BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com The more I do this, provide a platform for stories that may otherwise not be told, the more I understand the power of keeping a record of events. Part of being a journalist is to catalog happenings so that we can know about recent history and […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The past met the present on Saturday for the St. Joseph-Ogden girls’ cross-country team. A legacy of success added another chapter at Peoria’s Detweiler Park in the annual state meet. The Spartans placed seventh in the 26-school field, marking the 13th year in a row that […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com St. Joseph-Ogden’s volleyball team has one more road trip in its future. The Spartans are headed to the Class 2A state semifinals in Normal following Friday’s rousing come-from-behind super-sectional victory over Chicago Christian on the Knights’ home court. “So surreal,” senior middle hitter Lacey Kaiser said. […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com St. Joseph-Ogden couldn’t do anything about the location of Wednesday’s sectional championship volleyball match, but the Spartans had a say in the location of the seating arrangements. Prior to the final set at Watseka High School, SJ-O coach Abby McDonald instructed setter Emily Bigger to switch […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com St. Joseph-Ogden’s volleyball team capped a perfect October on Thursday with a regional championship match victory. If the Spartans match that performance in November, they will wind up as the top team in Class 2A. For the second time in a week, SJ-O topped Monticello (20-15). […]
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 Seniors played a key role on Tuesday as the Spartans completed their home schedule with a win, 25-17, 25-14 over Stanford Olympia. Seniors led – or shared the team-lead – in five categories. Lindsey Aden had the most service aces (three). Emily Bigger led in assists […]
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 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 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 […]
