Sunday, January 12, 2025
By Fred Kroner The St. Joseph Panthers eighth-grade team opened the junior high girls’ basketball season on Thursday (Sept. 21) at home with a 23-7 triumph over Tuscola. Ainsley Dirksmeyer led the way, scoring 10 points. Megan Kearney contributed five points and Brooklyn Stevens chipped in with four points. St. […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com For the third consecutive year and the sixth time in the past nine years, the St. Joseph Middle School baseball team has qualified for the IESA Class 2A state tournament. The Panthers secured their berth in the Elite Eight on Saturday (Sept. 23), recovering from a […]
According to the 2023-24 U.S. News & World Report, St. Joseph-Ogden High School ranked #103 among 723 high schools in Illinois. This rank is up from 2021 (based on 2018-19 data), when the school ranked #107 on the report. On a national level, St. Joseph-Ogden ranked #2,890 of 17,680 schools. […]
By Fred Kroner Alex Acosta made the lone goal for the St. Joseph-Ogden soccer team on Saturday (Sept. 23) in a 5-1 loss at Oakwood/Salt Fork. Acosta’s 20th goal of the year came on a penalty kick. The teams played a scoreless first half. Jackson Colvin and Logan Patton each […]
By Fred Kroner Savanna Franzen placed 16th and Chloe Burkhalter ended in 20th on Saturday (Sept. 23) in the 51st Spartan Classic girls’ cross-country invitational. Franzen’s 3-mile time was 19 minutes, 03.08 seconds. Burkhalter was timed in 19:19.39. In the 22-school team race, host SJ-O placed ninth with 309 points. […]
By Fred Kroner St. Joseph-Ogden’s boys’ cross-country team ran second on Saturday (Sept. 23) in the 51st annual Spartan Classic cross-country invitational. Tuscola totaled 20 points and captured team honors. Host SJ-O was the runner-up with 86 points in the 23-school field. In a race with 167 competitors, SJ-O senior […]
By Fred Kroner St. Joseph-Ogden extended its volleyball winning streak to eight matches on Thursday (Sept. 21) with a two-set sweep at Pontiac, 25-17, 25-17. The senior trio of Katie Ericksen, Peyton Williams and Halle Brazelton combined for 27 digs. Ericksen recorded 10 digs, Williams had nine and Brazelton eight. […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com St. Joseph-Ogden’s football team had enough things go their way on Friday (Sept. 22) at state-ranked Carterville that they were in position to win the non-conference game. SJ-O just needed one more thing to go its way to gain a victory in a game it lost […]
By Fred Kroner St. Joseph-Ogden’s volleyball team notched its 11th two-set sweep of the season on Monday (Sept. 18) and its 15th total win by overpowering Marshall, 25-9, 25-14. Addie Roesch and Peyton Williams highlighted the offensive attack by drilling eight kills apiece. Roesch also had eight digs, two service […]
By Fred Kroner Ashten Cafarelli finished sixth and earned all-conference accolades for St. Joseph-Ogden on Tuesday (Sept. 19) in the Illini Prairie Conference boys’ golf tournament. Cafarelli fired an 80. Teammate Talen Miller posted an 89. Other Spartans who contributed to the team score were Ashten Pruemer (96) and Devin […]
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