By Fred Kroner St. Joseph-Ogden had two individual Illini Prairie Conference wrestling champions in the two-day league meet, which ended on Saturday (Jan. 14) at Prairie Central. Junior Emmitt Holt (113 pounds) and sophomore Holden Brazelton (132 pounds) were the Spartans’ IPC champions. Holt won four of his seven matches […]
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SJ-O girls’ basketball uses 3-pointers against Chillicothe IVC
By Fred Kroner Freshman Addison Brooks pumped in a team-high 12 points on Thursday (Jan. 12), but the St. Joseph-Ogden girls’ basketball team suffered a 42-35 loss at home to Chillicothe IVC. All of Brooks’ baskets came on three-pointers on a night where the team made nine of its 13 […]
Spartans rebound with win over Maroa-Forsyth
By Fred Kroner St. Joseph-Ogden’s boys’ basketball team rebounded from a loss on Friday (Jan. 13) at Pontiac, 75-61, with a win on Saturday (Jan. 14) at Maroa-Forsyth, 76-54. Ty Pence put together a 16-point, nine-rebound, six-assist performance at Maroa. Logan Smith contributed to a balanced scoring attack with 15 […]
Williams and Coffin lead Heritage traveling to Argenta-Oreana
By Fred Kroner Drew Williams dropped in 16 points on Tuesday (Jan. 10), but Heritage suffered a 63-41 loss at Argenta-Oreana in a boys’ basketball game. Aaron Coffin notched nine points on the strength of three three-pointers. Julliyan Gray added six points. William netted two three-pointers. Heritage (4-13) returns to […]
Milford defeats Oakwood in Conference game
By Fred Kroner Oakwood made 17 of 19 free throw attempts on Tuesday (Jan. 10) at Milford, but still fell short in a Vermilion Valley Conference boys’ basketball game, 73-55. Dalton Hobick led the Comets with 16 points. Tanner Pichon had 15 points and Brody Taflinger added 11 points. That […]
Pence breaks three-point conversion record in win over Teutopolis
By Fred Kroner Senior Ty Pence became the all-time leader for three-point conversions at St. Joseph-Ogden on Tuesday (Jan. 10) in a home boys’ basketball game against Teutopolis. Pence netted one three-pointer en route to a team-high 26-point performance in SJ-O’s 53-40 triumph over the Wooden Shoes. For his four-year […]
Hawks open volleyball season with win over AL/AH
By Fred Kroner The Heritage eighth-grade girls’ volleyball team opened its season on Thursday (Jan. 5) with a three-set victory at Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond, 25-23, 9-25, 25-10. The eighth-graders continued their winning ways on Monday (Jan. 9) with a 25-11, 25-21 triumph at Arcola. In their home-opener on Tuesday (Jan. 10), Heritage […]
PV-O starts 2023 with win over Villa Grove
By Fred Kroner Prairieview Ogden’s eighth-grade boys’ basketball team opened the 2023 portion of its season with a 43-36 victory at home over Villa Grove on Thursday (Jan. 5). Kaden Wedig led the Mustangs with 16 points. Garrett Loschen hit seven points. Jon Couture and Lane McKinney each recorded six […]
Panthers defeat PV-O at home
By Fred Kroner St. Joseph opened the 2023 portion of its boys’ basketball season on Monday (Jan. 9) and the eighth-graders won at home over Prairieview Ogden, 38-31. PVO led, 12-8, after one quarter and 20-14 at halftime. Cam Wagner scored 13 of his game-high 15 points in the second […]
Arcola defeats Heritage girls’ basketball
By Fred Kroner Faith Latham scored six points on Thursday (Jan. 5), but Heritage took a 61-14 loss in a girls’ basketball game at Arcola. The Hawks (0-13) return to action on Monday (Jan. 9) at Blue Ridge.