Senior Jared Emmert and freshman Collin Thomey produced hat tricks on Saturday (Oct. 9) as St.  Joseph-Ogden opened postseason play at home with an 8-0 shutout at home over Unity in an IHSA Class 1A regional quarterfinal soccer match.

Emmert also had two assists.

Jackson Greer had one goal and two assists. The Spartans’ other goal was by Owen Baltzell.

Hunter Ketchum (five saves) and Carter Mabry (two saves) combined for the shutout, the Spartans’ fifth of the season.

Fifth-seeded SJ-O (13-8-1) returns to action in the semifinals at St. Thomas More on Wednesday (Oct. 13) against fourth-seeded Monticello.

On Thursday (Oct. 7), four first-half goals were all that St. Joseph-Ogden needed in its regular-season soccer home finale.

The 4-0 margin over Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond stood up when lightning forced the second half to be called off.

Thomey scored his team-high 10^th goal to get the Spartans on the board.

Before the first half ended Greer, Logan Mills and Olivia Baltzell all found the back of the net.

Emmert wound up with two assists.

Goalkeepers Ketchum (five saves) and Mabry (three saves) teamed up for the shutout.

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Owen Baltzell scored two goals and Jackson Greer distributed two assists on Thursday (Sept. 30) as the St. Joseph-Ogden soccer team won at home over Rantoul, 5-3.

Also netting goals for SJ-O were Greer, Jared Emmert and Collin Thomey.

Teammates with assists were Will Page and Spencer Wilson.

Greer has a team-high six assists. The Spartans’ leading scorers are Aiden Cromwell (10) and Thomey (nine).

Goalkeeper Hunter Ketchum stopped 11 shots.

SJ-O (11-7-1) returns to action on Monday (Oct. 4) at Watseka.

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Aiden Cromwell netted two first-half goals and Spencer Wilson added a goal and an assist before intermission, leading St. Joseph-Ogden to a 6-1 soccer victory over Tolono Unity.

SJ-O led 4-0 at halftime. Brennan Haake, Collin Thomey and Charlie Schmitz had the Spartans’ other goals.

Garrett Siems, Jackson Greer and Will Page also added assists.

Hunter Ketchum put up six saves.

SJ-O (8-6-1) returns to action on Thursday (Sept. 23) at home against St. Thomas More.

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The Spartans’ soccer team won one of three matches in the two-day Cornjerker Classic, in Hoopeston, which ended on Saturday (Sept. 11).

SJ-O was shut out by Grant Park, 2-0, and Monticello, 1-0. The Spartans edged Iroquois West, 1-0, on a Collin Thomey goal which was assisted by Brennan Haake.

The shutout was the team’s first of the season.

For the season, SJ-O is 3-2 in matches decided by one goal.

SJ-O (5-5-1) returns to action on Wednesday (Sept. 15) at Stanford Olympia.

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St. Joseph-Ogden dropped a 4-3 decision at Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin on Monday (Sept. 6).

The Spartans overcame a two-goal first-half deficit and created a 2-2 tie in the second half before again falling behind by two goals.

Collin Thomey had a goal and an assist for SJ-O. Teammate Spencer Wilson had two assists.

The Spartans’ first goal was scored by Aiden Cromwell. The team’s next goal came from Jackson Greer.

Hunter Ketchum had eight saves.

On Tuesday (Sept. 7), the Spartans were shut out for the first time this season. Fisher/GCMS scored once in each half to post a 2-0 win.

Ketchum had 11 saves.

SJ-O (4-3-1) returns to action on Friday (Sept. 10) and Saturday (Sept. 11) at Hoopeston’s Cornjerker Classic.

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Collin Thomey and Jared Emmert each scored two goals on Monday (Aug. 30) as the St.  Joseph-Ogden soccer team topped visiting Danville Schlarman Academy, 4-1.

SJ-O led 3-0 at intermission.

Three Spartans had assists: Garrett Siems, Jackson Greer and Brennan Haake.

Goalkeeper Hunter Ketchum collected 11 saves.

SJ-O (3-1-1) returns to action on Thursday (Sept. 2) at Hoopeston Area.

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The St. Joseph Middle School seventh-grade boys’ basketball team started the season off with five consecutive wins.

Three different squad members have led the team in scoring during the early-season contests.

Tanner Siems scored eight points in a 35-22 win over Oakwood.

Against Tuscola, in a 31-26 victory, Collin Thomey scored 12 points.

Thomey and Kendrick Johnson shared the team-lead in scoring in a narrow 24-23 triumph over Monticello, collecting 11 points apiece.

Johnson hit 11 points again in a 26-14 verdict over Tolono Unity.

In a 48-8 win over Salt Fork, Johnson tallied 13 points.

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