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Four St. Joseph-Ogden athletes earned recognition on Illinois Coaches Association Class 2A All-State softball teams.

The SJ-O representative on the 28-player first team was senior infielder Addy Martinie. Senior outfielder Addison Frick was a second-team selection.

Receiving third-team status were sophomore pitcher Timera Blackburn-Kelley and junior infielder Grace Osterbur.

Martinie was the top batter (.505 average) on a 30-7 team. She also drove in a team-best 54 runs.

Frick batted .380 and led the Spartans with 49 runs scored. Osterbur batted .429.

Blackburn-Kelley was the team’s pitching ace. She compiled a 15-2 record with a 1.46 earned run average. She struck out 163 hitters in 111 innings.

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Eight SJ-O players were honored on one of the all-conference teams chosen by Illini Prairie Conference coaches.

Frick and Martinie were named to the 11-player first team.

Spartans picked for the 12-player second team were Blackburn-Kelley, senior Chloe Harper and Osterbur.

The nine-player honorable mention list featured senior Halle Brazelton, freshman Hayden Dahl and sophomore Emma McKinney.

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Effingham St. Anthony pushed across a run in the seventh inning and made it hold up on Tuesday (May 21) in a Class 2A IHSA softball regional semifinal conquest of St. Joseph-Ogden.

Timera Blackburn-Kelly slugged a home run and stole three bases for the Spartans. She delivered two RBI as did Addison Frick and Emma McKinney. Hayden Dahl, Chloe Harper and Addy Martinie all knocked in one run.

The SJ-O hits were spread between eight players: Frick, Grace Osterbur, Martinie, Halle Brazelton, Dahl, McKinney, Blackburn-Kelly and Harper.

Blackburn-Kelly tallied three runs and Harper scored twice. Frick, Osterbur, Martinie and Dahl all crossed home plate one time.

Madison Stevens pitched the first 1 2/3 innings. She walked no one and struck out two batters.

Blackburn-Kelly worked 4 1/3 innings and issued one walk while striking out five hitters.

SJ-O ends the season with a 30-7 record.

The team’s seniors are Brazelton, Frick, Harper, Grace Goldenstein, Martinie, Stevens and Ellie Ward.

Batting leaders for the season were Martinie (.505), Dahl (.484), Osterbur (.429), Frick (.380), Harper (.352), Emma McKinney (.324), Adelyn Jannusch (.306), Chayse Palmer (.306) and Brazelton (.300).

The Spartans’ RBI leaders were Martinie (54), Dahl (32) and Brazelton (25).

The leaders in runs scored were Frick (49), Osterbur (47) and Martinie (46).

Blackburn-Kelly (18), Martinie (17) and Frick (12) had the most stolen bases, followed by Osterbur (10).

Martinie (23) had the most extra-base hits, followed by Dahl (13) and McKinney (13).

Blackburn-Kelly led the team in various pitching categories: innings pitched (106), strikeouts (157), earned run average (1.45) and wins (14).

Stevens won nine games and Amelia Huckstadt posted six wins.

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Timera Blackburn-Kelly pitched St. Joseph-Ogden’s third consecutive softball shutout on Tuesday (May 14) as the Spartans blanked visiting Toledo Cumberland, 4-0, in a Class 2A regional semifinal contest.

Blackburn-Kelly (13-1) allowed five hits. She issued one walk and struck out 13 hitters.

Hayden Dahl stroked two hits and knocked in two runs for SJ-O. Halle Brazelton, Addison Frick and Grace Osterbur all landed one hit. Brazelton delivered one RBI.

Addy Martinie tallied two runs while teammates Frick and Osterbur both scored once.

SJ-O (29-6) carries a 13-game winning streak into the Saturday (May 18) regional championship game at home on Randy Wolken Field against Tolono Unity.

When the schools played in the regular season, SJ-O logged a 2-0 victory.

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Timera Blackburn-Kelley struck out 11 on Saturday (May 11) as the St. Joseph-Ogden softball shut out visiting Argenta-Oreana, 4-0, in a non-conference game at Randy Wolken Field.

Blackburn-Kelley permitted two hits and one walk in her seven-inning performance. The shutout was her third of the spring.

Pacing the offense, with one hit apiece, were Addison Frick, Grace Osterbur, Addy Martinie, Hayden Dahl and Chayse Palmer. Palmer had the team’s lone RBI.

Dahl, Frick, Chloe Harper and Osterbur scored the Spartans’ runs.

Martinie stole two bases. Stealing one base each were Kenzie Atwood, Dahl and Ellie Ward.

SJ-O (28-6) returns to action on Monday (May 13) at Charleston.

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St. Joseph-Ogden’s softball team extended its winning streak to 11 games after starting the week with three wins in three days.

On Wednesday (May 8), the Spartans topped LeRoy, 10-0, behind a three-hit pitching performance from Madison Stevens (9-3).

The shutout was the third of the year for Stevens, who recorded one strikeout.

Addy Martinie swatted three hits and knocked in three runs. Timera Blackburn-Kelley blasted a three-run home run. Teammates Addison Frick and Grace Osterbur both contributed two hits.

Frick and Chloe Harper each scored twice.

On Tuesday (May 7), the Spartans topped Danville, 14-4, at home on Randy Wolken Field.

Martinie drove in four runs. Martinie ended with two hits as did Frick, Osterbur, Hayden Dahl, Grace Goldenstein and Chloe Harper.

Osterbur delivered three RBI.

Crossing home plate twice each were Frick, Osterbur and Harper.

