By Fred Kroner Logan Mills’ second four-goal match of the season on Thursday (Aug. 31) propelled the St. Joseph-Ogden soccer team to a 6-2 triumph at Argenta-Oreana. Teammates Spencer Wilson and Zach Harper each netted one goal. Wilson assisted on three goals. Jacek Slowikowski registered six saves. In the championship […]
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Spartans finish second at Mattoon Invitational
By Fred Kroner Addie Roesch smacked a season-high 16 kills on Thursday (Aug. 31) as St Joseph-Ogden rallied from a one-set deficit to win at Teutopolis, 22-25, 25-21, 25-15. Roesch also recorded seven digs and two service aces. Halle Brazelton handed out a season-high 31 assists to go with eight […]
Four Spartans place in top 3 flighted races at Cowchip Classic
By Fred Kroner Four St. Joseph-Ogden athletes placed among the top three in their flighted races on Saturday (Sept. 2) in the Chrisman Cowchip Classic girls’ cross-country invitational. In the flighted race for No. 1 runners, junior Savanna Franzen was third with a 3-mile time of 20:02.0. In the race […]
St. Joseph-Ogden boys’ cross country dominates Cow Chip Classic
By Fred Kroner The St. Joseph-Ogden boys’ cross-country team dominated in the 23-school Chrisman Cowchip Classic on Saturday (Sept. 2). In a flighted race where there were seven individual races as well as an open race, SJ-O runners were triumphant in all eight races and ran away with team honors. […]
SJO football beats state-ranked Unity
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Until Friday, the last time a football team from St Joseph-Ogden had beaten the Unity varsity team was in 2018. One year ago, when the schools played on the gridiron, the outcome favored Unity, 50-7. SJ-O demonstrated on Friday (Sept. 1) that the times have changed. […]
St. Joseph-Ogden soccer begins season with four wins
By Fred Kroner The St. Joseph-Ogden soccer team is off to a 4-0 start this season. The Spartans won their opener on Friday (Aug. 25) at Hoopeston Area, 4-2, and followed with wins over Iroquois West, 9-2, on Saturday (Aug. 26), Schlarman Academy, 9-0, on Monday (Aug. 28) and Meridian, […]
St. Joseph tennis tops GCMS
By Fred Kroner St. Joseph-Ogden won all six singles matches in straight sets on Monday (Aug. 28) and cruised past Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley, 8-1, in a dual meet at the Atkins Tennis Center, in Champaign. The Spartans’ winners were Addison Seggebruch (6-1, 6-3 at No. 1); Addison Ross (6-1, 6-1 at […]
Bulldogs snap Spartan win-streak
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour snapped the four-match winning streak of the St. Joseph-Ogden volleyball team on Tuesday (Aug. 29), collecting a 25-21, 25-15 victory. Peyton Williams led the Spartans with seven kills and seven digs. She also ended with one service ace. Halle Brazelton recorded 13 assists and five digs. […]
Oakwood soccer holds Monticello scoreless
By Fred Kroner Ethan Merritt and Jacob Pricer netted first-half goals for the Oakwood/Salt Fork soccer team and the Comets held visiting Monticello scoreless until the second half in a 3-1 non-conference triumph. Brody Taflinger, who had one assist, added the team’s final goal on a penalty kick. Macen Phillips […]
Vick-Phelps marks low score for Comets
By Fred Kroner Rowdy Vick-Phelps (68) had the low score for the Oakwood boys’ golf team on Monday (Aug. 28) in a four-school meet at Tuscola. The Comets did not have enough players to be scored as a team. Vick-Phelps also had the Comets’ best score (67) in a three-school […]