By Fred Kroner One of the hottest football teams in the Illini Prairie Conference continued its upward trend on Friday (Oct. 15). St. Joseph-Ogden posted its fifth consecutive victory, winning its Senior Night regular-season home finale, 29-6, against Rantoul at Dick Duval Field. During the winning streak, the Spartans have […]
By Fred Kroner Sophomore Layne Rund caught two touchdown passes and ran for one score on Friday (Oct. 8) as Villa Grove’s football team dealt visiting Tri-County a 55-6 loss. “He is confident in his routes and is coming on strong at the right time,” Villa Grove coach Heath Wilson […]
By Fred Kroner Freshman Savanna Franzen and senior Ava Knap were the individual leaders on Tuesday (Oct. 5) in the Illini Prairie Conference girls’ cross-country meet at Stanford Olympia. Franzen was the individual champion in the 58-runner field, completing the 3-mile course in 18 minutes, 16.4 seconds. Knap was the […]
By Fred Kroner St. Joseph-Ogden’s top-ranked Class 1A boys’ cross-country team sprinted to victory on Tuesday (Oct. 5) in the 11-school Illini Prairie Conference meet at Stanford Olympia. In a field of 75 runners, six Spartans placed among the top 16, leading SJ-O to the conference championship. SJ-O’s composite point […]
By Fred Kroner Senior Ava Knap was the front-runner for the St. Joseph-Ogden girls’ cross-country team on Saturday (Oct. 2) in Indiana’s Nike XC Town Twilight Meet. She ran the 5,000-meter course in 19 minutes, 25.6 seconds and ended 17th in a field of 149 competitors. Rounding out the Spartans’ […]
By Fred Kroner The top four runners on the St. Joseph-Ogden boys’ cross-country team finished within 27 seconds of one another on Saturday (Oct. 2) in Indiana at the Nike XC Town Twilight Meet. In a field of 239 runners, SJ-O senior Luke Stegall was 83rd (17 minutes, 22.7 seconds […]
By Fred Kroner St. Joseph-Ogden’s Jacob Kern placed 12th in a field of 54 golfers on Tuesday (Sept. 21) in the Illini Prairie Conference tournament at Prairie Vista, in Bloomington. Kern shot an 82, his best 18-hole round of the season. A junior, Kern missed all-conference designation by one stroke. […]
By Fred Kroner St. Joseph-Ogden sophomore Logan Smith captured medalist honors on Thursday (Sept. 16) in a three-school boys’ golf meet at Tri-City Country Club, in Villa Grove. Smith fired a season-low 41 to win by one shot over teammate Maddux Carter and Okaw Valley’s Trey Hall. Other SJ-O scores […]
By Fred Kroner St. Joseph-Ogden’s football team broke into the win column in a big way on Friday (Sept. 17), building a 35-point halftime lead en route to a 48-7 Illini Prairie Conference triumph at home over Chillicothe IVC. Spartan coach Shawn Skinner praised the leadership of five seniors – […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Spartans moved closer to an undisputed Illini Prairie Conference championship after a Senior Night win at home on Friday over Chillicothe IVC, 60-54. The win helped SJ-O improve to 9-0 in IPC games with one league game remaining. Chance Izard posted 18 points, Ty Pence […]
