Emma McKinney totaled 16 assists and three digs on Thursday (Oct. 31) for St. Joseph-Ogden, which dropped a 25-15, 25-13 decision to St. Thomas More in the regional championship volleyball match in the Oakwood IHSA Class 2A Regional.

Ava Seggebruch landed six kills along with five digs and two blocks. Tinley Ideus contributed four kills and 10 digs. Ally Schmitz added five kills.

Thea Smith collected four digs and one service ace. Reese Wheatley ended with two blocks.

SJ-O had a final season record of 18-19.

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Tinley Ideus and Emma McKinney each registered double-doubles on Tuesday (Oct. 29) as the St. Joseph-Ogden volleyball team avenged a previous loss to Tolono Unity with a semifinal triumph in the Oakwood Class 2A IHSA regional.

The Spartans posted a 25-17, 19-25, 25-16 victory against an opponent they lost to in straight sets in September.

Ideus recorded 10 kills and 10 digs. McKinney finished with 23 assists and 11 digs.

Ava Seggebruch (seven kills and 10 digs), Ally Schmitz (four kills and nine digs), Katie Ericksen (two aces and nine digs) and Reese Wheatley (four blocks) were other major contributors for SJ-O.

The Spartans (18-18) return to action at 6 p.m. on Thursday (Oct. 31) at Oakwood against St. Thomas More (32-4), another school they lost to in straight sets in September. Unity ends the year with a 21-14-1 record.

SJ-O has won five of its last seven matches.

On Monday (Oct. 28), Schmitz pounded seven kills and teammates McKinney and Ideus had six and four kills, respectively as SJ-O opened postseason play with a 25-17, 25-10 regional quarterfinal win over Oakwood (9-18) in Fithian.

Thea Smith totaled 11 digs and Seggebruch turned in seven digs. Ideus and Schmitz each produced six digs.

McKinney handed out 18 assists. Wheatley collected three blocks and Seggebruch served two aces.

The Spartans are chasing their third regional title in volleyball in the past four years.

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Ava Seggebruch totaled five digs, three kills and two blocks on Thursday (Oct. 24) for St. Joseph-Ogden’s volleyball team, which ended the regular season at home with a 25-11, 25-17 loss to Bloomington Central Catholic.

Emma McKinney collected four digs and three assists. Tinley Ideus also had four digs.

SJ-O (16-18) returns to action on Monday (Oct. 28) at Oakwood in the Oakwood IHSA Class 2A Regional quarterfinals.

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Katie Ericksen amassed 11 digs on Tuesday (Oct. 22) for the St. Joseph-Ogden volleyball team, which handed Paxton-Buckley-Loda a 25-20, 25-14 loss at home.

Tinley Ideus and Ava Seggebruch each put down six kills. Ideus had nine digs and Seggebruch had five.

Emma McKinney recorded 14 assists, six digs and three kills while teammate Thea Smith contributed five digs.

Reese Wheatley finished with three kills and Addi Childers ended with two service aces.

On Monday (Oct. 21), Seggebruch totaled five kills and four digs for SJ-O, which dropped a 25-13, 25-13 decision at home to Downs Tri-Valley.

McKinney collected seven assists and six digs while Ideus added six digs and two kills. Smith had five digs and Wheatley ended with two kills.

SJ-O (16-17) returns to action on Thursday (Oct. 24) in its regular-season home finale against Bloomington Central Catholic.

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St. Joseph-Ogden’s volleyball team split its four matches on Saturday (Oct. 19) in the Bradley-Bourbonnais Tournament.

The Spartans defeated Kankakee (25-18, 25-20) and Rock Island (25-24, 25-18), but lost to Newark (25-23, 25-16) and Tri-Valley (25-23, 25-20).

Ava Seggebruch blasted 25 kills for the day and shared the team lead in digs with Katie Ericksen. Each player had 27 digs.

Seggebruch also had three blocks.

Tinley Ideus wound up with 17 kills, 23 digs, three service aces and three assists.

Reese Wheatley put down 12 kills and posted a team-leading six blocks.

Emma McKiney distributed 60 assists to go with 21 digs and five service aces.

Thea Smith turned in 17 digs for the day.

SJ-O (15-16) returns to action on Monday (Oct. 21) at home against Downs Tri-Valley.

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Ava Seggebruch collected six kills and six digs on Wednesday (Oct. 16) as the St. Joseph-Ogden volleyball team landed a 25-17, 25-20 win at Fisher.

Tinley Ideus added five kills and nine digs.

Addi Childers and Ava Midkiff each finished with four kills. Childers contributed two blocks as well.

Emma McKinney distributed 16 assists. Thea Smith ended with six digs.

On Tuesday (Oct. 15), McKinney turned in a double-double (11 assists and 10 digs) for SJ-O, which dropped a 25-21, 25-20 decision at Prairie Central.

McKinney also had two service aces as did Childers.

Ideus led the Spartans with seven kills. Childers and Midkiff finished with three kills apiece. Childers also contributed two blocks.

SJ-O (13-14) returns to action on Saturday (Oct.19) in a tournament at Bradley-Bourbonnais.

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Emma McKinney collected 15 assists and four service aces on Thursday (Oct. 10) as St. Joseph-Ogden handed visiting Salt Fork a 25-15, 25-14 defeat.

Tinley Ideus totaled six kills and five digs.

Ava Midkiff and Ava Seggebruch both landed four kills.

Katie Ericksen served three aces. Reese Wheatley finished with two blocks.

Thea Smith posted a team-high 13 digs.

SJ-O (12-13) returns to action on Tuesday (Oct. 15) at Prairie Central.

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Monticello rallied from a one-set deficit on Tuesday (Oct. 8) to defeat St. Joseph-Ogden 22-25, 25-15, 25-20 in an Illini Prairie Conference match on the Sages’ court.

SJ-O (11-13) returns to action on Thursday (Oct. 10) against Salt Fork.

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St. Joseph-Ogden’s volleyball team had matches on four consecutive nights last week.

The Spartans rallied to win at Rantoul, 25-27, 25-22, 25-16, on Thursday (Oct. 3). A day earlier, SJ-O dropped a 25-8, 25-14 decision at Cissna Park. On Tuesday (Oct. 1), the team swept Tuscola, 25-12, 25-11.

The week started with a 25-19, 25-12 loss at home to IVC on Monday (Sept.30).

Against Rantoul, Tinley Ideus pounded 15 kills and Ava Seggebruch smashed seven kills for SJ-O. Olivia Learned had 14 assists and Emma McKinney ended with eight assists.

Reese Wheatley totaled three blocks and Seggebruch served four aces. Katie Erickson contributed 11 digs and Thea Smith had 10 digs.

Against Cissna Park, McKinney had three assists and Learned had two assists. Seggebruch had two kills and Ideus finished with five digs.

Against Tuscola, McKinney handed out 12 assists and Addi Brooks ended with nine assists.

Seggebruch swatted eight kills and Kenzie Atwood tossed in four kills. Ideus had 11 digs, Erickson had 10 digs and Ally Schmitz had eight digs.

SJ-O (11-12) returns to action on Tuesday (Oct. 8) at Monticello.

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Ava Seggebruch collected six kills on Monday (Sept. 30) for the St. Joseph-Ogden volleyball team, which dropped a 25-19, 25-12 decision at home to Chillicothe IVC.

Emma McKinney finished with 20 assists and four digs.

Addi Childers and Tinley Ideus both landed two kills. Ideus also contributed eight digs.

Kenzie Atwood served two aces and Katie Ericksen ended with seven digs.

SJ-O (9-11) returns to action on Thursday (Oct. 3) at Rantoul.

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