BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Spartans started strong on Tuesday at Champaign Central, scoring all eight of the first-period points, but suffered a 43-39 loss to the Maroons. SJ-O held a 31-21 second-half lead before Central (5-5) took control with a 15-0 run. The Maroons’ first lead of the game […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The St. Joseph-Ogden girls’ basketball team put up 58 points in successive home games to start the week while snapping a two-game losing streak. On Monday, SJ-O overpowered Paxton-Buckley-Loda 58-47. On Tuesday, the Spartans topped Urbana 58-40. Four players scored in double figures against PBL. Abby […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com There’s something about the process: a gym, a ball, a hoop and some friends. This is what Payton Grimsley has enjoyed the most since he was five or six years old. “Basketball was always something I enjoyed the process of working and practice and trying to […]
The Spartans were held to a season-low for points in consecutive games to end the week. On Thursday, SJ-O was beaten at home by Teutopolis, 48-31. Ella Armstrong led SJ-O with nine points. Atleigh Hamilton scored six points. The Spartans attempted just two free throws, and both came in the […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com St. Joseph-Ogden opened Illini Prairie Conference play on Friday with a win against Rantoul before dropping its first game of the season on Saturday against Tri-Valley. Both boys’ basketball games were played on the SJ-O court. The Spartans overpowered Rantoul 60-37, but fell victim to a […]
The St. Joseph-Ogden boys’ basketball team will begin play in the 2019 State Farm Classic on Dec. 26 at 5 p.m. against Annawan at Normal West High School. [pdf-embedder url=”https://sjodaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/state-farm-classic-small-school-boys-bracket.pdf” title=”state farm classic small school boys bracket”] The St. Joseph-Ogden girls’ basketball team and the Oakwood girls’ basketball team will […]
The 2020 Christie Clinic Shootout at St. Joseph-Ogden High School will be played on January 11, 2020. Saturday, January 11, 2020 Varsity (SJO HS Main Gym) Varsity: 8 Minute Quarters – 10 Minute Halftimes & 12-15 Minute Warm-Ups 11:00 AM: SE (Locker Room) Crete-Monee vs. Mahomet-Seymour NW (Locker Room) 12:30 […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com St. Joseph-Ogden’s girls’ basketball team recovered from an early-game deficit on Monday at Mahomet-Seymour and extended its winning streak to four games. SJ-O rallied past the Bulldogs 41-30 in a game it trailed 7-4 after one quarter. An 18-2 second-quarter spurt created a double-figure lead at […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com Getting injured is something that every athlete thinks about, but the majority go through their entire careers without suffering from one. Unfortunately, for Brayden Weaver, the injury he suffered on Senior Night when St. Joseph-Ogden’s football team faced Olympia, will put him on the sidelines for […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Comets (7-2) opened Vermilion Valley Conference play on Thursday with a win at Chrisman (62-19) before dropping a 41-40 decision at home on Saturday against St. Joseph-Ogden. Against Chrisman, Oakwood built a 27-0 lead after one quarter and limited the Cardinals to three first-half baskets. […]
