By Fred Kroner The Spartans suffered their first volleyball loss on Tuesday (Sept. 7) at home to Class 3A opponent Champaign Central. SJ-O won the opening set 25-22, but the visiting Maroons regrouped to salvage a 26-24, 25-16 triumph. Three Spartans finished the match with double-doubles. Kennedi Burnett totaled 15 […]
By Fred Kroner Becca Steinbach handed out 12 assists and Hannah Fox recorded seven digs on Thursday (Sept. 2) as the undefeated St. Joseph-Ogden volleyball won at home over Teutopolis, 25-20, 25-10. Kennedi Burnett finished with six kills, six digs and five service aces. SJ-O (5-0) returns to action on […]
By Fred Kroner Kennedi Burnett swatted 12 kills and Shayne Immke added nine kills on Thursday (Aug. 26) as the unbeaten St. Joseph-Ogden volleyball team dispatched Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin, 25-14, 18-25, 25-13. Becca Steinbach totaled 16 assists and three digs. Rachel Divan had two blocks as did Immke. Burnett had eight digs […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The St. Joseph-Ogden volleyball team rallied from a one-set deficit on Monday (Aug. 23) to earn a three-set win at Maroa-Forsyth. The Spartans prevailed 23-25, 25-20, 25-18. Becca Steinbach handed out 32 assists for SJ-O to go with nine digs and two blocks. Hannah Fox posted […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com St. Joseph-Ogden’s volleyball team achieved closure on Saturday afternoon. Closure for the season. Closure for the career of nine seniors. Closure for a match that could have gotten away from the Spartans in the same manner that played out in the season-opener. Back in August, SJ-O […]
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 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 […]
