By Fred Kroner The St. Joseph Junior High Panthers’ baseball posted an 11-3 season-opening win at home over Prairieview-Ogden on Wednesday (Aug. 11). Bryson Houchens and Logan Rosenthal each swatted two hits and drove in three runs apiece. Will Haley stole three bases and scored three runs. Asher Pruemer and […]
By Dani Tietz dani@sjodaily.com They’d worked with their hearts set on one thing: making it to Peoria to play in the Class 2A IHSA state championship baseball game. Instead, St. Joseph-Ogden’s Brendan Cooperider saw that everything they were working toward was really already right there. “The Spartan baseball program has […]
By Dani Tietz dani@sjodaily.com For Sam Wesley, the opportunity to carry on the St. Joseph-Ogden baseball tradition carried weight. “Growing up watching players like Dalton Parker and Ty Brown motivated me to want to compete for a state championship,” Wesley said. “I always wanted to be like their class. They […]
Blake Dable’s athletic career prepared him to adapt. “By being an athlete, I have learned to always work hard and go through the adversity that sports present to you,” he said. “As an athlete you can learn a lot about yourself and others. One of the biggest things that being […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The final installment in our series on all-decade athletic teams (fall, winter) concludes today with the release of the elite spring-sport athletes. Before we get to the particular sports, we will recognize two athletes. The designation is for Male and Female Athlete of the Decade. In […]
