By Fred Kroner St. Joseph-Ogden’s eighth shutout of the soccer season came on Saturday (Oct. 14) in the semifinals of the St. Anne Class 1A Regional, a 9-0 verdict over Clifton Central. Alex Acosta’s fourth hat trick of the season sparked the Spartans. It was the 14th hat trick of […]
By Fred Kroner St. Joseph-Ogden junior Savanna Franzen ran 15th on Saturday (Oct. 14) in the 26-school Patroit Invitational girls’ cross-country meet at Peoria’s Detweiller Park. Franzen’s 3-mile time was 19:00.70. SJ-O didn’t have enough runners to be scored as a team. The Spartans’ other competitors in a 255-runner race […]
By Fred Kroner Led by senior Aden Armstrong, the individual runner-up, the St. Joseph-Ogden boys’ cross-country team captured second place on Saturday (Oct. 14) in the 38-school Patroit Invitational at Peoria’s Detweiller Park. Armstrong ran the 3-mile course in 15 minutes, 29.80 seconds. Two of his teammates finished among the […]
By Fred Kroner Three of the four St. Joseph-Ogden entries in the Class 1A Danville Sectional had the misfortune of drawing matches with players from Mahomet-Seymour’s best team in school history and suffered season-ending losses on Friday (Oct. 13). In doubles, MaKennah Hamilton and Ellie Ward scored back-to-back victories before […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com State-ranked St. Joseph-Ogden scored 48 first-half points in its Senior Night football game on Friday (Oct. 13) – scoring on every possession before intermission – and went on to reach a season’s high for points in a 62-8 triumph over winless Rantoul at Dick Duval Field. […]
By Fred Kroner Paced by freshman Clark Roland, the Heritage boys’ cross-country team finished fifth on Saturday (Oct. 7) in the Cumberland Invitational in Toledo. Roland completed the 3-mile course in 17 minutes, 16.41 seconds, and placed 13th. The Hawks’ other competitors were Eli Denmark-Collins (21st in 17:45.45), Aidan Ashbrook […]
By Fred Kroner Playing at home against the Lincoln Prairie Conference tournament champions, Decatur Unity Christian, on Tuesday (Oct. 10), Heritage held its own, but was unable to pull off the upset. The Hawks dropped a narrow 25-23, 25-22 decision to the visitors. Lilli Montgomery had 14 digs and one […]
By Fred Kroner The Oakwood Comets produced their sixth straight-set sweep on Tuesday (Oct. 10) at home, a 25-11, 25-20 conquest of Iroquois West. Oakwood (8-14) returns to action on Thursday (Oct. 12) at home against Salt Fork.
By Fred Kroner Junior Thomas Wells was the third-place finisher for the all-underclassmen Oakwood/Salt Fork boys’ cross-country team on Tuesday (Oct. 10), helping the Comets win the Vermilion Valley Conference Meet at Chrisman. Wells was timed in 18 minutes and 17 seconds on the 3-mile loop. Two other teammates placed […]
By Fred Kroner St. Joseph-Ogden’s girls’ tennis program continued a recent pattern of using different players in singles and doubles to get court time for 12 total players on Monday (Oct. 9) in a 9-0 loss at Maroa-Forsyth. The Spartans (4-10) return to action on Thursday (Oct. 12) at Mahomet-Seymour […]
