestling
By Fred Kroner Four Spartans went 2-0 for the night on Tuesday (May 18) at Prairie Central, helping SJ-O split two dual meets. SJ-O lost to the host Hawks 29-24 and edged Rantoul 23-21. The unbeaten Spartans were Dakota Pinaire (126 pounds), Garrett Denhart (132 pounds), Isaiah Moore (145 pounds) […]
Immke leads Spartans in win over Tolono Unity
By Fred Kroner For the second time in three games, Shayne Immke pounded the first pitch of the game for a home run over the right-center field fence to start an 11-9 SJ-O softball win at previously unbeaten Tolono Unity on Monday (May 17). Immke, who collected four hits, later […]
Spartan baseball on 10-game win streak
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Tyler Altenbaumer pitched the third straight shutout thrown by St. Joseph-Ogden pitchers on Monday (May 17) in an 8-0 Illini Prairie Conference win at Tolono Unity. For the season, SJ-O has 11 shutout wins, four by Altenbaumer. In his four-hitter – all singles – Altenbaumer (5-0) […]