By Fred Kroner St. Joseph-Ogden scored two runs in the bottom of the sixth inning on Thursday (May 4) and held on to beat Tolono Unity, 8-7, in an Illini Prairie Conference baseball game at Meier Field. Kendrick Johnson, who pitched 1 1/3 innings of hitless relief, picked up the […]
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Okaw Valley defeats Heritage softball
By Fred Kroner Heritage scored at least one run in five of the six innings played on Monday (May 1), but fell short in a softball game at home against Okaw Valley, 20-6. The Hawks (1-12) return to action on Thursday (May 4) at home against Marshall.
Toledo Cumberland outlasts Heritage baseball
By Fred Kroner Toledo Cumberland broke a 2-2 deadline by scoring three runs in the bottom of the sixth inning on Monday (May 1) and dealt visiting Heritage a 5-2 baseball loss. Anthony Happ had one of the Hawks’ three hits and drove in two runs. Rylan White and Brennon […]
Armstrong-Potomac defeats Oakwood softball
By Fred Kroner Samantha Dunavan collected three hits on Monday (May 1), but the Oakwood softball team lost a 10-4 decision at home to Armstrong-Potomac. Teammate Gracie Enos swatted two hits. Dunavan and Enos combined for five of their team’s seven hits. Enos also pitched all seven innings and registered […]
Tiernan pitches no-hitter against Armstrong-Potomac
By Fred Kroner Travis Tiernan pitched a no-hitter and was one walk away from a perfect game on Monday (May 1) as the Oakwood baseball team scored a 10-0 Vermilion Valley Conference win at home over Armstrong-Potomac. Tiernan (7-0) struck out seven batters. Joshua Ruch and Grant Powell paced the […]
Baker and Carter win at Illini Prairie Conference meet
By Fred Kroner Senior Kaytlyn Baker and junior Payton Carter were individual winners for the St. Joseph-Ogden girls’ track and field team on Tuesday (May 2) in the Illini Prairie Conference Meet at Paxton. Baker raced to victory in the 300-meter hurdles, with a time of 50.92 seconds. Baker’s margin […]
Carson Maroon dominates distance at Illini Prairie Conference meet
By Fred Kroner Junior Carson Maroon dominated both distance races on Tuesday (May 2) as the St. Joseph-Ogden boys’ track and field squad captured team honors in the Illini Prairie Conference Meet at Paxton. Maroon won the 3,200 meters in 10 minutes, 11.51 seconds for a 3.03-second margin of victory. […]
Spartan baseball tops Milford
By Fred Kroner Six of the eight hits clubbed by the St. Joseph-Ogden baseball team on Wednesday (May 3) went for extra bases as the Spartans topped Milford 6-1 at Meier Field. Luke Landrus crashed a home run and drove in three runs. Nolan Earley, Tanner Jacob and Coy Taylor […]
Immke becomes 14th player in IHSA history to reach 20-homerun mark
By Fred Kroner On the afternoon that St. Joseph-Ogden reached the 20-win mark for the softball season, senior slugger Shayne Immke became the 14th player in IHSA history to hit the 20-home-run mark for a season. Immke slugged two of the seven homers that the Spartans blasted en route to […]
Vivian Smith wins discus competition at Mt. Zion
By Fred Kroner Seventh-grader Vivian Smith was the lone individual winner for the St. Joseph seventh-grade girls’ track and field team on Saturday (April 29) at the Mount Zion Junior High Invitational. Smith won the discus with a personal-best toss of 85 feet, 10 inches. She finished 9 feet, 1 […]