By Fred Kroner St. Joseph-Ogden had three entries on Saturday (Sept. 9) in the First to Finish girls’ cross-country invitational at Detweiller Park, in Peoria. All three placed in the top half of the 403-runner field. Savanna Franzen was timed on the 3-mile course in 18 minutes, 51.30 seconds. She […]
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Maroon places seventh in 500+ runner field at First to Finish Invitational
By Fred Kroner Carson Maroon placed seventh for St. Joseph-Ogden on Saturday (Sept 9) in the 548-runner field in the First to Finish boys’ cross-country invitational at Detweiller Park, in Peoria. Maroon’s 3-mile time was 15 minutes, 21.10 seconds. He helped SJ-O finish 11th in the 46-team event. Meet champion […]
Spartan golf wins meet at Danville Country Club
By Fred Kroner St. Joseph-Ogden had three of the top four scores on Wednesday (Sept. 6) as the Spartans claimed team honors in a three-school boys’ golf meet at Danville Country Club. Ashten Cafarelli was the runner-up with a 48. Asher Pruemer (51) finished third and Talan Miller (52) tied […]
Mills picks up third hat trick of 2023 season
By Fred Kroner Logan Mills scored his third hat trick of the season on Thursday (Sept. 7) as the St. Joseph-Ogden soccer team posted a 6-0 shutout victory at home over St. Thomas More. In addition to his three goals, Mills had one assist. Tyler Hess netted two goals and […]
Spartans ranked No. 4 in Class 3A after win over Prairie Central
By Fred Kroner fred@mahometnews.com The St. Joseph-Ogden football team celebrated its return to the Class 3A state rankings – at the No. 4 position – by staying unbeaten with a 26-19 triumph over Prairie Central at home on Dick Duval Field on Friday (Sept. 8). Quarterback Logan Smith scored two […]
Oakwood Soccer wins at Georgetown-Ridge Farm
By Fred Kroner Brody Taflinger and Ethan Merritt notched second-half goals on Tuesday (Sept 5) as the Oakwood/Salt Fork soccer team won at Georgetown-Ridge Farm, 2-1. Taflinger scored on a penalty kick to tie the match. Merritt registered the game-winner with an assist from Macen Phillips. Jakob Rupp finished with […]
Silha posted low score for Oakwood golf
By Fred Kroner Alex Silha posted the low score for the Oakwood boys’ golf team on Tuesday (Sept. 5) in a five-school meet at Danville’s Harrison Park. Silha recorded a season-best 70. The Comets did not have enough players to be scored as a team. Oakwood returns to action on […]
Oakwood volleyball sweeps Schlarman Academy
By Fred Kroner Quinn Sperry distributed 14 assists and Nikita Taylor landed 11 kills on Tuesday (Sept. 5) as the Oakwood volleyball team recorded a two-set sweep over visiting Schlarman Academy, 25-11, 25-8. Luci Morris notched eight kills and three service aces. Morris totaled seven digs. Sperry and Laney Clouse […]
Rose, Lannert and Getty win against Schlarman
By Fred Kroner After splitting three of six singles matches on Wednesday (Sept. 6) at the Danville Tennis Center, St. Joseph-Ogden dropped decisions in two of three doubles matches and fell to Schlarman Academy, 5-4. The Spartans singles’ winners were Addison Rose (No. 2), Lauren Lannert (No. 5) and Olivia […]
Cafarelli wins dual meet against Judah Christian
By Fred Kroner Ashten Cafarelli broke par for the first time, carding a 35 on Tuesday (Sept. 5) at Willow Pond, in Rantoul, for the St. Joseph-Ogden boys’ golf team in a dual meet against Champaign Judah Christian. Cafarelli won medalist honors by one shot. Teammate Talan Miller matched his […]