In the final week of the regular season, St. Joseph won four games in five days, including three wins in a row by shutout. The shutout streak started on Tuesday (Sept. 7) in the home finale, 10-0, over Champaign St. Matthew. On Wednesday (Sept. 8), the Panthers blanked Urbana 19-0 […]
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Houchens leads Panther baseball over three games
By Fred Kroner Bryson Houchens has been on a week-long tear for the St. Joseph Junior High baseball team. In a three-game span from Tuesday (Aug. 31) through Tuesday (Sept. 7), Houchens had six hits in nine at-bats. Four of his hits landed for extra bases and two were home […]
St. Joseph baseball picks up third consecutive win
By Fred Kroner The St. Joseph Panthers collected a 9-1 baseball win on Monday (Aug. 23) over Champaign Edison, the team’s third straight win. Bryson Houchens picked up the win. In six innings, he allowed five hits, no walks and struck out seven. Gary Page pitched the final inning to […]
St. Joseph-Ogden Football field to be named “Dick Duval Field”
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Good news came in small doses for Dick Duval during much of the past 76 days. The month of May, however, has seen a significant upswing for the former St. Joseph-Ogden High School teacher and coach. He was surprised by a drive-by parade at his home […]
Schools look to tackle teen vaping with staff and student education
BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com At the time current administrators and teachers were preparing to work with students, vaping was not something they were expecting to face. At the time parents of today’s teenagers had their children, “juuling” wasn’t a term. In fact, while many of those educators were working towards […]