By Fred Kroner The Spartans delighted their homecoming crowd on Friday (Oct. 1) with their best defensive performance of the season in a 33-0 win over Bloomington Central Catholic at Dick Duval Field. SJ-O not only posted its first shutout of the season, but senior Ethan Vanliew returned an interception […]
By Fred Kroner Seniors Keaton Nolan and Coby Miller each scored three touchdowns on Friday (Sept. 24) as St. Joseph-Ogden scored a season’s high in points during a 60-36 romp at Stanford Olympia. Quarterback Evan Ingram completed 14 of 15 passes for 180 yards and five TDs. He hooked up […]
By Fred Kroner St. Joseph-Ogden’s football team broke into the win column in a big way on Friday (Sept. 17), building a 35-point halftime lead en route to a 48-7 Illini Prairie Conference triumph at home over Chillicothe IVC. Spartan coach Shawn Skinner praised the leadership of five seniors – […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Spartans went 4-4 in the Illini Prairie Conference dual-meet series, which ended on Saturday at Pontiac, and placed fifth in the nine-team event. Individually, two SJ-O athletes compiled 7-1 records during the two-day competition. A.J. Wagner (113 pounds) won all but one of his bouts, […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Five Spartans posted at least one pin on Saturday during a series of dual meets at Robinson. SJ-O went 1-3 for the day in its dual meets, edging Lawrenceville 36-33 after losing to Cumberland 39-33, Mount Carmel 46-18 and Robinson 59-21. A.J. Wagner (113 pounds), Isaiah […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com St. Joseph-Ogden’s A.J. Wagner won all three of his matches on Saturday to win the 113-pound weight class in the Rex Avery Porta Invitational in Petersburg. Wagner is 7-1 for the season and had one pin. He was top-seeded in his weight class. Wagner was among […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Spartans (4-1) dropped their home-opener on Tuesday, 65-44, to Paris. Taylor Barnes scored a team-high nine points. Finishing with six points apiece were Alyssa Hamilton, Payton Jacob and Ashlyn Lannert. Paris jumped into a 14-6 lead after one quarter. Lannert and Katie Cramer were picked […]