Blackburn-Kelley picked up the win in relief. She struck out six batters in 3 2/3 innings of one-hit relief.

The week started with a 6-3 victory at Tuscola.

SJ-O (27-6) returns to action on Monday (May 13) at Charleston.

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Hayden Dahl collected three hits, Grace Osterbur totaled two hits and Ellie Ward drove in two runs on Monday (May 6) as the St. Joseph-Ogden softball team prevailed at Tuscola, 6-3.

Adelyn Jannusch and Emma McKinney both drove in runs for the Spartans.

Amelia Huckstadt allowed six hits in her six-inning stint. She walked two batters and struck out five. Timera Blackburn-Kelly threw the final inning and recorded a save.

On Saturday (May 4), Addy Martinie and Dahl recorded hits in both games as SJ-O won its own invitational tournament.

The Spartans topped Meridian, 12-2, and Marshall, 8-5.

Dahl was 4-for-7 with five RBI for the day. Martinie was 3-for-5 with four RBI. For the two games, Addison Frick scored five runs.

Dahl has six straight games – and eight of her last nine games – with at least two hits. Martinie has 28 RBI in her last 11 games.

In the first game, Chloe Harper contributed two hits and two RBI. Halle Brazelton knocked in three runs and Osterbur tallied three runs.

In the second game, Osterbur scored twice and knocked two hits.

Blackburn-Kelly tossed a three-hitter against Meridian. She walked three and struck out 11 batters.

In the second game, Madison Stevens threw the first five innings, walking no one and fanning one batter. Huckstadt worked the last two innings and registered two strikeouts while walking no one.

On Thursday (May 2), Stevens tossed a five-hit shutout as the St. Joseph-Ogden softball team posted a 2-0 Illini Prairie Conference win at Tolono Unity.

Stevens walked two and struck out four. She hasn’t yielded a run in her last three outings, covering 15 1/3 innings.

She was backed offensively by a solo home from from McKinney. Frick collected three hits and tallied the team’s other run.

Martinie and Dahl both knocked two hits. Brazelton had the other SJ-O RBI. Harper also had a hit.

SJ-O (25-6 overall) is 7-1 in conference play. The Spartans return to action on Tuesday (May 7) at home against Danville.

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On the night the St. Joseph-Ogden reached the 20-win mark for the 36th consecutive season, Madison Stevens became the third Spartan this season to pitch a shutout.

Stevens worked all seven innings on Monday (April 29) in a 2-0 win at home over Monticello. She walked one batter and struck out four. She allowed six hits.

The Spartans’ 36-year streak of 20, or more, wins includes only years where a season was held. The 2020 season was canceled by COVID-19.

Ellie Ward accounted for all of the game’s scoring against Monticello, driving a two-run home run.

Hayden Dahl delivered three hits for SJ-O. Halle Brazelton, Addy Martinie and Emma McKinney also had hits for the Spartans.

On Tuesday (April 30), SJ-O topped visiting Heyworth, 18-3, at Randy Wolken Field.

Timera Backburn-Kelly (10-1) threw all four innings. She issued five walks and fanned eight batters.

Dahl, Addison Frick and Grace Osterbur all wound up with three hits. In her last five games, Dahl is batting .800 (12-for-15).

Chloe Harper and Martinie totaled two hits. Brazelton and Martinie knocked in three runs. Chayse Palmer hit in a game-high four runs.

Martinie had a double against Monticello and a triple against Heyworth. She has had at least one extra-base hit in 11 of her last 12 games.

Frick and Osterbur ended with two RBI and also tallied three runs apiece.

Harper, Martinie and Thea Smith all scored twice.

SJ-O (21-6) returns to action on Thursday (May 2) at Tolono Unity.

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Addy Martinie slugged her sixth home run in her last six games on Thursday (April 25) as St. Joseph-Ogden kayoed Mahomet-Seymour, 11-4, in a non-conference softball game at Randy Wolken Field.

Martinie and Grace Osterbur each stroked three hits. Martinie also pounded a double and drove in four runs. Osterbur hit a triple.

Halle Brazelton and Emma McKinney both finished with two hits. Hayden Dahl and Chloe Harper contributed one hit apiece.

Dahl delivered two RBI. Brazelton and McKinney each knocked in one run.

Martinie and Osterbur both crossed home plate three times. Scoring one run each were Dahl, McKinney and Ellie Ward.

Timera Blackburn-Kelley (9-1) pitched a complete-game six-hitter. She issued one walk and struck out six.

SJ-O (19-6) returns to action on Monday (April 29) at home against Monticello.

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Addy Martinie slugged a home run on Monday (April 22) for the third consecutive game, powering the St. Joseph-Ogden softball team to a 14-2 win at Maroa-Forsyth.

Martinie was 3-for-4, and also clubbed a double. She drove in a game-high four runs.

Timera Backburn-Kelly was the beneficiary of the offensive outburst. She pitched a five-inning two-hitter, striking out 10 batters and walking one. She improved her record to 8-1.

Other offensive stalwarts for SJ-O – with two hits apiece – were Grace Osterbur, Emma McKinney, Hayden Dahl and Chayse Palmer.

Dahl clubbed a home run and has hit an extra-base hit in her last four games. Osterbur ripped a triple. Palmer also hit a double.

Dahl delivered three RBI. Osterbur and Palmer both had two RBI.

Dahl scored three runs. Touching home plate twice each were Addison Frick, Osterbur and Ellie Ward. Scoring once were Martinie and Chloe Harper.

SJ-O (18-6) returns to action on Thursday (April 25) at home against Mahomet-Seymour.

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