By Fred Kroner Junior Tyler Altenbaumer and sophomore Ty Pence combined to pitch the first shutout of the spring for the St. Joseph-Ogden baseball team on Thursday (April 15) at Champaign Central. Altenbaumer pitched the first six innings of a 9-0 victory. He walked no one and struck out eight. […]
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Spartan football ends season with win over Bloomington Central Catholic
By Fred Kroner St. Joseph-Ogden’s offense generated 365 rushing yards on Friday while holding Bloomington Central Catholic to 36 yards on the ground as the Spartans topped the Saints, 22-3, in St. Joseph. The Spartans led 14-3 at halftime and kept an opponent out of the end zone for the […]
Strong bats put Spartan softball over Villa Grove
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Kelsey Martlage had three hits and drove in five runs on Friday (April 16) as the SJ-O softball team registered a 15-4 season-opening win at Villa Grove. Alyssa Acton and Peyton Jones each collected three hits. Acton belted two doubles and knocked in three runs. The […]
SJO Running sweeps top two spots in five events
By Fred Kroner Four days after playing in a football game, senior Brady Buss was a double winner in the sprints on Tuesday (April 13) as St. Joseph-Ogden opened the outdoor track and field season at home. The Spartans hosted Clinton in a non-scored meet. SJ-O won nine of 11 […]
SJ-O girls track wins 13 of 15 events in first meet of 2021
By Fred Kroner The Spartans opened the track season at home on Tuesday (April 13) by dominating a non-scored dual meet against Clinton. SJ-O won 13 of 15 events and placed first and second in 10 of those events. Senior Atleigh Hamilton won three individual events and freshman Payton Carter […]
Villa Grove volleyball drops three matches
By Fred Kroner Kyleigh Block had nine assists and Madie Burwell landed eight kills on Monday (April 12), but Villa Grove dropped a three-set decision to Okaw Valley in Bethany, 25-15, 23-25, 25-11. On Tuesday (April 13), the Blue Devils lost at home to Argenta-Oreana, 25-21, 21-25, 25-14. Vanessa Wright […]
Heritage volleyball on 4-game win streak
By Fred Kroner The surging Hawks earned their fourth win in their last five matches on Monday (April 12), overpowering Cumberland 25-19, 25-14 in Toledo. For the fourth match in a row, Mary Roland handed out more than 20 assists. She had 21 to go with five digs, three kills […]
Oakwood turns around to defeat Georgetown-Ridge Farm
By Fred Kroner Four days after losing a three-set Vermilion Valley Conference volleyball match at Georgetown-Ridge Farm, Oakwood returned the favor to the Buffaloes in its own home gym. Oakwood edged G-RF 25-19, 19-25, 25-18 on Monday (April 12) in Fithian. Karsen Rupp distributed 13 assists. Aaliyah Denius registered 12 […]
Oakwood soccer shuts out Schlarman Academy
By Fred Kroner After a scoreless first half, Brady Tevebaugh broke loose for a second-half hat trick on Monday (April 12) as Oakwood shut out Schlarman Acdemy 4-0 in Danville. The shutout was the Comets’ sixth of the season. Tevebaugh was involved with every second-half goal. He assisted Grant Powell […]
Spartan soccer falls to St. Thomas More
By Fred Kroner The Spartans were held scoreless on Tuesday (April 13) for the second time this season – and for the second time by St. Thomas More – dropping a 4-0 Illini Prairie Conference decision in their home soccer finale. Hunter Ketchum collected 15 saves, seven in the first […]