By: Laura Jacob, MS, RDN, CDCES, Christie Clinic Healthy nutrition plays a crucial role in our overall health and well-being, and can have significant impacts on our physical, mental, and emotional health. Here are some of the ways that healthy nutrition can impact our lives: Provides essential nutrients: A diet […]
By Fred Kroner The boys’ basketball season for St. Joseph-Ogden came to an end on Tuesday (Feb. 28) in the semifinal game of the Hercher Class 2A Sectional. The Spartans dropped their second decision of the year to Illini Prairie Conference rival Pontiac, 55-40. The previous loss was by 14 […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com When Maureen Short made her college decision to play softball, she picked Spoon River. When Audrey Short made her college decision to play softball, she selected Spoon River. When it came time for current St. Joseph-Ogden senior Katharine Short to make her college decision to play […]
By Fred Kroner Sixth-seeded Heritage scored an upset over third-seeded DeLand-Weldon on Monday (Feb. 27) in an IESA seventh-grade Class 1A regional quarterfinal tournament match at Champaign Holy Cross. Heritage upended D-W, 25-22, 11-25, 25-19. The victory snapped a seven-match losing streak. “Ryann McComas was all over the floor, keeping […]
By Fred Kroner The eighth-grade St. Joseph volleyball team completed the regular season on an eight-match winning streak. All eight of those wins came in two sets. After concluding play in the Manteno Tournament with two wins on Saturday (Feb. 11), St. Joseph produced wins over Judah Christian (25-6, 25-6), […]
By Fred Kroner The Oakwood/Salt Fork wrestling team made history on Saturday (Feb. 25) in the IHSA Class 1A team-dual state meet at Bloomington’s Grossinger Arena. In the program’s first-ever appearance on the state’s biggest stage, they took home a fourth-place trophy. Oakwood/Salt Fork assured itself of some hardware on […]
By Fred Kroner Ty Pence found himself in a location on Friday (Feb. 24) that many basketball players seek to find. “He was in a zone,” SJ-O boys’ basketball coach Kiel Duval said. Pence poured in a career-high 45 points – six away from the school’s single-game scoring record – […]
SPRINGFIELD – S&P Global Ratings announced Thursday that it had raised Illinois’ long-term credit rating to A-, up from BBB+, marking the seventh upgrade the state has received from a major rating agency in less than two years. The rating applies to roughly $27.7 billion in outstanding general obligation, or […]
By Isabella Zarate According to St. Joseph-Ogden High School student Emily Elsbernd, “Civic education is more important than ever in our country.” Elsbernd is one of the twelve members involved in Civics teacher Marshall Schacht’s Don Beckett’s Constitution Team. “The team teaches young voters the importance of informing themselves and […]
This photo album of Heritage Boys’ Basketball is sponsored by Christie Clinic. The album was taken by Amanda Sullivan Wells. To view the entire album visit https://sjodaily.smugmug.com/Heritage-Boys-Basketball-vs-Arcola.
