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 FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Twelve years ago, Abby McDonald took over a St. Joseph-Ogden volleyball program which was traditionally strong, yet at a crossroads. When she became the head coach prior to the 2008 season, SJ-O had produced 20-win seasons in seven of the previous eight years. The lone miss, […]
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 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 The Spartans (4-1) rebounded from a shutout loss the previous week to hold Pontiac scoreless on Friday in a 19-0 homecoming triumph in St. Joseph. Coach Shawn Skinner sees a pattern in the team’s 4-1 season record. “We are 4-0 in games when we win the […]
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 […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com St. Joseph-Ogden completed a unique three-match homestand in three nights on Wednesday with its third two-game sweep in as many days. The Spartans (13-3) turned back Danville 25-13, 25-13 on Wednesday. Katelyn Berry had 10 digs, Kennedi Burnett had eight digs and Rylee Stahl had six […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@sjodaily.com After mustering one touchdown during the first three quarters, SJ-O added two late scores and remained unbeaten with a 22-8 triumph on Friday at Rantoul. “We played with a lot of effort,” SJ-O coach Shawn Skinner said. “Rantoul was just massive up front and it was […]
