By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com They were a group of 17 teen-aged girls, brought together during nine weeks of summer vacation 2019 for a series of softball games and practices. They played in France. They played in Ireland. They played throughout the United States. Five of them had just finished with […]
The 2019 SJ-O Homecoming Court was announced Friday. This year’s king and queen will be announced at the Homecoming dance with runners-up declared as the class choice for attendants. The SJ-O Homecoming Dance will be held in the high school practice gym from 8-11pm. The community is invited from 9-9:30 for […]
By FRED KRONERfred@sjodaily.com St. Joseph-Ogden’s girls’ 3,200-meter relay placed third in Monday’s 38th News-Gazette Honor Roll Track and Field meet at Urbana High School. The relay runners were Hannah Rajlich, Rylee Sjuts, Kailyn Ingram and Addie Allen. The foursome was timed in 10 minutes, 41.99 seconds. That relay is one […]
By FRED KRONERfred@sjodaily.com Officially, the wait was four days and three games. On Monday, St. Joseph-Ogden junior Bailey Dowling broke the state career record for softball home runs when she blasted a solo shot to right field in her first at-bat against visiting Charleston. It was the 61st home run […]
By FRED KRONERfred@sjodaily.com St. Joseph-Ogden cruised to team honors on Friday in its own 17-school Class 1A girls’ sectional track and field meet. The Spartans qualified individuals for state in seven events, along with all four relays. The state meet, for Class 1A, starts on Thursday at Eastern Illinois University, […]
St. Joseph Ogden’s Bailey Dowling has been named to USA Junior National Softball Team after spending a week in Florida.
