Medalist Jacob Kern led the St. Joseph-Ogden boys’ golf team past two opponents on Thursday (Sept. 9) in a triangular meet at Indian Springs.

Kern fired a 4-over-par 40 and was three shots ahead of the runner-up teammate Maddux Carter.

SJ-O’s McGwire Atwood tied for third with a 46. Another Spartan, Jack Robertson, finished in a share of fifth place with a 50.

Other SJ-O scores were Logan Smith (51) and Andrew Beyers (64).

The Spartans had a team composite of 179. Runner-up Tri-Valley came in at 199 and Fisher was third with a 217.

On Monday (Sept. 13), Kern was the team’s low scorer in the Champaign County Invitational at Lincolnshire Fields Country Club.

Kern carded an 86. SJ-O placed fourth among five schools that fielded full teams. Mahomet-Seymour won meet honors (339) followed by Champaign Central (342). SJ-O had a 380 and placed seventh in an eight-team field.

The Spartans’ other competitors were Carter (95), Atwood (99), Robertson (100), Smith (105) and Beyers (114).

SJ-O (9-1) returns to action on Thursday (Sept. 16) at Villa Grove.

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The Spartans’ boys’ golf team suffered its first loss of the season on Thursday (Sept. 2), placing second in a three-school meet at Willow Pond, in Rantoul.

Monticello, which had the three lowest scores, was the meet champion with a composite of 164. SJ-O was next at 181. Rantoul/PBL was third at 190.

SJ-O junior Maddux Carter fired a team-best 43 and finished in fourth place individually.

Other Spartan leaders were: Logan Smith (45), Jacob Kern (46), McGwire Atwood (47), Jack Robertson (51) and Talan Miller (57).

Other Spartans who competed were Tyler Buss (56) and Connor Hale (59).

On Friday (Sept. 3), Kern posted the Spartans’ top score in the Viking Invitational at Danville’s Turtle Run Golf Course.

His 18-hole score was 87.

Other SJ-O scores were Carter (89), Atwood (95), Smith (108), Robertson (102) and Andrew Beyers (117).

SJ-O (7-1) returns to action on Thursday (Sept. 9) at Indian Springs Golf Club against Tri-Valley.

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Medalist Jacob Kern led the St. Joseph-Ogden golf team to a dual-meet victory over Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin, 188-215, on Tuesday (Aug. 31) on the back nine at Willow Pond, in Rantoul.

Kern captured medalist honors by three shots over teammates Maddux Carter and Jack Robertson, each of whom posted 47s.

Other scores for the Spartans were: McGwire Atwood (50), Logan Smith (51) and Andrew Beyers (58).

SJ-O (6-0 in duals and triangulars) returns to action on Thursday (Sept. 2) at Willow Pond against Rantoul.

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St. Joseph-Ogden won the first half, but Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin captured the second half and the victory in Friday’s Class 2A boys’ basketball regional championship game at the Spartans’ sold-out gymnasium.

B-H/R-A improved to 32-0 with a 38-28 triumph. The game attracted an estimated 1,500 spectators.

Ty Pence scored 14 points and Chance Izard had 11 to lead the Spartans. The team’s other three points were scored by Payton Grimsley.

The Spartans held a 19-14 halftime lead, but managed just eight points thereafter.

Drew Coursey cleared six rebounds in the season-finale. Jordan Kelly handled five rebounds. Payton Cain had three assists.

SJ-O ends the season with a 23-9 record.

The deep and balanced Spartans had seven squad members lead – or share the team-lead – in rebounding this season.

Cain led the way in 10 games, followed by Coursey (nine games) and Conner Hodge (eight games). Pence led in seven games.

Kelly led in rebounding twice and teammates Andrew Beyers and Grimsley each led once.

Pence had the top single-game performance, with 12 rebounds.

Izard was the scoring leader in 17 games, followed by Pence (10), Cain (seven) and Hodge (one).

Izard registered a 36-point game, followed by Pence with a 28-point performance.

Izard ended the year with 83 three-pointers. Pence totaled 57 and Kelly had 14.

Izard posted the highest scoring average for the team this season (16.2 points per game), followed by Pence (12.8) and Cain (9.0).

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St. Joseph-Ogden’s boys’ basketball team opened its season with a win on Tuesday, despite missing 9 of 17 free throws in the opening round of the 31st Spartan Classic.

SJ-O upended Georgetown-Ridge Farm, 65-37.

Chance Izard scored 19 points and Jordan Kelly added 12 points for the Spartans, who turned a 7-4 lead after one quarter into a 21-11 advantage at halftime.

Izard and Kelly were two of five SJ-O players who connected on a three-pointer.

Coach Keil Duval started four seniors – Payton Cain, Drew Coursey, Conner Hodge and Izard – along with freshman Ty Pence.

Cain scored eight points, Pence had seven and Luke Renfrew chipped in with six points.

SJ-O continued its winning ways on Wednesday, knocking off Notre Dame de La Salette, 48-37.

Cain registered a double-double with 10 points and 10 steals.

Pence ended with eight points, including 4-of-4 from the free throw line in a game where the Spartans were 6-of-12 overall from the line.

Izard and Andrew Beyers each scored seven points.

Cain collected a team-high seven rebounds. Pence and Hodge each gathered four rebounds.

The Spartans scored nine of the game’s first 10 points and held a 41-20 fourth-quarter lead.

The Spartans (2-0) return to action at 8 p.m. on Friday against Cissna Park.

All six teams will play twice in the round-robin event on Saturday. The final-day SJ-O games will be at 11:30 a.m. against Schlarman Academy and at 7 p.m. against Watseka.

St. Joseph-Ogden Girls’ basketball

The Spartans trailed after each of the first two quarters on Monday against Tuscola, but rallied to register a 50-46 overtime win.

Katie Cramer scored 14 points to lead SJ-O. Both Cramer and Payton Jacob nailed three-pointers in OT to help the Spartans pull away.

Taylor Barnes scored nine points and Abby Behrens added eight for SJ-O.

SJ-O (5-1) returns to action tonight at Danville. The Spartans received votes in the first Class 2A state poll, which was released on Wednesday.

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Dade Allinger 6’2″ 2020
Andrew Beyers 5’11” 2022
Payton Cain 6’0″ 2020
Drew Coursey 6’0″ 2020
Payton Grimsley 5’9″ 2020
Conner Hodge 6’3″ 2020
Lukas Hutcherson 5’9″ 2021
Evan Ingram 5’10” 2022
Chance Izard 5’10” 2020
Jordan Kelly 5’9″ 2020
Ty Pence 6’4″ 2023
Luke Renfrew 6’0″ 2020
Braydon Rupert 6’8″ 2020
Jackson Rydell 6’3″ 2021
Brayden Weaver 5’8″ 2020

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