By Fred Kroner 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 […]
By Fred Kroner The St. Joseph-Ogden soccer team stormed back from a halftime deficit on the road Thursday (Sept. 2) and recorded a 3-1 triumph at Hoopeston Area. After Aiden Cromwell scored the tying goal in the second half – on the first of two assists from Jared Emmert – […]
By Fred Kroner The Spartans scored once in each half on Thursday (Aug. 26), but dropped a soccer decision to an Urbana Uni High team which scored twice in each half to secure a 4-2 win. Freshman Collin Thomey and junior Aiden Cromwell hit the Spartans’ goals. Spencer Wilson and […]
By Fred Kroner Goalkeeper Hunter Ketchum had 15 saves on Monday (Aug. 23) as the St. Joseph-Ogden soccer team opened the season with a 2-1 triumph at Oakwood. Aiden Cromwell’s goal, assisted by Brennan Haake, helped SJ-O into a 1-0 halftime lead. Will Page converted a penalty kick to provide […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com St. Joseph-Ogden Volleyball Emily Bigger delivered 19 assists on Tuesday as the Spartans topped Prairie Central 25-12, 25-11 in Fairbury. Bigger also had eight digs and three service aces. Kennedi Burnett swatted six kills and contributed eight digs. Rylee Stahl led the defensive effort with 11 […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com St. Joseph-Ogden Football For the second week in a row, the Spartans were held to two touchdowns and lost an Illini Prairie Conference decision. Friday’s setback at home was against unbeaten Chillicothe IVC, 33-12, and leaves SJ-O (4-3) still one win from playoff eligibility. Brady Buss, […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com St. Joseph-Ogden Girls’ cross-country SJ-O’s girls’ cross-country team finished third in the varsity division of Tuesday’s Illini Prairie Conference meet and first in the girls’ open division. The Spartans’ top five varsity runners all completed the 3-mile course at Fairbury within 16.2 seconds of one another. […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Freshman receiver Ty Pence scored his first varsity touchdown on Friday at Fairbury, but it wasn’t enough for the Spartans, who suffered a 33-13 loss to Illini Prairie Conference rival Prairie Central. Pence hauled in a 3-yard pass from Crayton Burnett for the points that trimmed […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com St. Joseph-Ogden Soccer Junior Logan Ingram broke up a scoreless match on Tuesday with a goal in the final 2 minutes, lifting the Spartans to a 1-0 Illini Prairie Conference triumph over Unity. Ingram’s heroics came on his birthday. SJ-O goalkeeper Hunter Ketchum collected seven saves […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com St. Joseph-Ogden Volleyball The Spartans won for the 10th time in their last 11 matches on Tuesday, securing a 25-16, 25-20 triumph at Maroa-Forsyth. Katelyn Berry led the way with nine kills. Kennedi Burnett had eight digs and Lacey Kaiser served three aces. Emily Bigger distributed […]
