BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Chance Izard scored 29 points on Tuesday as the Spartans won their ninth consecutive boys’ basketball game, earning a 66-53 Illini Prairie Conference decision at Rantoul. Ty Pence hit 14 points and Jordan Kelly contributed nine points. Kelly and Conner Hodge shared the team lead in […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com With wins on back-to-back nights, the Spartans extended their winning streak to eight games. On Friday, SJ-O improved to 7-0 in Illini Prairie Conference games with a 63-52 win at Pontiac. On Saturday, the Spartans opened up a 44-16 halftime lead against Auburn and went on […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Spartans’ 10th loss of the season, Thursday’s 54-52 setback at Bloomington Central Catholic, was the team’s fifth loss settled by nine points, or less. SJ-O led 29-24 at halftime, but attempted just two free throws in the Illini Prairie Conference encounter. Katie Cramer converted both […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Ty Pence scored a career-high 25 points on Tuesday, leading the Spartans to their sixth consecutive Illini Prairie Conference win. Pence nailed four three-point shots in SJ-O’s 57-52 win at home over Monticello. The game marked the fourth time in the past six games that the […]
Moving into a new school for your senior year is not something many kids look forward to. But Dade Allinger, a transfer from Mahomet-Seymour High School, has embraced the opportunity to be at St. Joseph-Ogden High School this year. “At first, I thought it was going to be tough, but […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Spartans extended their winning streak to five games on Saturday with a 79-44 conquest at Westville. SJ-O led 25-19 after one quarter, but scored the first 10 points of the second period in a 4-minute, 14-second span and took a commanding lead. Ty Pence led […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com St. Joseph-Ogden hit 5-of-5 fourth-quarter free throws on Saturday, but it wasn’t enough to help the team to a victory in the Sangamon Conference/Illini Prairie Conference Shootout at Maroa. Auburn edged the Spartans 42-40. The teams were tied at halftime, 18-18. The game was the 15th […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Spartans stayed unbeaten in Illini Prairie Conference play with Tuesday’s 54-46 win at Tolono Unity. Payton Cain led SJ-O with 15 points and also grabbed six rebounds to go with four steals. Chance Izard hit four three-pointers in a game for the sixth time as […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Spartans’ four-game winning streak came to an end on Wednesday as visiting Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin posted a 47-31 non-conference victory. In a game where SJ-O made 7-of-7 free throws, senior Hannah Dukeman made her first appearance of the season and scored two points. In her return from […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com Life is full of unexpected twists and turns. After the 2018-2019 St. Joseph-Ogden High School girls’ basketball team placed third in the IHSA 2A State tournament, Hannah Dukeman set her sights on leading the Spartans as point guard during her senior year. But by the time […]
