BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Chance Izard scored 29 points on Tuesday as the Spartans won their ninth consecutive boys’ basketball game, earning a 66-53 Illini Prairie Conference decision at Rantoul. Ty Pence hit 14 points and Jordan Kelly contributed nine points. Kelly and Conner Hodge shared the team lead in […]
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St. Joseph-Ogden girls’ basketball to play in IHSA Regional Championship
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Spartans continue to play teams close, salvaging a 34-32 win in Tuesday’s Class 2A regional semifinal game at home against Tuscola (17-10). Seventeen of SJ-O’s 30 games have been settled by nine points, or less. The Spartans are 12-5 in those games. SJ-O’s Ella Armstrong […]
St. Joseph-Ogden boys’ basketball on eight-game win streak
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com With wins on back-to-back nights, the Spartans extended their winning streak to eight games. On Friday, SJ-O improved to 7-0 in Illini Prairie Conference games with a 63-52 win at Pontiac. On Saturday, the Spartans opened up a 44-16 halftime lead against Auburn and went on […]
Spartans fall to Bloomington Central Catholic
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Spartans’ 10th loss of the season, Thursday’s 54-52 setback at Bloomington Central Catholic, was the team’s fifth loss settled by nine points, or less. SJ-O led 29-24 at halftime, but attempted just two free throws in the Illini Prairie Conference encounter. Katie Cramer converted both […]
Mattoon tops St. Joseph-Ogden
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Katie Cramer hit a three-pointer for the 14th consecutive game, but St. Joseph-Ogden girls’ basketball dropped a 47-29 decision at Mattoon on Tuesday in a makeup game. Mattoon built a 34-16 halftime lead and kept SJ-O off the free-throw line. The Spartans attempted just two free […]
Pence scores 25 in win over Monticello
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Ty Pence scored a career-high 25 points on Tuesday, leading the Spartans to their sixth consecutive Illini Prairie Conference win. Pence nailed four three-point shots in SJ-O’s 57-52 win at home over Monticello. The game marked the fourth time in the past six games that the […]
Dade Allinger doing what he can to help Spartans
Moving into a new school for your senior year is not something many kids look forward to. But Dade Allinger, a transfer from Mahomet-Seymour High School, has embraced the opportunity to be at St. Joseph-Ogden High School this year. “At first, I thought it was going to be tough, but […]
Spartans on five-game win streak
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Spartans extended their winning streak to five games on Saturday with a 79-44 conquest at Westville. SJ-O led 25-19 after one quarter, but scored the first 10 points of the second period in a 4-minute, 14-second span and took a commanding lead. Ty Pence led […]
Auburn defeats St. Joseph-Ogden in Shootout at Maroa
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com St. Joseph-Ogden hit 5-of-5 fourth-quarter free throws on Saturday, but it wasn’t enough to help the team to a victory in the Sangamon Conference/Illini Prairie Conference Shootout at Maroa. Auburn edged the Spartans 42-40. The teams were tied at halftime, 18-18. The game was the 15th […]
St. Joseph-Ogden Class 2A Girls’ Basketball Regional Schedule
St. Joseph-Ogden High School will host IHSA Class 2A Regionals Feb. 10 through 13. Mon., Feb. 10 Game 1 at 6:00 pm: (7) Tuscola vs. (9) Clinton Game 2 at 7:30 pm: (6) Danville (Schlarman) vs. (12) Georgetown (G.-Ridge Farm) Tue., Feb. 11 Game 3 at 6:00 pm: (2) St. […]