By Fred Kroner The Spartans had the individual runner-up in three of the seven flighted races on Saturday (Sept. 4) at the Chrisman Cowchip cross-country invitational. The 26-school event was a flighted race where the No. 1 runners from each school ran only against each other, with other races held […]
By Fred Kroner St. Joseph-Ogden was the runaway winner on Saturday (Sept. 4) in the Chrisman Cowchip Classic cross-country invitational. The 26-school event was a flighted race where the No. 1 runners from each school ran only against each other, with other races held for the second through seventh runners […]
By Fred Kroner Three seniors led the way as St. Joseph-Ogden outstepped the field on Saturday (Aug. 28) to capture team honors in the 10-school Doc Acklin Memorial boys’ cross-country invitational in Paris. The senior leaders entered the finish chute within 6.3 seconds of one another. Luke Stegall was fourth […]
By Fred Kroner A St. Joseph-Ogden senior and a freshman from the school were the top two runners on Saturday (Aug. 28), helping the Spartans to the team title in the girls’ division of the Doc Acklin Memorial cross-country invitational in Paris. The meet is named in honor of the […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The tradition continues with the St. Joseph-Ogden girls’ cross-country program. By placing third in Saturday’s Effingham St. Anthony Class 1A Sectional, SJ-O advanced its entire girls’ team to state for the 13th consecutive year and for the 25th time in school history. They did it by […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com St. Joseph-Ogden Volleyball SJ-O is heading into the postseason with a 16-match winning streak and a school-record-tying 31 victories this season. The Spartans won all five matches on Saturday to emerge triumphant in the Mount Pulaski Tournament. SJ-O lost its opening game to Mount Zion, then […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The St. Joseph Junior High boys’ cross-country team hit its stride for Saturday’s 237-runner Class 2A IESA state meet at Normal’s Maxwell Park. In a competition that featured the state’s top 27 teams, St. Joseph earned a third-place finish with 166 points. Meet champion Tolono Unity […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com St. Joseph-Ogden Football St. Joseph-Ogden moved a step closer to the playoffs on Friday with a 41-21 victory over visiting Olympia. SJ-O is playoff-eligible after reaching the five-win mark. Olympia (3-5) was officially eliminated from playoff consideration. Head coach Shawn Skinner considers the Week 8 performance […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com What are your goals and where can they take you? Although they may not realize it yet, runners on the St. Joseph Middle School cross-country team are realizing the answer to this question as they prepare to compete at the IESA State level on Saturday. For […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Both the St. Joseph boys’ and girls’ cross-country teams recorded dominant performances on Saturday to capture IESA Class 2A regional individual and team championships at Paxton. The girls’ program had the top two runners in a field of 86 competitors and also outdistanced the field in […]
