By FRED KRONERfred@sjodaily.com In a two-game baseball sweep on Saturday at Hoopeston, the Comets pounded 14 of 30 total hits for extra bases. In the first game, Oakwood topped Cissna Park 6-1. In the second game, the Comets blasted the host Cornjerkers, 15-6, in a Vermilion Valley Conference game. Isaiah […]
By FRED KRONERfred@sjodaily.com Thanks to champions in four events and runner-up performances in six events, SJ-O captured team honors on Friday in its own 15-school Lady Spartan Classic. SJ-O amassed 133 ½ points. Runner-up Monticello ended with 120 points. Three individuals and one relay led the way for the Spartans. […]
Moms and dads, aunts and uncles, grandmas and grandpas often collect drawings from the children they love and hang them on the refrigerator. Seldom does a child’s drawing make it into the hands of a stranger. Rarely is a child’s drawing sold for $700. But for 17-year old Jordan Stiverson […]
A lot has happened in 34 years. Becoming a teacher isn’t what Sandra Whalen set out to do, but after she took an elementary education class at Eastern Illinois University, it became apparent that being in the classroom with children is what she wanted to do. “I really loved being […]
By FRED KRONERfred@sjodaily.com Villa Grove/Heritage baseball improved to 7-1 in conference play with Monday’s 11-0 victory at Tri-County. The shutout was the Hawks’ fifth of the spring. Pitchers Keagan Patterson and Evan Wilson teamed up on a one-hitter. Patterson walked two and struck out two in four innings. Wilson retired […]
By FRED KRONERfred@sjodaiy.com After falling behind by one run in the top of the seventh inning, Oakwood tallied two runs in the bottom of the frame to pull out a walk-off 10-9 triumph on Wednesday over visiting Westville. Josh Young was 4-for-4 to lead the Comets’ attack. Young knocked in […]
By FRED KRONERfred@sjodaily.com Atleigh Hamilton participated in both events that St. Joseph-Ogden won in the Illini Prairie Conference track and field meet this week. The 10-school event was held at Bloomington Central Catholic. It started on Tuesday and, due to weather issues, concluded on Wednesday. Hamilton was the individual winner […]
It’s not time to get antsy. Not yet. When the beginning of May rolls around and the majority of the fields throughout East Central Illinois aren’t plowed or seeded, onlookers begin to worry about the upcoming crop season. But not every farmer is panicking yet. “Soil moisture is never a […]
2019 SJO YOUTH SUMMER CAMPS Boys Basketball Youth Camp: May 29, 30, 31 (8 AM-1:30 PM) Baseball Youth Camp: June 3, 4, 5 (8 AM-12:15 PM) Girls Basketball Youth Camp: June 3, 4, 5 (9 AM-12 PM) (1:30-3:30) Softball Youth Camp: June 6, 7: 9 AM-1:30 PM Football Youth Camp: […]
In East Central Illinois, farmland is nearly everywhere. At one time, farmland sustained families and incomes, lifestyles and dreams. And while that is true for some today, the tasks that happen on the land are often unknown, although they impact nearly every aspect of any human’s life. Since 1993, the […]
