St. Joseph-Ogden battled back from a one-set deficit on Tuesday (Oct. 19) to beat Paxton-Buckley-Loda and reach the 20-win mark for the season.

With Becca Steinbach registering a double-double (29 assists and 10 digs), SJ-O bounced PBL 23-25, 25-21, 25-17. Steinbach also had one kill.

Kennedi Burnett contributed 13 digs, eight kills, five service aces, two blocks and an assist.

Shayne Immke turned in an 11-dig, eight-kill, two-block and one-ace performance.

Hannah Fox recorded 13 digs, two assists and an ace in the team’s final regular-season home match.

 SJ-O (20-4) returns to action on Thursday (Oct. 21) at Bloomington Central Catholic.

The Spartans have enjoyed 20-win seasons in volleyball in 13 of the past 14 years. The lone exception was the COVID-shortened season of 2020-21, when SJ-O was 17-3.

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Kennedi Burnett’s double-double sparked the St. Joseph-Ogden volleyball team to a 25-8, 25-15 win at Stanford Olympia on Thursday (Oct. 14).

Burnett recorded 10 kills and 10 digs. She also had two service aces.

Hannah Fox also had 10 digs. Becca Steinbach doled out 19 assists.

Shayne Immke registered seven digs, four kills and an ace. Rachel Divan finished with three kills and three blocks.

On Saturday (Oct. 16), the Spartans journeyed to Chillicothe and swept IVC, 25-20, 28-26.

Burnett collected another double-double with 10 kills and 10 digs.

Addie Roesch had eight kills and six digs. Ashley Eldridge had six kills and three blocks. Immke contributed four kills and seven digs. Divan chipped in with three blocks.

Steinbach finished with 26 assists and six digs. Burnett also had one service ace.

SJ-O (19-4) returns to action on Monday (Oct. 18) at home against Warrensburg-Latham.

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The Spartans started the week with volleyball victories at home on back-to-back nights.

St. Joseph-Ogden overpowered Prairie Central on Tuesday (Oct. 12), 25-15, 25-4, and took care of Fisher on Wednesday (Oct. 13), 25-13, 25-9.

Against PC, Shayne Immke stroked seven kills and Kennedi Burnett laced four kills. Burnett had a team-high 16 digs along with two service aces.

Becca Steinbach amassed 23 assists and six digs. Immke added two digs and an ace.

Against Fisher, Hannah Fox totaled 11 digs and Burnett contributed 10 digs in the two-set sweep.

Burnett also chipped in with six kills and an ace. Steinbach ended with 22 assists and five digs.

SJ-O (17-4) puts a four-match winning streak on the line on Thursday (Oct. 14) at Stanford Olympia.

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Shayne Immke and Addie Roesch each produced eight kills on Thursday (Oct. 7) as the St. Joseph-Ogden volleyball team dispatched Salt Fork 25-17, 25-20, in Catlin.

Immke and Roesch also had two blocks apiece.

Kennedi Burnett slapped six kills and collected a team-high 12 digs. Immke had five digs and Roesch had two digs.

Becca Steinbach finished with 22 assists, to go with five digs. Hannah Fox totaled three service aces. She also had seven digs and two assists.

SJ-O (15-4) returns to action on Tuesday (Oct. 12) at home against Prairie Central.

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St. Joseph-Ogden followed up on a loss Monday (Oct. 4) at Tri-Valley by sweeping Monticello at home on Tuesday (Oct. 5).

Junior Shayne Immke had a team-high 11 digs in a 25-7, 26-24 victory over Monticello. She also had three kills and three service aces.

Addie Roesch landed seven kills, to go with two service aces and one dig. Kennedi Burnett finished with five aces, four kills and four digs.

Becca Steinbach handed out 15 assists and added three digs. Hannah Fox collected nine digs and chipped in with one assist.

In the 25-14, 25-15 loss at Tri-Valley, Steinbach had 11 assists.

SJ-O (14-4) returns to action on Thursday (Oct. 7) at Salt Fork.

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A double-double by senior Kennedi Burnett lifted the St. Joseph-Ogden volleyball team to a two-set sweep at home against Rantoul on Thursday (Sept. 30).

Burnett totaled 10 kills and 10 digs in the Spartans’ 25-7, 25-25 triumph. She also had three blocks.

Becca Steinbach handed out 20assists. Addie Roesch landed four kills and Rachel Divan collected three kills.

Roesch and Steinbach each contributed four digs. Roesch served two aces and Steinbach added one kill.

SJ-O (13-3) returns to action on Monday (Oct. 4) at Downs Tri-Valley.

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Kennedi Burnett was one kill shy of a double-double on Monday (Sept. 27) as the St. Joseph-Ogden volleyball team captured a 25-11, 25-16 victory at Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley.

Burnett registered 12 digs and nine kills to go along with a team-high five service aces.

Sophomores Rachel Divan and Addie Roesch each landed five kills. Divan had one block and Roesch contributed one ace.

Becca Steinbach distributed 22 assists and chipped in with four digs and one ace. Hannah Fox had eight digs and three assists.

SJ-O (12-3) returns to action on Thursday (Sept. 30) at home against Rantoul.

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Hannah Fox had 10 digs, Kennedi Burnett had nine digs and Shayne Immke added seven digs as St. Joseph-Ogden captured a two-set volleyball sweep at Pontiac, 25-16, 25-12, on Thursday (Sept. 23).

Becca Steinbach assisted on 23 kills. Addie Roesch landed a team-high nine kills. Burnett totaled six kills.

Roesch and Steinbach each added one service ace.

SJ-O (11-3) returns to action on Monday (Sept. 27) at Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley.

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A balanced offense and a balanced defense provided the spark on Monday (Sept. 20) as the St. Joseph-Ogden volleyball team zoomed past Urbana, 25-11, 25-12.

Kenndi Burnett powered nine kills. Shayne Immke had six kills and Ashley Eldridge added five kills.

Hanna Fox led with eight digs. Just behind her, with seven digs apiece, were Burnett and Becca Steinbach.

Steinbach registered 24 assists and served two aces. Immke finished with two digs.

On Tuesday (Sept. 21), the Spartans dropped a two-set match at home to Tolono Unity 25-13, 25-21.

Steinbach totaled 13 assists and six digs. Burnett wound up with seven digs and six kills. Fox posted eight digs.

SJ-O (10-3) returns to action on Thursday (Sept. 23) at Pontiac.

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Senior setter Becca Steinbach doled out 12 assists on Thursday (Sept. 16), but the St. Joseph-Ogden volleyball team fell on the road to St. Thomas More, 25-15, 25-21, in Champaign.

Steinbach also had three digs and two aces.

Kennedi Burnett landed five kills to go with five digs and three service aces.

Ashley Eldridge and Addie Roesch each added three kills. Eldridge also had two blocks while Roesch added two digs and an ace.

Hannah Fox finished with four digs.

SJ-O (9-2) returns to action on Monday (Sept. 20) at Urbana.

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